Talk with your healthcare provider concerning possible use of acidophilus tablets.Use condoms during sex to avoid cross infections with a sexual partner.Avoid bathing with other members of the family.Restrict alcohol, cheese, bread wheat products, sugar and honey which promote the growth of yeast.Wash in very hot water and use bleach to kill yeast spores. Throw away disposable breast pads as soon as they are wet.Air dry nipples and if possible, expose them directly to the sun for a few minutes twice a day.Antifungal cream or lotion can be applied to mother’s nipples or breast before and after feedings.If your baby has yeast present in the diaper area, antifungal cream or lotion may be applied to baby’s entire diaper area.Instructions usually recommend placing the antifungal medication in the baby’s mouth using a medicine dropper after feedings and swabbing medication over baby’s gums and tongue.FOLLOW PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS listed on your medication. Your healthcare provider will probably prescribe an antifungal medication.Some healthcare providers will treat both mother and infant at the same time, even if one does not have symptoms. If both you and your baby have symptoms of yeast, both of you should be seen by a healthcare provider and treated. Your sexual partner may also have a yeast infection. Baby repeatedly pulls off the breast or refuses breast.Diaper rash (red or red with raised bumps).Baby’s mouth has white patches surrounded by diffuse redness.Recent use of antibiotic may put you at increased risk of a yeast infection.Current vaginal yeast infection or history of repeated vaginal yeast infections.Nipple and/or breast pain while pumping correctly, using a good automatic breast pump and correctly sized breast flange.Burning or shooting pain the breast during or after a feeding.Sore nipples throughout a feeding despite good positioning and latch.Sore or cracked nipples that don’t respond to basic treatment or the sudden onset of sore nipples after a period of comfortable nursing.A rash may be present with tiny blisters. Nipples may be shiny with peeling, flaky skin and may itch.Below are symptoms you or your baby may experience if a yeast infection is present. To prevent the spread of yeast, wash your hands frequently when touching your breast, baby’s mouth or baby’s diaper area. Sometimes both mother and baby have a yeast infection, or only one person has a yeast infection. A yeast infection may be present on mother’s nipples or breast or in your baby’s mouth or diaper area. Thrush is another name for a yeast infection.
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