Re: Breastfeeding and Candida in Your Baby

[Guest guest]

wrote:

>

> Hi,

==>Hi . Welcome to our group.

>

> I have had Candida for several years. I am on a candida diet and have

> been on one for several years. I have to strictly adhere to the diet

> otherwise I have GI symptoms.

==>The diet you are on will to very different from what I recommend,

which you will understand if you read the article sent to you when you

joined. That is probably the reason haven't cured your candida.

> I am currently breastfeeding my 9 month old baby but she has

experienced thrush and diaper rash even after taking antifungal

medications. I often wonder would it be better to stop breastfeeding,

if she is getting the yeast through my milk? Or is breastmilk always

best?

==>Candida is not contagious; it occurs within each person's own body

because of a depressed immune system, caused by a lack of nutrients and

toxins. Just taking a course of antifungal medications will not help

your baby get rid of thrush or diaper rash. It's possible that your

milk does not contain the correct nutrients because of your diet,

especially good nature-made saturated fats such as coconut oil, butter,

lard, fish oil, etc. Coconut oil is also antifungal and easy to give

to your baby as well. It's great for diaper rash and thrush - it's

taste good and babies usually lap it up. You can also give your baby

probiotics; there's a natural one you can make " cabbage rejuvelac " .

Babies also take to it.

Breastfeeding is always best! , do read my article. You will be

pleasantly surprised and happy you found us if you do.

The best in health,

Bee

[Guest guest]

I thought that my baby got yeast in her system after being delivered vaginally

where I had yeast.

[ ] Re: Breastfeeding and Candida in Your Baby

wrote:

>

> Hi,

==>Hi . Welcome to our group.

>

> I have had Candida for several years. I am on a candida diet and have

> been on one for several years. I have to strictly adhere to the diet

> otherwise I have GI symptoms.

==>The diet you are on will to very different from what I recommend,

which you will understand if you read the article sent to you when you

joined. That is probably the reason haven't cured your candida.

> I am currently breastfeeding my 9 month old baby but she has

experienced thrush and diaper rash even after taking antifungal

medications. I often wonder would it be better to stop breastfeeding,

if she is getting the yeast through my milk? Or is breastmilk always

best?

==>Candida is not contagious; it occurs within each person's own body

because of a depressed immune system, caused by a lack of nutrients and

toxins. Just taking a course of antifungal medications will not help

your baby get rid of thrush or diaper rash. It's possible that your

milk does not contain the correct nutrients because of your diet,

especially good nature-made saturated fats such as coconut oil, butter,

lard, fish oil, etc. Coconut oil is also antifungal and easy to give

to your baby as well. It's great for diaper rash and thrush - it's

taste good and babies usually lap it up. You can also give your baby

probiotics; there's a natural one you can make " cabbage rejuvelac " .

Babies also take to it.

Breastfeeding is always best! , do read my article. You will be

pleasantly surprised and happy you found us if you do.

The best in health,

Bee

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[Guest guest]

If candida is the first microorganism to colonise a newborn baby, it

can cause problems.

Before a baby is born, it is sterile. The very first microorganisms

in the digestive tract are supposed to be good bacteria from the

mother's breast milk - which is one of the many reasons why, as Bee

says, breast is indeed best! - but if the candida gets in there

first, there may be a constant struggle against it from day one. But

you absolutely shouldn't stop breastfeeding, because a mother's milk

is designed to be the perfect food for a baby, building up its brain

tissue and immune system. It has the perfect balance of everything.

Candida doesn't live in milk ducts, so your child won't be getting

it from there.

I definitely concur about the coconut oil for the skin, it really

helps when I have a problem. Maybe even with some (very diluted) tea

tree or oregano oil if the problem is severe.

If you concentrate on feeding yourself properly for as long as you

are breastfeeding (including plenty of oily fish and green leafy

vegetables), maybe even supplementing certain vitamins/minerals if

they are lacking*, that will mean your daughter will be getting the

best possible food from you and she will be able to fight things off

that much more effectively. It's not so much the invader as the host

that is at issue with any illness like candida - the better the

immune system, the less likely the person is to succumb.

All the best,

Lizzie

*But do see a nutritionist if you are planning on supplementing,

because breastfeeding mothers need to be careful. Too much retinol,

for example, can be toxic to babies.

