Can finger feeding my baby cause thrush?
Yes it can. Because of the bacteria on it and yeasts spread so rapidly…my own physician told me not to do it. I got this information for the Health Encyclopedia and Web MD, below are other good resources for information, called Babies Online, http://www.babiesonline.com/articles/health/thrush.asp Thrush infects newborn babies up to three to four weeks old up to 6 months. As a baby grows, he or she will no longer be susceptible to thrush. Healthy adults and children with normal immune systems should not get thrush. Most oral thrush What are the symptoms? The most common symptoms of thrush are white patches that stick to the inside of the mouth and tongue. In babies, it is easy to mistake thrush for milk or formula. It looks like cottage cheese or milk curds. Don’t try to wipe away these patches, because you can make them red and sore. Some babies can be cranky and do not want to eat. Most infants naturally have the yeast candida albican in their mouths. Because their immune systems ar
