Thrush in a newborn - poor poppet :(

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DD who is 4 weeks was diagnosed with thrush today

She has been extremely distressed on the breast the last few days and screaming to feed but at the same time pushing away from the breast very upset. I've still managed to feed her enough (wet nappies etc) but I couldn't work out what was going on with her/us.

The GP has given her Nilstat oral drops 0.5ml to be taken 4 times a day orally.

He has told me to apply Canesten cream to my nipples but to wash them before feeding. The Pharmacist was surprised I was to use the Canesten cream on my nipples.

I'm to wash using non soap washes otherwise it will be alkaline which the fungus likes.

Has anyone else had a newborn/baby with thrush and what did you do to clear it up? Are there any other techniques I can use to feed her to reduce her distress? I haven't ever pumped before (I don't even have a pump). The ABA told me to get it sorted ASAP as it may affect my supply - I don't think it has so far, and that she may go off my breast if it causes her pain and distress. I find this distressing!

I'm really annoyed with another GP as I had a swab taken over 2 weeks ago as I had a suspected uterine infection and they never rang me with the results (that I had thrush!) even after I followed it up several times in the week following the test. They said someone would ring me if there was a result sure I didn't have an infection but I had thrush. We could have avoided the pain for DD the last few days. The irony is after been dosed up with ABs after her birth due to a tear, the GP gave me MORE ABs which would have only exacerbated the problem...

Its been a really distressing day as DD has been pretty inconsolable and only able to nap between crying so is now overtired too.