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Breastfeeding and Thrush

Courtney - posted on 07/16/2010 ( 1 mom has responded )

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My best friend only nursed her 1st child for 2 weeks, because her nipples started bleeding and it "hurt" too much. Two months ago, she had another daughter. This time, she tried nursing, but her daughter wouldn't latch (I would have refrained from giving a bottle until the baby latched on - but that's just me). She wanted her daughter to have the breast milk, so she began pumping for her and feeding her daughter the breast milk out of a bottle. Well, her daughter is 2 months old now and just had her checkup and the doctor told her the baby has oral thrush that's caused by breast milk. So, as of right now, my best friend has stopped pumping and is waiting for her milk to "dry" up. I have never heard of this.. I thought that thrush is a bacterial infection and you can continue nursing the baby if you thoroughly clean and sterilize everything. Has anyone dealt with this issue?

I've already tried persuading my friend to not give up, but she says pumping is just a "hassle".

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Hannah - posted on 07/28/2010

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It's a shame your friend doesn't want to breastfeed, but it does sound like her heart just wasn't in it - we all know from our own experiences that it isn't easy and you really need to be committed to it to get over the many hurdles. But breastfeeding isn't all there is to being a mum and I'm sure she'll be a brilliant mummy.



I am wondering if your friend's dr was as ignorant about breastfeeding as he/she sounds (some gp's are judging from some of the posts I have read!) or maybe it was a case of your friend hearing what she wanted to hear from what the dr was actually saying......... I have never had thrush but as far as I know you're right, it is a bacterial infection, it is passed between breast and babys mouth, but it is easily treated and no reason to have to give up........... unless deep down you really don't want to be breastfeeding, and it gives you the opportunity to give up that you were looking for without having to feel guilty about it!

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