https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:40:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-2308413 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:29:35 +0000 lamariniere 2308413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: oh good! One less thing to deal with! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-2308412 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:22:24 +0000 shopaholic 2308412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: LC said it was milk [scum]! whew! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-2303699 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 01:44:33 +0000 lamariniere 2303699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I remember the LC saying if you could scrape it off it was scum and if you couldn't, it was thrush. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-2303696 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 01:26:59 +0000 shopaholic 2303696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: That's good to know! I tried scraping his tongue tonight with a wet gauze, but he got very upset and I could get to the back of the tongue where it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-2303675 Sun, 27 Sep 2015 23:43:53 +0000 lamariniere 2303675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: it was just milk scum! Neither of us any thrush symptoms at all, just her white tongue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-2303502 Sun, 27 Sep 2015 18:11:15 +0000 shopaholic 2303502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: OLD post, but I just wanted to check if your DD did have thrush? Thanks to your post, I never heard of milk scum, but this is what I suspect both babies have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-1439974 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:23:49 +0000 avivoca 1439974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had thrush twice and I nevertheless let pain in my boobs, just a bit of itching. Her tongue was WHITE though, milk scum had nothing on this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-1439945 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:14:09 +0000 lamariniere 1439945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hum, I just tried to stick a washcloth and then a finger in her mouth and couldn't really get to the white stuff to wipe at it...maybe I will wait to get DH's help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-1439762 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:03:52 +0000 Weagle 1439762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO's tongue was always white, and it was never thrush. I agree with trying to wipe it off. Even if it doesn't come off easily it could be fine. If there are no other symptoms, I wouldn't treat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-1439749 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:58:10 +0000 lamariniere 1439749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: she's sleeping right now, but I'll try to wipe her tongue when she wakes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-1439743 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:53:04 +0000 Dandelion 1439743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does it wipe off? If so, it's just milk scum. If it's bumpy, and sticks, it's thrush. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/thrush-or-milk-scumtongue#post-1439735 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:50:09 +0000 lamariniere 1439735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Today I took DD to the ped for her 12 week check up. My normal ped was out and another doctor saw her instead. When she looked in DD's mouth and saw that her tongue was white, she immediately said thrush and gave me a prescription. </p> <p>I honestly don't think either of us have thrush. Her tongue has been white since the beginning (EBF), and I just did a quick search on thrush and neither of us have any symptoms...no pain, other white patches, nursing problems, etc. I also remember that DS's tongue was white just like hers and an LC at the time said it was just milk scum. </p> <p>I'm hesitant to start a treatment if I truly feel that it is unwarranted. Thoughts? </p>