Staph infection not candida

[oopsadaisy]

Good on you Olives mum for sticking with it. At least you now know what is going on and hopefully the AB's start to work or you soon. I have an app on Friday at the Royal Womens Hospital as i still can't get on top of mine. It will be worth mentioning to them about the staph infection. I did have a swab taken last week but have geard nothing. I therefore thought that nothing was found. App the swab doesn't always come back with a result. I may just follow that up. Goodluck and hang in there, relief is just around the corner

[Barb Glare]

Hi,

I still think it would be worth seeing an LC. You need all the support you can get. Prices for LCs vary. Usually around $100 for an hour or two - it is extremely cheap for the expert care they offer, usually in your own home. To me, this is exactly the support of care that our baby bonuses are best spent on - and saves a huge amount of money in the long run if breastfeeding can be sorted out.

[AnyDream]

I did have a swab taken last week but have geard nothing. I therefore thought that nothing was found. App the swab doesn't always come back with a result.

Ooopsa - That's what happened to me. I had two swabs, both came back nothing found, and yet it was only when I used Nilstat (antifungal) AND took Antibiotics at the same time that it finally resolved. I was months of pain and I'm sorry I wasn't more assertive with my drs before that. Good luck, I hope you can get this resolved, soon.

[oopsadaisy]

Thanks Marydean, i will keep you all posted on how my appointment goes today.
Olives Mummy: All my LC appointment have been free. I have been going through my local council and hospital. If your private health insurance i don't know if the hospital will be free but your local council may be.

[Crystalwings]

Hi everyone,
Unfortunatly this saga continues... I went for my 6wk check yesterday and my doctor who has been on holidays was finally back, hooray! He actually looked in Olive's mouth and decided that she has got minor thrush on top of my staph infection so no wonder my nipples are STILL cracked and sore after 7wks. I have to put Olive back on Nilstat for 10days and put acilophilis powder on my nipples. He also changed my antibiotics so i'm now on my 3rd course. The doctor also explained that this could be causing Olive to be unsettled and i've read that it can cause excess gas, which she has and clicking noises which she also has which are some of the reasons I initially thought she had thrush, argggg. Oh well as long as it gets sorted I don't care! It's also worth mentioning that I have put her back on the breast exclusively for about a week and a half and even though it hurts it feels good, bottles are such a pita. I'm going to go to the local aba meeting on monday so hopefully I can also get my attachment rechecked. Anyway just thought I would keep you posted.

[AnyDream]

Far out! I saw you'd posted and was hoping it was to tell us it was all sorted! No such luck! I'm sure the combination of both meds will finally do the trick. Hang in there! You are doing so wonderfully well to have persevered all this time, esp when it's been painful and not easy. So give yourself a big pat on the back! I hope you find the ABA meeting useful and meet some lovely ladies if you haven't been before.

[Schmickers]

Hi Olive'smummy,

My wife went to a conference a couple of years ago and listened to a very interesting talk from a pathologist whose wife had lots of trouble breastfeeding that was blamed on thrush; he did some research himself and found the same thing, that often we blame thrush for what is actually a staph infection.

unfortunately, it can be a vicious cycle, because the antibiotics for the staph infection kill off your healthy bacteria as well, which means that you are more likely to get thrush. It's not uncommon for an attack of thrush to follow a course of antibiotics. I warn all of my parents now, whose children go on antibiotics, that they should consider some probiotics as well, to help reduce the risk of candidiasis.