How long does infant oral thrush take to clear up?

Question

i didnt know what thrush was til i went to the doctor and by that time the babys mouth was pretty infected. nystatin did nothing to either of us. now i am tryin the violet stuff but i am begining to worry...its been 2 weeks since i started a treatment and still no sign of a change...how long does it take in a normal baby...i think she had it for 3 weeks prior. she is only 6 weeks old and otherwise healthy and eating well.

Answer 1

It finally cleared up at 4 months of age.

We did 2 rounds of Nystatin and it did nothing but make my daughter gag. It was miserable. Then 2 rounds of Diflucan which helped but didn't take the thrush away. She finally "outgrew" the thrush at 4 months. Now she has a pretty little pink tongue! Hang in there, it'll go away in a couple of months.

Answer 2

It took my younger son 3 months to finally get it cleared up all the way.  The nystatin (I think that is what the DR gave) did eventually work but it took a long time.  The violet stuff put ulcers in his mouth unfortunately (which is a common side-effect I am told) so we just couldn't use it.  But after 3 months he was all clear of it.  He was about 6 wks old when he first started the treatment.  

Answer 3

I too am in Australia and I also used daktarin oral gel. The things I used to do to get rid of it in bubs mouth and my breast are.

1. Rub it onto a dummy and let the baby suck it off.

2. Change my breast pads (to stop reinfection) to the corresponding breast that I fed on (I only fed one side per feed).

3. Smear that breast with a fresh lot after a feed, sometimes also before a feed (when it was eally painful for me as I knew if positioned correctly that it would be contacting bubs problem spots while feeding)

4. Reposition bubs mouth sometimes up to 6 or 7 times until it was pain free for me.

good luck and go see Dr or at least chemist to see what they suggest

Answer 4

Have you talked with your doctor again?  When my son was about that age, he had oral thrush for about a month before I realized what it was (and I got it in my b*****s which was incredibly painful) and the first thing we tried--it may have been Nystatin--didn't work.  When we went to the Gentian Violet it worked within a couple of days.  If she isn't uncomfortable and is eating well, I wouldn't worry too much.  But I would have the doctor look at her again because maybe it has been misdiagnosed?  Or perhaps there is some other remedy he/she could suggest.  Good luck.

Answer 5

my son had it and after we started the nystatin it was gone after about 5-6 days. i have never heard of it lasting that long, maybe you should call the doc and see if you can't get some more answers. good luck

Answer 6

my little one thrush cleared up in a week we used Daktarin oral gel its got a orange flavor and you just rub the required amount all around the inside of there mouth 4 times a day after you have fed bubs i am in australia so don't know what you have where you are but i would go to the chemist and ask about it hope this helps