What to do if your seven-month-old baby has thrush

The immunity of a seven-month-old baby is not fully developed. If the baby is weak, he will be easily attacked by some diseases and harmed by some germs. Thrush is a common disease caused by Candida albicans infection. If the child has a poor constitution, it is easy to cause this disease, which often causes oral pain and fear of eating. Let's see what to do if a seven-month-old baby has thrush?

What to do if your seven-month-old baby has thrush

1. Try not to let your children live in a collective environment: Newborns have weak resistance and are susceptible to infection from even small germs. Places where people gather have poor air quality and poor air circulation. Newborns growing up in such an environment have an increased chance of getting sick, especially thrush, which can be transmitted through the air.

2. Baby's oral hygiene. After the baby finishes drinking milk, the mouth must be cleaned. Otherwise, the milk remaining in the baby's mouth will deteriorate over a long period of time and cause bacteria to grow.

3. Pay attention to the cleanliness of utensils: Newborns with thrush are also prone to the disease if they use unclean bottles and nipples. Therefore, the bottles used for newborns should be soaked in 4% soda solution for half an hour and then boiled for disinfection before use. The baby's washing utensils (washbasin, towel, cup, etc.) and eating utensils should be used separately and boiled for 15 minutes after use.

4. The nipple is unclean or the feeder's fingers are inserted into the baby's mouth, causing infection. The mother's underwear, hand touch, towel, etc. can all be the source of the mother's nipples becoming unclean. Touching the baby's mouth with your fingers will bring pathogenic bacteria directly into the baby's mouth. Therefore, mothers should wash their hands and wipe their nipples with warm water before breastfeeding. They should pay attention to personal hygiene and wash their hands before each contact with the baby; change underwear frequently.

The harm of thrush to babies

Thrush is common in infants and young children. When the condition is relatively good, there is no obvious pain or itching in the baby's mouth, and it will not affect the baby's normal life and diet. At this time, mothers only need to pay attention to the baby's oral hygiene and apply some antibacterial ointment appropriately to cure it. After recovery, pay more attention to hygiene and maintain a balanced nutrition for your baby to avoid recurrence.

However, if the disease develops to the extent that it seriously affects the baby's eating, the consequences will be more serious. At this time, the virus will spread from the mouth to the throat and even the lungs, causing fungal pneumonia or even gastroenteritis, or even systemic fungal infection. In this case, the baby will experience difficulty breathing and swallowing, and the effect of ordinary treatment methods will not be so obvious. Therefore, when you find that your baby has thrush, you must seek medical treatment in time to avoid more serious consequences.

The baby's health always concerns every parent, so you must pay attention to every move of the newborn baby and seek medical attention in time if you find any abnormalities.