Forum 3rd trimester

Vaginal yeast infection, who?

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Lizzy
I'm using Daktarin Gyno and it's gone in a few days.

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  1. Dieneke #2

    I thought I had a fungal infection too, so I put in Canesten.
    Then I felt pretty rough the next day. I was wondering if it was the flu or just a weird feeling.
    After my mom and husband urged me, I called the midwife.
    She really wanted to rule out a urinary tract infection since that could be dangerous. Besides feeling flu-like, I didn't have any other symptoms of a UTI.
    I went straight to the doctor and gave a urine sample. I got antibiotics and the sample was sent to the hospital for lab testing.
    It turned out I had streptococcus bacteria. As a result, I just got a swab at 36 weeks. It's now being tested at the hospital. If the streptococcus is still present, I'll have to deliver in the hospital and will be under the care of an OB-GYN instead of the midwife. This bacteria can pose a risk to the baby during delivery.
    So all in all, I feel lucky that they're taking decisive action to prepare for all scenarios now.
    So I'd say, get a urine test done at the hospital lab.

  2. Anonymous Guest #3

    Lizzy, thank you for the tip!

    Dieneke, first of all, what a heavy story, that's really unpleasant for you.
    But I think you're making me jump a bit unnecessarily, because I don't have any other symptoms. Just a fungal infection... I don't feel flu-like or anything. I just looked up the symptoms myself..
    I think it was just pure bad luck for you that you thought you had a fungal infection and then something like that came out. I had my urine cultured by my GP 3 weeks ago and nothing came up at all.

  3. kruimel #4

    I always get a tablet from my GP (not a vaginal one, just for oral use) and it works really well, better than Canesten! I just don't dare to say what the name of it is anymore.. During my previous 2 pregnancies, I constantly had issues with fungal infections that didn't go away with Canesten, or only for a very short time.

    By the way, after my 2nd birth, I also got extremely sick from that (it turned out later) streptococcus bacteria, but that's separate from fungal infections, indeed.. The main symptom of that is indeed feeling sick!

  4. Anonymous Guest #5

    Thanks, Kruimel. I guess I'll have to specifically ask my GP to prescribe something for me. I'd hate for the little one to get thrush at birth due to the fungal infection.

  5. Beagle #6

    The GP can prescribe stronger tablets than what you get at the drugstore. For me, only the strongest pills helped. Just don't know if you're allowed to take those during pregnancy.
    You also get those bridal tablets that you can dissolve and inject under the shower, kind of a wash that also helped sometimes in the early stages. You can get them at the pharmacy.

  6. Merel #7

    No thanks!

  7. Samantha89 #8

    I've had a yeast infection twice now. For the last one, I got Canesten, but I have another doctor's appointment because I still have vaginal discharge (more than usual), so I'm curious. If you don't want to test it, you can also report it to the VK doctor, and they can refer you to a gynecologist.

  8. Linhoek #9

    Hi Linda,
    Can you still use that Canesten gyno even if you've already lost the mucus plug?

    Kind regards, Linda

  9. First. Time. Mum Guest #10

    Hey. If you want to get a smear test, you should just discuss it with your midwife if your GP doesn't want to take it. Better safe than sorry, right?
    I just found out that I have a bacteria. GBS. No problem right now, but if complications arise, I will have to take antibiotics to prevent transmission to the baby. Fortunately, there's no sign of that yet. By the way, I'm 36 weeks now.

  10. MamaAsh #11

    With my previous pregnancy, I unfortunately had a lot of trouble with it. Canestan didn't work at all. Our midwife recommended probiotic tablets for (I don't remember the name anymore, you could Google it) and that worked really well! After that, no more trouble!

  11. Anna Guest #12

    Just call the GP's assistant and ask for a Daktarin gyno – it's a little suppository you insert.

    They're generally great!

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