Yeast is a fungus that loves to live in warm, dark, and moist environments. The places yeast is mostly found are in the mucus membranes of the mouth, vagina, the diaper area, skin folds, bra pads, and on frequently wet nipples.

If your nipples are sore, yeast may be causing the problem. There are certain symptoms of a yeast infection on the breasts. First is if your nipples are extremely sore, itching, burning, red, or blistery. Also you may experience shooting pains in your breasts around the time of feeding your baby or afterwards. Check to see if your baby has oral thrush or a diaper rash.

Thrush looks likee white, cottage cheese like patches on the tongue and sides of the mouth. If your baby has this, you could also have the yeast infection. Also if you are taking antibiotics, it is more likely that you have a yeast infection.

There are certain things that you can do to prevent a yeast infection on your nipples froom occuring. Since yeast does not like light. Expose your nipples to sunlight for a few minutes several times each day. After you wash your bras, dry them in the sunlight. After you feed your baby, air dry your nipples. You should avoid wearing bras that are not 100 percent cotton. You should wash them daily in very hot water. If you use a breast pump, wash the pump parts that come in contact with your breasts in a bleach solution and boil thein in water for five minutes each day.

If you still end up getting an infection of the nipple, you should consult your doctor about treatments. Your doctor may suggest an antifungal cream such as mycostatin, clotrimazole, or myconzole. If you do have the yeast infection in your nipples your baby should be treated for a yeast infection as well, even if you don’t see any thrush in his/her mouth. If the baby has a yeast diaper rash, it can be treated with an over the counter antifungal cream.

If you still have the yeast after the standard treatments are given, consult your doctor about taking a solution of gentian violet. Applying it to your nipples is an affective way of treating a yeast infection. You may also apply the solution to the baby’s mouth, but overuse may irritate the baby’s sensitive mouth. Also, a recent study has linked gentian violet to cancer of the mouth. This treatment should be used very sparingly, as a last resort.

If your baby has thrush, and your nipples haven’t gotten sore yet, apply the prescribed medicine for your baby’s mouth just before feeding time. You will then get the benefits of the baby’s medicine. If your doctor tells you to wash the creams off before breastfeeding, wash them in warm water.

It is encoraged to add plenty of yogurt to your diet or take acidophilus milk. This lets the good bacteria to eat off of the bad bacteria to get rid of the yeast. Other dairy products you may not want to consume as much. Yeast lives off of sugars and dairy products in the diet. It may be helpful to eliminate dairy products and sweets for one to two weeks after your yeast treatment and your symptoms are gone.

Remember that yeast infections may be very persistent. You should use the medication for the full amount of time suggested by the doctor. Also listen to the suggestions for keeping a good environment where the yeast cannot thrive.

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