can't afford medicine. home remedies for thrush??

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We've been trying to get rid of my 4 month olds thrush for 2 weeks now. He's had 2 rounds of nyastin and it still hasn't cleared so his dr prescribed something stronger. For whatever reason, insurance won't cover it. This one is $50 😕 and after rent and car insurance I can't afford to get it. His dad won't be able to pay for it until Thursday. Idk what to do in the mean time. I don't want the thrush to get worse. Any home remedies??? We've literally been bleach sanitizing all of his toys and pacifiers. And his bottle are always washed after use. Is there anything else I can be doing to keep it from getting worse? He's insured through blue shield from my job.

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My LO kept getting thrush, nystatin didn't work. The only thing that worked was the diflucan, which is an oral medication that is systemic. I don't know if any home remedies honestly. But if you are breast feeding you need to be treated too. Or else you will just keep passing it back and forth. I used Lotrimin (the kind that's for athletes foot). Apply four times a day to nipples.  Also, wash your bras frequently. Good luck! Thrush is a very frustrating thing.

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Be sure to BOIL items your LO puts in their mouth daily (bottle, pacifier, etc.), also if you pump you will need to boil your pump parts daily until the infection is gone. Best of luck this is a tough infection to tackle.

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Have you had yourself checked? I know it can also come from breastfeeding (you can have it on your nipple so anything touching it... Whether you feed directly or pump and then bottle feed the milk... Can pass it on)

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There are some prescription coupon apps that you can use to bring down the cost of some medications. You could try that and possibly get the medicine sooner.

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If you are breastfeeding and aren't being treated as well then you guys are just passing it back and forth to each other.

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Maybe you can take him to the ER? Idk if it will work, but maybe he'll be admitted and the doctors will administer a new medication there?

Not sure how helpful but that's what I would try to before any home remedies.

Good luck! And I hope your little guy gets better soon ❤️

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For 2cup of water you would put 1 tablespoon of white vinegar dip a cotton ball in the mix and dab on your areola and nipple(DON'T DOUBLE DIP you will need to make the solution all over again) leave on your breast until completely dried. Gentian Violet use a different cotton ball and dab you areola and nipped with it. 1 Tablespoon of unrefined coconut oil and swallow 4× a day

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Do you breast feed at all? My LO got thrush really bad, had it for about 2 weeks until it finally cleared up. Im breastfeeding, and had to use vagisil on my nipples to clear up that infection so it wasn't going back and forth.

can't afford medicine. home remedies for thrush??

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