I'd say about a week? That seems about standard for yeast infections to go away. Sooner if you're comfy with it (i know shirt and bra+nipple yeast=ohgodno).
I'd not put her to the breast until it's healed, personally. I don't know what the actual medical advice on that is, so I'd say better safe than sorry. You're still working on acquainting her with the breast, so it shouldn't be too big an issue.
I'm glad to hear your little one is doing better! Here's hoping the progress continues :)
I know! And I'm already so over protective of her. :( My mother in law had thrush once and she didn't say too much about it other than it wasn't a huge deal for her and it was treated quickly. And the nurses have assured me it's not a huge deal and if she gets it, it's easily treated ... but I don't care! Haha. I don't want her to get it at all. :( (I watched the nurse check for it yesterday, and so far so good, but her little tongue is sooooo teeny, like the size of a pinto bean.)
Yeah, it was easily cured. I had spots all over my tongue and one on my soft palate, and that one went away after only one day on medication. It's just that the papillae on my tongue got hard (and then started falling off, it was so weird) and it was really weird and uncomfortable. Babies don't understand that sort of thing, and so it must suck for them. Like how most adults just kinda go "meh" when their ears pop on planes but babies cry and cry and cry.
i've never had one on my nipples but i've heard they're pretty common from breastfeeding mamas & i just wanted to say congrats on your baby girl :D three pounds? so tiny!! how far along were you? and way to go on breastfeeding ;]
aw! thats so early :x i bet she is so tiny! my little girl was 5lbs 8oz, and dropped to 5lbs & now that i see pictures of her i can't believe how tiny she was! we're ttc our second right now and i'm hoping this one is a little bit bigger but theyre just so cute when they're that tiny :D hell, they're cute at any size even if they do kind of look like baby aliens :p
I know absolutely nothing about breastfeeding as it wasn't something I was able to do, but I wanted to say I'm glad that she's doing so well! I hope things just keep getting better!
I've never had a yeast infection on my nipples, but I do frequently get them underneath my breasts. Best thing you can do is keep it as dry as possible. My gyno recommended getting some OTC yeast cream like monistat and applying it, but I don't know if you want to do that since you're pumping.
My wife dealt with a round of that (in conjunction with thrush) with out first little girl.. she had good luck with gentian violet, which is messy and stain-y but works, and is a cheap fix to boot!
Best of luck with Evey, btw.. our first was born at 33 weeks due to simple pre-term labor, and spent her first 6 weeks or so in the NICU. Rough days and not much fun, but it definitely gets better--she's almost 7 now and ahead of the curve in every respect. :)
We hear that a lot - so and so was X weeks early and "you'd never know" :) hehe - it's always nice to hear. Honestly, other than her size and all the electrodes on her to monitor her heart/oxygen, she's as squirmy and fussy as a full-term baby, I'd say! So I'm sure she'll impress us.
I have heard of gentian violet, though I'm not sure where to get it. I'll probably look into it if the Lotrimin doesn't help, though I've been using it for a little less than 24 hours now and though it might just be in my head, I swear I already feel a *little* better. :)
I hated those heart and respiration monitors! Now and then it would come loose from her and the monitor would beep and I'd be like crap, she's dying, help!! I'm such a wimp about hospitals and stuff, good thing I'm not the one who had to give birth!
You can get gentian violet at any drug store, really--Walgreens, CVS, that sort of place. Ask for it at the pharmacist's window, they probably keep it back there even though it's OTC. Same with the Chiggerex, for some reason--if you ever get a REALLY itchy bug bite (like from chiggers, hence the name), go ask for the Chiggerex. Cheaper than the stuff you'll find on the shelves, and works twice as well. :)
Oh, awesome! I figured I'd have to get gentian violet online or something. And YES on the heart monitor thing ... I have had to learn to desensitize myself to that stupid noise. If I happen to rock her a little bit during kangaroo care (it happens out of habit, you're really not supposed to rock a preemie cause supposedly it makes them crazy dizzy/woozy since they have an immature equilibrium) the respiratory one might go off for a minute and the nurses are just so nonchalant, like "oh no it's just from the motion, she's fine." But every time I have to remind myself of that, haha. Or when her heart rate dips - these days the dips are normal, similar to when our own heart just skips a beat or something for a second - but the monitor will still pick it up and I have to stare at it and watch the numbers just to be sure she's okay!
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I'd not put her to the breast until it's healed, personally. I don't know what the actual medical advice on that is, so I'd say better safe than sorry. You're still working on acquainting her with the breast, so it shouldn't be too big an issue.
I'm glad to hear your little one is doing better! Here's hoping the progress continues :)
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thanks for the add too!
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Best of luck with Evey, btw.. our first was born at 33 weeks due to simple pre-term labor, and spent her first 6 weeks or so in the NICU. Rough days and not much fun, but it definitely gets better--she's almost 7 now and ahead of the curve in every respect. :)
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I have heard of gentian violet, though I'm not sure where to get it. I'll probably look into it if the Lotrimin doesn't help, though I've been using it for a little less than 24 hours now and though it might just be in my head, I swear I already feel a *little* better. :)
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You can get gentian violet at any drug store, really--Walgreens, CVS, that sort of place. Ask for it at the pharmacist's window, they probably keep it back there even though it's OTC. Same with the Chiggerex, for some reason--if you ever get a REALLY itchy bug bite (like from chiggers, hence the name), go ask for the Chiggerex. Cheaper than the stuff you'll find on the shelves, and works twice as well. :)
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