[Guest guest]

Actually Candida can live in the breast ducts and breast milk from

somebody with candida in their breasts. I breastfed my son for two

years and have been battling candida since the day he was born (he

is now three and a half) -- and probably long before then. From

everything I have read, I gather that Candida colonises the ducts

and lives off the milk.

My son does have issues with Candida; we are both working at it

((SIGH)). He is, however, a healthy boy (aside from the Candida) and

has never had chest infections, ear infections or lengthy colds (or

infectious diseases); so I don't regret my decision to continue

breastfeeding him.

Jo

>

> If candida is the first microorganism to colonise a newborn baby,

it

> can cause problems.

>

> Before a baby is born, it is sterile. The very first

microorganisms

> in the digestive tract are supposed to be good bacteria from the

> mother's breast milk - which is one of the many reasons why, as

Bee

> says, breast is indeed best! - but if the candida gets in there

> first, there may be a constant struggle against it from day one.

But

> you absolutely shouldn't stop breastfeeding, because a mother's

milk

> is designed to be the perfect food for a baby, building up its

brain

> tissue and immune system. It has the perfect balance of

everything.

> Candida doesn't live in milk ducts, so your child won't be getting

> it from there.

>

> I definitely concur about the coconut oil for the skin, it really

> helps when I have a problem. Maybe even with some (very diluted)

tea

> tree or oregano oil if the problem is severe.

>

> If you concentrate on feeding yourself properly for as long as you

> are breastfeeding (including plenty of oily fish and green leafy

> vegetables), maybe even supplementing certain vitamins/minerals if

> they are lacking*, that will mean your daughter will be getting

the

> best possible food from you and she will be able to fight things

off

> that much more effectively. It's not so much the invader as the

host

> that is at issue with any illness like candida - the better the

> immune system, the less likely the person is to succumb.

>

> All the best,

>

> Lizzie

>

> *But do see a nutritionist if you are planning on supplementing,

> because breastfeeding mothers need to be careful. Too much

retinol,

> for example, can be toxic to babies.

>

[Guest guest]

>

> If candida is the first microorganism to colonise a newborn baby, it

> can cause problems.

>

> Before a baby is born, it is sterile. The very first microorganisms

> in the digestive tract are supposed to be good bacteria from the

> mother's breast milk - which is one of the many reasons why, as Bee

> says, breast is indeed best! - but if the candida gets in there

> first, there may be a constant struggle against it from day one. But

> you absolutely shouldn't stop breastfeeding, because a mother's milk

> is designed to be the perfect food for a baby, building up its brain

> tissue and immune system. It has the perfect balance of everything.

> Candida doesn't live in milk ducts, so your child won't be getting

> it from there.

Actually this is not entirely accurate. A baby's gut is actually

colonized as it goes through the birth canal, so if yeast is present

in the birth canal, that is what the baby's gut is colonized with.

The breastmilk also helps colonize the baby's gut, but the initial

colonization is done when the baby passes through the birth canal.

[Guest guest]

Oooh, that's interesting; other things I've read indicated that that

didn't happen. Apologies for my error!

[Guest guest]

>

> I thought that my baby got yeast in her system after being delivered

vaginally where I had yeast.

==>Your baby couldn't " catch " a yeast infection from delivery, but your

baby does inherit both parent's nutritional status upon conception so

because you have candida your baby's immune system is depressed like

yours. Candida runs in families.

Bee

>

[Guest guest]

Jo wrote:

>

> Actually Candida can live in the breast ducts and breast milk from

> somebody with candida in their breasts. I breastfed my son for two

> years and have been battling candida since the day he was born (he

> is now three and a half) -- and probably long before then. From

> everything I have read, I gather that Candida colonises the ducts

> and lives off the milk.

==>It is highly unlikely that yeast is actually growing in the

breast, contrary to popular belief. What is causing the problems for

the breast, i.e. infection, irritation, sensitivity, etc. is the same

as for the rest of the body. But the breast are particularly

vunerable because the baby is chewing on nipples making small cracks

and fissures which easily become irritated and the immune system

can't keep the problem under control like it would if the mother's

immune system were normal.

