Is this thrush?

[Antheia]

Orson has this thick white stuff on his lips and all over his tongue. I thought it was milk but i tried wiping it off and it doesnt come off. He has just finished a course of antibiotics so am i right to asume it is thrush? If so, does he need to see a doctor for this?

[Muffy]

Sounds like what bella had, yes it was thrush...
i would head to the chemist and get some oral drops

[Ginger]

yes i would second getting some of the drops- and maybe some cream for your nipples if you're bfing.

[Schmickers]

Certainly sounds like it could be. You have a couple of options - you can give him some nystatin oral drops (nilstat) which will kill the thrush, and as suggested, if you are breastfeeding, some cream for your nipples as well. You could also put him on a course of probiotics as well - some of the major health brands do probiotic powders that cater especially to children, or you could use some yoghurt with live cultures. These will help restore the balance of good bacteria that the antibiotics disrupt and help his body fight off the thrush naturally.

[Antheia]

We went to the chemist and one look at it she said it was thrush. We were given Nilstat, as you suggested Michael.

When should i expect it to clear up?

[Schmickers]

It could take several days, and you may need to treat yourself as well as him.

[bubbles81]

the directions on the packet says to swirl aroung the mouth first, how did u manage? my dd is 2 1/2 mnth soo..bit tricky. Also she has that thick coating on her tongue and when i wiped,a little came off. plus i occasionally give her the boobie for a couple of sucks and my nipples are fine, u would think that if she had thush, then i would also get it on m nipple right? the nurse had a look today and said it was thrush, but that might be because i just fed her?

[Antheia]

I gave him little bits on the tip of his toungue so that he would lick it onto his lips and around his mouth with the extrusion reflex(where their tongue thrusts in and out).

[Acacia]

Antheia, we had thrush and treated it with Nilstat. Because DD would simply just swallow the 1ml I was instructed to drop in her mouth I changed it to 0.5ml so it wasn't as easy for her to swallow a larger amount straight away. I then started using sterile cotton buds to swab and wipe the nilstat in the affected areas of her mouth. I found this helped a lot, as it helped delay her swallowing any of it for longer and helped spread it around her mouth.

Perhaps you could use a cotton bud to spread some on his lips and tongue also?

I would keep the treatment up for at least a week, and I would keep up treating your nipples for at least two weeks, to stop reccurence or you and he spreading it back and forth.

HTH