What is this!!!

Ok everytime my son sticks his tongue out its white whats up with this I thought it was spit up and I stuck my finger on his tongue and nothing came off so what is this. he is on medications for his cold can this cause it.

[Chloe2003]

What do you mean white?? is his tounge and gums white?? not to scare you.. i could be wrong but that sounds like anemia.. I dont know if im right.. but it could be.. maybe its from meds i dunno.. you should get him to the doctor.. I really dont have any answers to that.. but go see a doctor.. let me know how it goes..

~*Chloe*~

[Onceinawhile]

Sounds like thrush to me.  You will need a prescription for it and it will turn his tongue purple.  Definitely get into the doctor.

[Onceinawhile]

There's all kinds of info on THRUSH on the net but here is one link http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/thrush.html
it definitely needs to be treated and my baby had it too.

[Chloe2003]

i thought babys only got thrush from breastfeeding?? and last time i talked to melissa she wasnt breastfeeding.. am i wrong??

~*chloe*~

[shelbert6]

Even though nothing came off, it could be thrush.  What kind of medication is he taking?  I had thrush during this pregnancy and can tell you it is painful in the mouth.  I thought I had burnt my tongue on a hot cup of soup, but it never got better.  It was all I could do to put food in my mouth for a couple of weeks.  Is he eating/nursing ok?  You might want to have the Dr. see him, especially if you feel it is affecting his behavior, eating or otherwise.

I know they describe thrush as cottage cheese curds in appearance.  Mine didn't look like that, but adults eat and drink stuff with color that may have changed the appearance of mine.  

Regards,
Shelly

[Melissa Prevost]

It looks like chunky forumla on his tongue if that helps lol and what is anemia never heard of it the medication is Carbaxefed its a substituted for Rondec.

[Chloe2003]

Hey,
     Sounds like thrush then.. Anemia is low red blood cell count..

~*Chloe*~

[xradspel]

It's likely thrush, which is just basically a yeast infection.  Your baby can get it breastfeeding or bottle feeding, (alhtough if you are breastfeeding, you will usually get it on your nipples as well).  It's harmless, but uncomfortable/painful.  They usually treat it with an oral nystatin.  All of my kids have gone through it.

[Onceinawhile]

no thrush is not exclusive to breastfed babies.  you can even get it from a pacifier

[Melissa Prevost]

my child takes a passafire and is bottel fed.

[TONIA24]

IT IS THRUSH IS THRUSH OR AT LEAST IT SOUNDS LIKE IT TO ME MY DAUGHTER HAD IT FROM HER PACI THEY WILL GIVE HIM SOME MEDS AND IT WILL GO AWAY IN A COUPLE OF DAYS BUT YOU HAVE TO GET HIM TO THE DR HE WILL PROBALLY QUIT EATING AS GOOD  TOO IT IS REALLY PIANFUL FOR BABIES

[Onceinawhile]

Don't feel bad  lots of babies get thrush and mine did too and my friends baby did too.  Just get the meds and it will take care of it.  Thinking of you and your baby.

[chey101]

hi, r u cleaning his mouth regularly thoughout the day with a clean wet cloth?

[Onceinawhile]

are you supposed to? i have kids and i have never heard of cleaning their tongue with a cloth.  i've heard of gum care but not tongue care? when my last had thrush my doctor did not mention cleaning the mouth with a cloth? i'm cofused

[capermom]

Before you panic, it's probably just a coating on his tongue from drinking his bottle. This does happen. He would be really cranky with thrush mouth because it's very painful for them to drink their bottles. Is he having any trouble drinking? or sucking on his soother?

[Still_AndiJ]

I will agree with the rest of the group, it definitely sounds like thrush. And it is very important to give your babies good oral care, which at this point is a good swab with a wet cloth. This includes the gums, tongue and all around.


Andrea

[eshores23]

My little one had thrush 4 times when she was newborn.  Her thrush looked like white spots on her tongue, lips, inside of her cheeks, and gums.  It looked quite a bit different than milk-tongue, so if you have noticed his tongue after he has eaten before, you should be able to tell a difference if it is thrush.  If it is, and I am sure the dr will tell you this, make sure you boil all pacifiers and bottles after you start the meds--if not, it is very likely that he will be recontaminated.  Mine didn't even take a pacifier or bottle, and she still got it 4 times.  So if it comes back, just keep the dr informed and it will eventually go away!  
Hang in there--after about 3 months things should start to get easier for you!  That was when there was a big turn around in my precious one--she was an extremely difficult baby but is a different baby now.

[lisantony]

I WOULD THINK THRUSH FIRST ,AND ALOT OF CHILDREN GET IT WHEN ON A ANTIBIOTIC AS WE WOMEN GET A YEAST INFECTION WHEN ON A ANTIBIOTIC, ID CALL THE DR AND LET HIM KNOW, BUT MY SON DID HAVE IT BEFORE..