Tongue Thrush
What does thrush look like when it first starts?
I noticed today that on the tip or end of my infant son's mouth is a rough patchy area, redder than the rest of his tongue and looks like its getting tiny white dots on it. There is no thick white patch and I don't see it anywhere else in his mouth. I breastfeed, and my nipples look completely fine but I did notice that one of them feels a little sore since yesterday. There are no other signs of anything else on my baby or me. However, I've heard of thrush and read a little on it but all the info I find tells me about when it's full blown thrush and nothing on how it would look when it starts. Baby has an appt on 9/25 but that's just way too long for me to sit without info. Is this the start of thrush? If so: What can I do to make this go away (other than antibiotics)? Would we BOTH need to take antibiotics? Is there anything I can do to prevent this from getting worse? I hear this is could be a result of not sanitizing his pacifiers often enough, so how often should I sanitize his pacifiers? Is there anything else that could've caused this? Any help is truly appreciated! Thank you! This is a serious question* - no STUPID-A** answers please. thank you.. baby is 5 months old I had no infections at delivery fyi: thrush is a bacterial infection - does not always come from moms crystle, i didnt do that thumbs down.. thanks for you answer...
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- Did he just have a feed? Babies usually get it from their mother it gets transferred to them during birth. When it's full blown their tongue looks coated in white ( like I mean fully coated. ) Don't scrape it off, usually it has to be treated with anti-fungal medication. http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/460/main.html
