dun think can put salt in the water as baby below 1year old is not recommended as their kidney cannot take it..need to put salt in the water
Hi,hi! im new here..
just want to share.. my baby is 3 months and she also has some white on her tongue and not drinking well..
when i brought her to her pedia, he said the white thingy is mild baby thrush.. gave me an oral gel to apply to my baby's tongue..
pedia said if after giving few drops of water and cleaning the tongue there's still white thingy, its thrush..
i also keep brushing with gauze but my poor baby gags already.. right now she only drinks milk if i latch her on but if i give her the bottle, she either pushes it out or plays with it..
hope this helps..
Best if dont use normal square sized cotton wool pads. The cotton wool will accidentally stuck onto bb's tongue. No good. I used those super thin handkerchief to gentle wipe it. usually done every morning after he bathe and before his feeding. So his tongue will roll out and let me clean. =)Hi,
can I check whether your paed means by "giving few drops of water and cleaning the tongue", means that must clean the tongue after EVERY FEED? Afterall baby feeding many times a day, so if only clean once a day, I wouldn't expect to be able to clean the white stuff out entirely, even after a few days.
Does anyone clean the baby's tongue more than once or twice a day? Cannot be after every feed right? cos if baby gag, the milk just fed would come out?
The gauze that you use to clean the tongue with cool boiled water, is it sterilised gauze? are they individually packed or in a pack of say, 10, 50 or 100 pieces? can get from Guardian issit?
Is it better than using normal square sized cotton wool pads (in terms of effectiveness in removing the white stuff)
Hi mummies,
any ideas on how to clean baby's tongue really clean? My daughter's has such a thick layer of white gunk on it that i've tried using those finger brushes and also cotton wool and also hankies to try and wipe off but it's still there....