Hugs, Bee

P.S. Jo, would you please trim your messages - see the Candida Group

Folder for instructions. Thanks a bunch!

[Guest guest]

wrote:

>

> Actually this is not entirely accurate. A baby's gut is actually

> colonized as it goes through the birth canal, so if yeast is present

> in the birth canal, that is what the baby's gut is colonized with.

> The breastmilk also helps colonize the baby's gut, but the initial

> colonization is done when the baby passes through the birth canal.

==>A baby is not sterile before it is born, and it's body could have

already created candida overgrowth because of the parent's nutritional

status upon conception and because of it's own depressed immune system

which can happen before birth. The baby's gut does not get colonized

from the birth canal during delivery, because only it's skin is exposed

to the birth canal, but it does get colonized from mother's milk after

birth.

Bee

[Guest guest]

wrote:

>

> Actually this is not entirely accurate. A baby's gut is actually

> colonized as it goes through the birth canal, so if yeast is present

> in the birth canal, that is what the baby's gut is colonized with.

> The breastmilk also helps colonize the baby's gut, but the initial

> colonization is done when the baby passes through the birth canal.

==>A baby is not sterile before it is born, and it's body could have

already created candida overgrowth because of the parent's nutritional

status upon conception and because of it's own depressed immune system

which can happen before birth. The baby's gut does not get colonized

from the birth canal during delivery, because only it's skin is exposed

to the birth canal, but it does get colonized from mother's milk after

birth.

Bee

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Actually this is not entirely accurate. A baby's gut is actually

> > colonized as it goes through the birth canal, so if yeast is present

> > in the birth canal, that is what the baby's gut is colonized with.

> > The breastmilk also helps colonize the baby's gut, but the initial

> > colonization is done when the baby passes through the birth canal.

>

> ==>A baby is not sterile before it is born, and it's body could have

> already created candida overgrowth because of the parent's nutritional

> status upon conception and because of it's own depressed immune system

> which can happen before birth. The baby's gut does not get colonized

> from the birth canal during delivery, because only it's skin is exposed

> to the birth canal, but it does get colonized from mother's milk after

> birth.

>

> Bee

I have to disagree with this. Studies have shown that babys' guts do

get colonized during birth. This is why OBs are concerned about Group

B strep infections in the birth canal during the later part of

pregnancy (although they make far too big a deal of it IMO)--the

bacteria can be transferred to the baby during birth causing an

infection.

" The same Escherichia coli serotypes were found in both the mouths of

babies immediately after birth and in their mothers' feces, implying

that during natural birth microbes from mothers' feces contaminate

infants (29, 30). The gastric content of 5–10-min-old babies was

similar to that of their mothers' cervix (30). Also, immediately after

birth, the nasopharynxes of 62% of babies contained bacteria that were

consistent with those of their mothers' vaginas immediately before

delivery. "

quote from this link:

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/69/5/1035S

[Guest guest]

Hi Bee,

I cannot find the group folder you are referring to, so haven't been able to

modify my reply format. Could someone point me in the direction of the group

folder?

As to candida not living in the breast ducts, two of the main signs of the ducts

being affected are a numb back (where your bra strap lies) and a pain in the

opposite breast to the one the baby is feeding from. I had both of these

symptoms and still have a numb back, 18 months after weaning (and shiny nipples

which are very taut). On days when my symptoms are particularly bad, my back is

numb and 'burns' (somebody can touch me and I cannot feel it). On my good

'candida' days, I have total feeling. So I can only believe that my candida

migrated to my breast ducts (though I would love to think it hadn't as it would

have lessened my guilt about continuing to breastfeed whilst infected). My son

was almost asymptomatic for 'typical' baby candida: no diaper rash, no sign of

infection in his mouth (except for the fact that the roof of his mouth has a

white glaze -- I can never be sure if this is candida or not), no white tongue.

He has, however, dark rings under his eyes (as do I) and a pink shiny rash

between his toes (which the doctor calls eczema but I believe to be candida) and

very thick cradle cap (he's had this since he was born -- I am about to start

rubbing coconut oil on, thanks).

Thanks,

Jo

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[Guest guest]

Jo wrote:

>

> Hi Bee, I cannot find the group folder you are referring to, so

haven't been able to modify my reply format. Could someone point me

in the direction of the group folder?

