Infant Yeast Infection Prevention

There are many ways to prevent infant yeast infections, as well as avoiding passing a yeast infection back and forth between you and your baby.

Infant yeast infections can be avoided by following these suggestions:

• Be vigilant about treating and getting rid of your yeast infection—especially during the last trimester before delivery. This will greatly reduce your baby’s risk of contracting thrush during delivery.
• Wash and sterilize pacifiers and bottle nipples each day. Nipples and prepared bottles should be stored in the refrigerator to cut the risk of yeast growth.
• Avoid using a baby bottle more than once if more than an hour has passed since the baby has used it since yeast may have had time begin forming on the nipple.
• Boil all nipples, pacifiers, rattles, etc. that has been in the baby’s mouth for at least 15 minutes.
• Be sure to change wet baby diapers as soon as possible after wetting.  Wet diapers are the perfect breeding ground for yeast.
• If possible, it’s always best to breast feed your baby. Breast milk contains natural antibodies that will strengthen your baby’s immune system which will help resist a yeast overgrowth that results in infant thrush.
• If breast-feeding, your nipples may become red and/or sore after nursing your baby. This may indicate that your baby has a thrush infection that has spread to your nipples. You can treat the affected nipple/breast area with a homemade probiotic salve by emptying a few probiotic capsules and mixing with water. Apply this salve to the nipple area after each feeding to control and eventually eliminate yeast overgrowths. It’s also a good idea to use breast pads when nursing to avoid the possibility of spreading any yeast infection to your clothes and beyond. However, breast pads with plastic backing may provide an actual breeding ground for yeast in that they don’t “breath”.  Washable breast pads or disposable pads without plastic backing are best.

It’s always best to avoid giving your baby antibiotics unless absolutely necessary.  However, should an antibiotic medicine be prescribed by your doctor, be sure to rinse the baby’s mouth with water after each dose of antibiotics.  Antibiotics are very prone to encourage oral thrush due to the fact that they usually destroy the balance of bacteria in your baby’s mouth which allows for an overgrowth of the yeast that causes thrush.  Rinsing your baby’s mouth immediately after each dose of antibiotics may help avoid disruption of this bacterial balance.

If your baby contracts thrush, it may clear up on its own within a couple of weeks.  You can help the process along by practicing some of the above suggestions.  You can also swab the affected areas in your baby’s mouth with the probiotic salve described above. This salve may also be used on yeast infections of the skin that appear in the diaper area or around the folds of the legs and torso.

If you’re nursing, take positive nutritional steps to boost your own immune system, which will in turn boost your baby’s immune system.

Infant yeast infections are rarely a serious matter, though oral thrush may cause discomfort that causes your baby not to eat or nurse normally. If after taking the steps recommended above, your baby’s yeast infection doesn’t clear up, it would be best to consult with your doctor.

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