Over 4 weeks ago I noticed white spots in my baby's mouth and that same day my nipples began getting sore. Prior to the spots in his mouth, he had a yeast diaper rash. Since then here is what we have done
Wash all pacifiers in hot soapy water and then microwave sterilize
Wash all toys he puts in his mouth in hot soapy water and then bleach water soak and air dry
Sun anything I can (toys, bras, car seat if he sucks on straps, etc.)
Laundry EVERYDAY in very hot water with bleach (whites --- so towels, bras, changing mats)
All dark laundry gets vinegar added
Started with nystatin orally for baby, topically for me --- cleared some spots
Also doing vinegar rinses, air dry nipples and Motherlove thrush cream
Acidophilis 3 times a day for me, once for baby
Garlic pills 2-4 times a day
Cut out most sugar/refined carbs in my diet (I already am dairy free for a milk intolerance in baby so didn't have to do that)
Drinking raw vinegar a few times in a day in my water but had to stop as was upsetting LO's tummy
Next moved to gentian violet for 7 days, cleared up most spots but I still had pain.
Took a few days off and did gentian violet again for 7 days, I see not spots but still have pain
For a week or so I have been putting coconut oil on my nipples after feeds and in his mouth a few times a day.
On Difflucan as of Monday, took one pill good for 7 days and will do another dose next Monday --- I have seen no improvement yet
Just ordered liquid grapefruit seed extract to do an after feed rinse as my doc recommended stopping the vinegar rinses so I haven't done those in 2 weeks or so
Kind of losing my mind and about to just deal with the fact we might have thrush our whole breastfeeding relationship. I get rally stressed about him putting his mouth on things and he now crawls and it's just impossible to keep up
Any ideas/suggestions welcome!
P.s. DS2 had thrush same age/same time of year and 1 round of gentian violet without the crazy cleaning regimen I am doing now made it go away and it never came back