Hi Kirsty,
The poor little thing - it hurts them l ike snot!!
Jenna has just gotten over this. I refused to believe it was thrush (I dont know why I thought it was such a big deal...) but after 2 weeks, and the little red spots flaring up with every pooey nappy that stayed on for longer than 1 minute, I gave in and went to the pharmacy for the cream.
I just got the cheapest cream there - not the one with zinc oxide in it for babies as we use cloth and its a no-no for anything with fleece.

Anyway - You need to give her plenty of nappy off time when ever you can, I would think a day off would be a nice thing, but not neccessary.
The cream only needs to be applied 2-3 times during the day, so make sure her nappy area is cleaned well in the morning, and put the cream on generously, then she should just need it wiped with pooey nappies. I would even ask the daycare centre not to wipe wee nappies - just leave them. They could put the cream on once, and then you do again at night. <ake sure the are is cleaned and dried.
Are you using cloth nappies? If so, everything needs to go through a hot wash, and lots of time in the sun to kill any remaining bugs.

I'm sure its getting better, it may just take a day or so to turn the corner. I think Jenna's actually cleared up completely within 2 days!! I feel so bad not having done anything about it sooner. Oh - and even once it clears up you have to keep putting the cream on 1-2 times a day for 2 weeks.

Fi