==>You need to be on our Group's website. Go to the left-hand menu

where Home Messages, etc. are listed in a row. Click on Files.

First there will be Folders, and inside each Folder there are Files.

Scroll down to A) Candida Group Information Folder and inside that

Folder there is file on trimming messages.

>

> As to candida not living in the breast ducts, two of the main signs

of the ducts being affected are a numb back (where your bra strap

lies) and a pain in the opposite breast to the one the baby is

feeding from. I had both of these symptoms and still have a numb

back, 18 months after weaning (and shiny nipples which are very

taut). On days when my symptoms are particularly bad, my back is numb

and 'burns' (somebody can touch me and I cannot feel it). On my

good 'candida' days, I have total feeling. So I can only believe that

my candida migrated to my breast ducts (though I would love to think

it hadn't as it would have lessened my guilt about continuing to

breastfeed whilst infected).

==>What was/is affecting your breats are candida toxins and a

depressed immune system. On bad days it more than likely your diet

wasn't up to par. Candida overgorws in the mucus membranes, i.e.

digestive tract (from mouth to rectum), vigani, nose, sinuses, etc.

Candida doesn't usually migrate; its the candida toxins causing

pains, numbness and other symptoms.

> My son was almost asymptomatic for 'typical' baby candida: no

diaper rash, no sign of infection in his mouth (except for the fact

that the roof of his mouth has a white glaze -- I can never be sure

if this is candida or not), no white tongue. He has, however, dark

rings under his eyes (as do I) and a pink shiny rash between his toes

(which the doctor calls eczema but I believe to be candida) and very

thick cradle cap (he's had this since he was born -- I am about to

start rubbing coconut oil on, thanks).

==>All of your baby's symptoms point to candida, including the rash.

Dark rings under the eyes indicates high levels of toxins in the

body, which will mostly be candida toxins. Healthy babies do not

have candida even though the medical community tries to make us

believe cradle cap, thrush, diaper rash, etc. in babies is normal.

It is important that you take affirmative action to handle your

baby's candida by not only eating the diet yourself and taking

supplements to improve the quality of your milk, but also to treat

him directly with coconut oil, rubbing raw crushed garlic into his

feet, coconut oil by mouth and rubbed into his skin and rubbed into

his mouth and gums. Start with 1/4 tsp coconut oil 3 times a day and

gradually increase it to 2 tbls per day total. Also see

www.westonaprice.org for more information on feeding babies,

breastfeeding, etc.

I hope that helps, Bee

[Guest guest]

Bee wrote:

==>A baby is not sterile before it is born, and it's body could have

already created candida overgrowth because of the parent's

nutritional status upon conception and because of it's own depressed

immune system which can happen before birth. The baby's gut does not

get colonized from the birth canal during delivery, because only it's

skin is exposed to the birth canal, but it does get colonized from

mother's milk after birth.

wrote:

> I have to disagree with this. Studies have shown that babys' guts

do get colonized during birth. This is why OBs are concerned about

Group B strep infections in the birth canal during the later part of

> pregnancy (although they make far too big a deal of it IMO)--the

> bacteria can be transferred to the baby during birth causing an

> infection.

==>How would a baby's gut get colonized in the birth canal? Do

they " catch " it from the birth canal through their mouths or skin?

Candida has to occur within each person's own body because it is

not " caught " from another person nor by any other means. Strep

infections are also not " caught " - it occurs within the body itself -

see Germ & Antibody Theories Are False Folder for many articles about

the " Germ Theory of Disease " being false.

>

> " The same Escherichia coli serotypes were found in both the mouths

of babies immediately after birth and in their mothers' feces,

implying that during natural birth microbes from mothers' feces

contaminate infants (29, 30).

==>E coli is a normal inhabitant of the digestive tract as well.

> The gastric content of 5–10-min-old babies was similar to that of

their mothers' cervix (30). Also, immediately after birth, the

nasopharynxes of 62% of babies contained bacteria that were>

consistent with those of their mothers' vaginas immediately before

> delivery. "

> quote from this link:

> http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/69/5/1035S

==>The make-up of the baby is going to be the same as their mothers,

i.e. bacteria, etc. because they both have the same nutritional

status.

