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• Steps
• Warnings
• What do you need

Infant thrush is a fungal infection that can be passed on from the mother. A white coating forms on the tongue and gums of an infected child. The baby may become irritable and uncomfortable while feeding. In most cases, thrush is not dangerous and can be easily treated with topical antifungal medications, especially in infants.

Steps

1. 1 Apply Nystatin. Nystatin is the most common antifungal used against thrush. Your pediatrician may prescribe it in liquid form. The medicine should be applied with a tampon to the spots in the mouth. The doctor will also prescribe Nystatin cream, which should be applied to everything that comes into contact with the baby's mouth, including the nipples for bottles, as well as to the mother's breast if she is breastfeeding.
2. 2 Gentian violet. It is a purple-colored antifungal dye that will help get rid of baby thrush within 11 days. This result is observed in about 75% of infants. Use a 1% solution once or twice a day for three days. Treat the baby's mouth with this product, apply it to white spots, or let the baby suck the medicine on the tip of a cotton swab. It should also be applied to anything that comes into contact with the baby's mouth.
   • Before using gentian violet, apply petroleum jelly to your child's lips to prevent them from turning purple.
3. 3 Grapefruit seed essential oil. This oil is effective in treating a number of fungal, viral, bacterial and parasitic infections. Add 10 drops of grapefruit seed extract per 30 ml. filtered or distilled water. Using a cotton swab, apply the solution to the stains in your child's mouth. Perform the procedure every hour while your baby is awake. If no improvement is observed, the dose should be increased to 15 or 20 drops of the extract.
4. 4 Soda. Baking soda actively fights off fungi that cause infection. You can buy ready-made soda water or mix 1/2 tsp. baking soda with 1/2 cup distilled water. After each feeding, apply the solution to the affected areas with a cotton swab. Soda water should be applied to all objects that the child takes in the mouth.
5. 5 Continue breastfeeding. Even if thrush is the result of breastfeeding, you must continue to breastfeed. Breast milk contains bifidobacteria, gram-positive anaerobic bacteria, which are an essential part of the human microflora. They act against pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi.
6. 6 Try to increase your milk supply. There are many ways to increase the amount of milk in your breast.
   • Don't take antibiotics. They can aggravate the infection by weakening the immune system by killing the positive bacteria, thus opening the way for various microbes.
   • Acidophilus, garlic, or oregano oil can be used to treat thrush in the mother.To a child, they will pass through milk.
   • Probiotics like lactobacillus acidophilus fight yeast infections and are passed on to your baby through breast milk. Probiotics are harmless to both the baby and the mother. They are added to yoghurts and are also available in pill form.
   • Eliminate sugar from your diet. The cause of the occurrence and reproduction of fungi can be sugar, which is passed on to the baby through breast milk.
7. 7 Time cures. Mild forms of thrush do not need special treatment. The immunity of a healthy child can cope with such an infection, but you will have to wait about a month. Pediatric thrush that is not accompanied by poor appetite or irritability does not need treatment. But you should turn to treatment if the infection spreads and other symptoms appear.
8. 8 Prevention. To get rid of thrush forever, it is necessary to create such conditions so that the baby cannot become infected again. Disinfect anything your child puts in his mouth. Toys, pacifiers, bottles should be boiled for five minutes before use. If you use a breast pump, you should also sterilize it.

Warnings

• Check with your pediatrician before starting treatment for thrush. The doctor will diagnose the child and prescribe the appropriate medications for treatment. Of course, the treatment of thrush with folk remedies can be safe, but the baby's digestive system is not yet fully developed, so the doctor can prescribe the most gentle treatment.

What do you need

• Cotton swab
• Nystatin
• Gentian violet
• Petrolatum
• Grapefruit seed extract
• Baking soda
• Distilled water
• Sparkling water
• Lactobacillus acidophilus
• Garlic
• Oregano oil
• Probiotics