You can
apply Nystatin or other specially formulated creams, or you can apply gentian violet to your nipples 2 - 3 times daily.
If you're breastfeeding a baby with thrush, many providers recommend that
you apply nystatin or clotrimazole to your nipples so that you and your baby won't pass the infection back and forth.
The directions that come with the prescription may say to only use the Nystatin four times a day, but because yeast grows back in about 90 minutes, it is important to
apply the Nystatin much more often than this.
Not exact matches
The baby's physician will probably give you
Nystatin liquid medication that you will
apply to the white patches in the mouth for ten days.
To treat thrush, after each feeding, (or every 3 hours)
apply antifungal (
Nystatin) solution to the mouth, gently rubbing it around to cheeks and gums with a finger.
Pat dry and
apply antifungal cream (
Nystatin or Lotrimin AF).
Treatment usually includes the application of an antifungal like
Nystatin applied several times daily to the inside of the mouth.
The
nystatin can also be
applied to your nipples.
For your baby, your pediatrician may prescribe an antifungal medication (such as
Nystatin), which is
applied topically to the insides of the mouth and tongue multiple times a day for 10 days.