Bee

[Guest guest]

> ==>The make-up of the baby is going to be the same as their mothers,

> i.e. bacteria, etc. because they both have the same nutritional

> status.

>

> Bee

>

But the make-up of the baby is not the same as the mother. If that

was the case, why would exclusively breast-fed babies' guts contain

91% bifidus, while adult guts contain much less bifidus and many more

different strains of beneficial bacteria? And why does the bacteria

in a vaginally born baby's gut differ from the bacteria in the gut of

a c-section baby if the baby's gut flora was determined by the

nutritional status of the mother?

[Guest guest]

You know, does it really make a difference if we know

all of the technical details of how we get candida,

etc.?

The solution is the same no matter what. Whether the

mom passes on her nutritional status or the candida is

caught, the solution is the same.

The mother should eat a diet like Bee's and should

provide the same for her child. It's a healthy way to

eat, candida or no.

There is nothing healthy about giving yourself or your

children refined grains or sugar anyway. So why don't

we stop debating and support each other to actually

take the actions that support the solution.

Please give poor Bee a break, she does enough to help

us around her without having to explain every teeny

technical detail.

With all of the people cheating around here, I think

we have bigger fish to fry than focusing on technical

details. Thanks for your consideration.

Luv,

Debby

San , CA

--- tarinya2 <tarinya2@...> wrote:

> But the make-up of the baby is not the same as the

> mother. If that

> was the case, why would exclusively breast-fed

> babies' guts contain

> 91% bifidus, while adult guts contain much less

> bifidus and many more

> different strains of beneficial bacteria? And why

> does the bacteria

> in a vaginally born baby's gut differ from the

> bacteria in the gut of

> a c-section baby if the baby's gut flora was

> determined by the

> nutritional status of the mother?

Website for my son Hunter Hudson, born 10/11/04:

http://debbypadilla.0catch.com/hunter/

Today is the most important day.

[Guest guest]

>

> You know, does it really make a difference if we know

> all of the technical details of how we get candida,

> etc.?

>

> The solution is the same no matter what. Whether the

> mom passes on her nutritional status or the candida is

> caught, the solution is the same.

>

> The mother should eat a diet like Bee's and should

> provide the same for her child. It's a healthy way to

> eat, candida or no.

>

> There is nothing healthy about giving yourself or your

> children refined grains or sugar anyway. So why don't

> we stop debating and support each other to actually

> take the actions that support the solution.

It does make a difference to me because I speak to quite a few moms on

this subject (via bulletin boards) and I want to make sure I am giving

them correct information--and if my information is not correct

(although I believe it is) I want to fix it so I am not passing on

incorrect information.

No one has said anything about refined grains or sugars being healthy.

Perhaps this diet is the healthiest during pregnancy, although I

personally feel that in healthy people properly prepared grains, nuts,

dairy, etc are fine and very nourishing--as Dr. Price's research

showed. But this diet is not practical for many people during

pregnancy because of morning sickness, food aversions, and increased

caloric needs. I would not have been able to follow this during my

pregnancy due to meat and vegetable aversions that lasted my entire

pregnancy.

I am not trying to be unsupportive of anyone, nor to tie up Bee's

time--she can stop " debating " at any time if she wishes. (And Bee, I

apologize if I am wasting your time with this subject!)

[Guest guest]

> --- In , Debby

> Padilla-Hudson

> It does make a difference to me because I speak to

> quite a few moms on

> this subject (via bulletin boards) and I want to

> make sure I am giving

> them correct information--and if my information is

> not correct

> (although I believe it is) I want to fix it so I am

> not passing on

> incorrect information.

But the details are still irrelevant.. what *is*

relevant is that the mother can pass it on to her

child.. *how* is the part that is irrelevant.

Whether it is through nutritional status or birth is

debatable, precisely because it has not been proven

beyond a shadow of a doubt either way.

So going back and forth trying to debate *how* is a

waste of time because noone knows for sure, there are

only theories. You are debating theories which will

never get resolved that way.

It sounds like you are very busy trying to convince

people of this information, but let me tell you after

12 years of trying to convince various people of the

merits of low carb it's pretty much a lost cause..

people will believe what they are going to believe.

