At 05:58 PM 10/8/99 -0400, wrote: >Devil's advocate question > >Since thrush is so hard to eradicate, is there any proven harm to letting the >baby have it until he is weaned. The problem that I see is that nipple thrush is extremely painful for mom! I was a dedicated breastfeeder, but I almost threw in the towel on several occasions due to the searing pain during nursings. It took four months to get rid of the thrush the first time around, and it was almost more pain than I could stand at times. My son weaned when he was 2.5. Had I not gotten rid of the thrush, I'm sure it would have been a much shorter experience. Danie -- http://www.houseofdanie.com "If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy."- Jack Handey