How we are treating this round:
- vinegar washes
- washing towels and bras every day after one use
- grape fruit seed extract solution & vitamins
- diflucan
- nystatin
- probiotics
wish us luck
xo
Nikol
These past two weeks have been hard in a lot of ways and amazing in others, this post is about the really tough parts. Work has been difficult, lots of changes and just more stressful than I like and it can be hard to not take it home with me, I think that lowered my defenses and here we are with thrush. Thrush has hit me hard [just me thankfully, Claire has not had any symptoms] I had it for about three months right after Claire was born and I am not sure what caused it this time but I am feeling low because of it. It has put a damper on our breast feeding because it makes everything hurt, I am not even exaggerating. Wearing a bra hurts, pumping hurts, Claire hurts me, the shower water hurts, and the itch is unexplainable :( I could cry just thinking about it. I usually do not allow myself to scratch or sit and wallow like I am right now but... its happening. The scratching feels SO GOOD but the aftermath is bloody and I need to stop. I guess I want to write this down because I want to remember it all, I look back and think about how beautiful our breast feeding relationship has been and without my past blogs I actually forget about the nipple crack or the thrush and I want my memories to be real, because it is our story and even with the really tough parts I have loved it and I am proud of us. Claire is almost 10 months and the fact that we have been going strong this long has been a point of pride for us and I guess that this just comes along with it. Right now I worry about how long this will last and what I am going to have to put up with to get rid of it but I know we will eventually be on the other side of it and I am so looking forward to it.
How we are treating this round: - vinegar washes - washing towels and bras every day after one use - grape fruit seed extract solution & vitamins - diflucan - nystatin - probiotics wish us luck xo Nikol
8 Comments
Brittany
6/1/2014 01:49:23 pm
Again?!? So sorry momma hang in there you are one tough cookie
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Leigh
6/1/2014 01:54:02 pm
Good luck!
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Vicky
6/3/2014 05:43:22 am
oh no feel better ladies! Stay strong nursing momma!!
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Hannah
6/3/2014 05:43:40 am
oh my god I am so sorry to hear that!
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Callie
6/3/2014 05:43:54 am
no fucking way
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Stephanie
6/3/2014 05:44:11 am
Feel better sissy!
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Kelly
6/3/2014 05:44:29 am
sending lots of love and thrush-free thoughts your way!!
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Andi
6/3/2014 05:44:47 am
Hope you get better soon!
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