The best way to convince people is to show them

results. I hardly ever talk about my diet to people.

Now that I've lost 112 pounds people chase me down to

find out how I did it.

When I tell people I have almost zero acne any more,

people want to know how. When I talk about my

psoriasis clearing up or my arthritis going away

people want to know.

So if you want to convince people, stick to working on

you, get results, share those results and kick back

and wait while the calls and emails flood in.

> No one has said anything about refined grains or

> sugars being healthy.

Right, so you are getting overly technical for

nothing. You want to point these women in the right

direction to have a healthier pregnancy, tell them

that there is nothing in refined grains or sugar that

their child needs.

I spent years on a low carb pregnancy group and by far

this was the most convincing thing.. not how candida

gets passed on to the child.

> Perhaps this diet is the healthiest during

> pregnancy, although I

> personally feel that in healthy people properly

> prepared grains, nuts,

> dairy, etc are fine and very nourishing--as Dr.

> Price's research showed.

This is debatable too, and if you follow paleolithic

nutrition you don't believe grains or dairy are good

for you as we did not evolve eating them. Nuts are a

different story, but often have fungus on them so are

good to avoid when curing candida.

> But this diet is not practical for many

> people during

> pregnancy because of morning sickness, food

> aversions, and increased

> caloric needs. I would not have been able to follow

> this during my

> pregnancy due to meat and vegetable aversions that

> lasted my entire

> pregnancy.

Right, and for people like that they are not going to

follow this anyway, no matter how many technical

details you give them.

> I am not trying to be unsupportive of anyone, nor to

> tie up Bee's

> time--she can stop " debating " at any time if she

> wishes. (And Bee, I

> apologize if I am wasting your time with this

> subject!)

I can't speak for Bee, I just feel as if this has gone

on around in circles for quite some time with an

expectation that we are going to resolve some big

mystery here, which is not going to happen.

I can tell you that I spent 12 years debating and

researching tiny details and knew more about this

subject than most people, including doctors but that

didn't help me get results.

When I stopped debating and instead focused on my

actual behavior that was when I get results, and more

importantly I had more influence to change people's

minds.

Luv,

Debby

San , CA

Website for my son Hunter Hudson, born 10/11/04:

http://debbypadilla.0catch.com/hunter/

Today is the most important day.

[Guest guest]

hi

my baby is 7 months and breast feeding, if i eat something which will feed

candida a few hours later he ebcomes very gases and later his tongue becomes

more white, he gets cradal cap and his ears become waxy. i know the explaination

to it is not that important, and sticking to what helps is, but id like to

understand the connection, if he doesnt get yeast through my milk, how could his

body react so quickly?

thanx jo

Bee Wilder <beeisbuzzing2003@...> wrote:

Jo wrote:

>

> Hi Bee, I cannot find the group folder you are referring to, so

haven't been able to modify my reply format. Could someone point me

in the direction of the group folder?

==>You need to be on our Group's website. Go to the left-hand menu

where Home Messages, etc. are listed in a row. Click on Files.

First there will be Folders, and inside each Folder there are Files.

Scroll down to A) Candida Group Information Folder and inside that

Folder there is file on trimming messages.

>

> As to candida not living in the breast ducts, two of the main signs

of the ducts being affected are a numb back (where your bra strap

lies) and a pain in the opposite breast to the one the baby is

feeding from. I had both of these symptoms and still have a numb

back, 18 months after weaning (and shiny nipples which are very

taut). On days when my symptoms are particularly bad, my back is numb

and 'burns' (somebody can touch me and I cannot feel it). On my

good 'candida' days, I have total feeling. So I can only believe that

my candida migrated to my breast ducts (though I would love to think

it hadn't as it would have lessened my guilt about continuing to

breastfeed whilst infected).

==>What was/is affecting your breats are candida toxins and a

depressed immune system. On bad days it more than likely your diet

wasn't up to par. Candida overgorws in the mucus membranes, i.e.

digestive tract (from mouth to rectum), vigani, nose, sinuses, etc.

Candida doesn't usually migrate; its the candida toxins causing

pains, numbness and other symptoms.

