What are the symptoms of nipple thrush?
The symptoms of nipple thrush may include: • pain while you’re feeding your baby, which may continue after the feed is finished – this can start to happen after feeding has been going smoothly, • cracked, flaky or sensitive nipples and areola (the darker area around your nipple), • areola that is red or shiny, or • a shooting pain, burning or itching sensations in one or both of your breasts, which may continue between feeds. It’s also possible that you may have no symptoms of infection. Symptoms of nipple thrush do not include fever or redness of your breasts. However, these can be symptoms of mastitis (inflammation of the breast) – see ‘getting help’ below. It’s more likely that your baby can pass a thrush infection to you if you have had: • cracked nipples before because your baby was not positioned correctly when feeding, or • other thrush infections. It may also be more likely if you’ve been taking antibiotics. This can reduce your level of healthy bacteria, allowing the fungus th