> My son was almost asymptomatic for 'typical' baby candida: no

diaper rash, no sign of infection in his mouth (except for the fact

that the roof of his mouth has a white glaze -- I can never be sure

if this is candida or not), no white tongue. He has, however, dark

rings under his eyes (as do I) and a pink shiny rash between his toes

(which the doctor calls eczema but I believe to be candida) and very

thick cradle cap (he's had this since he was born -- I am about to

start rubbing coconut oil on, thanks).

==>All of your baby's symptoms point to candida, including the rash.

Dark rings under the eyes indicates high levels of toxins in the

body, which will mostly be candida toxins. Healthy babies do not

have candida even though the medical community tries to make us

believe cradle cap, thrush, diaper rash, etc. in babies is normal.

It is important that you take affirmative action to handle your

baby's candida by not only eating the diet yourself and taking

supplements to improve the quality of your milk, but also to treat

him directly with coconut oil, rubbing raw crushed garlic into his

feet, coconut oil by mouth and rubbed into his skin and rubbed into

his mouth and gums. Start with 1/4 tsp coconut oil 3 times a day and

gradually increase it to 2 tbls per day total. Also see

www.westonaprice.org for more information on feeding babies,

breastfeeding, etc.

I hope that helps, Bee

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[Guest guest]

Hi, this is Cary. I am not breastfeeding, but this post caught my

eye because I have had bright red nipples for more than a year now.

The doctors have no idea why, and I was prescribed gentian violet,

but this did not help. A couple weeks before my monthly starts, my

nipples hurt really bad. I am so embarrassed to write this, knowing

everyone will read it. Is it possible this is candida-related? I

have so many weird things going wrong with my body that I feel like

I am falling apart, not to mention the extreme anxiety I have had.

I just need a ray of hope that this is candida and will go away if I

get it under control. I do not go numb, but have extreme pain all

the way across where my bra strap touches in the middle of my back.

Thanks so much, Cary

>> > As to candida not living in the breast ducts, two of the main

signs

> of the ducts being affected are a numb back (where your bra strap

> lies) and a pain in the opposite breast to the one the baby is

> feeding from. I had both of these symptoms and still have a numb

> back, 18 months after weaning (and shiny nipples which are very

> taut). >

==>What was/is affecting your breats are candida toxins and a

> depressed immune system. On bad days it more than likely your diet

> wasn't up to par. Candida overgorws in the mucus membranes, i.e.

> digestive tract (from mouth to rectum), vigani, nose, sinuses,

etc.

> Candida doesn't usually migrate; its the candida toxins causing

> pains, numbness and other symptoms.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jo wrote:

> hi. my baby is 7 months and breast feeding, if i eat something which

will feed candida a few hours later he ebcomes very gases and later his

tongue becomes more white, he gets cradal cap and his ears become waxy.

i know the explaination to it is not that important, and sticking to

what helps is, but id like to understand the connection, if he doesnt

get yeast through my milk, how could his body react so quickly?

==>It is because your baby has candida as well.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Cary wrote:

>

> Hi, this is Cary. I am not breastfeeding, but this post caught my

> eye because I have had bright red nipples for more than a year

now. The doctors have no idea why, and I was prescribed gentian

violet, but this did not help. A couple weeks before my monthly

starts, my nipples hurt really bad. I am so embarrassed to write

this, knowing everyone will read it. Is it possible this is candida-

related?

==>Yes it is candida related.

>I have so many weird things going wrong with my body that I feel

like I am falling apart, not to mention the extreme anxiety I have

had. I just need a ray of hope that this is candida and will go away

if I get it under control. I do not go numb, but have extreme pain

all the way across where my bra strap touches in the middle of my

back. > Thanks so much,

==>Many weird things do go wrong when you have candida, particularly

because candida is intended to break down the body when it dies, not

while you are still alive. Do not use Gentian Violet; apply coconut

oil to your breasts frequently, or mix 2-3 drops of oil of oregano or

clove oil or garlic with coconut oil and rub it into your nipples and

breasts.

==>Cary, many people have cured their candida and you can too. It

takes patience, persistence on the program and courage. The goal of

this program is to build up your immune system so it will keep

candida under control (like it is supposed to be). You too can be

healthy again. Hang in there.

Hugs, Bee