M y newborn has white spots in her mouth. My 3.5 week old baby girl has a few white spots on the insides of her cheeks and lower lip.
Infants usually acquire the yeast from their mothers during passage through the birth canal.
Visible thrush begins to develop 7 to 10 days after birth. The use of oral antibiotics, especially during the first year of life, can lead to recurrent or persistent thrush. If the only symptom is a uniformly white tongue, it isn't thrush. The plaques of thrush are often described as curd-like. Unlike milk residue, they adhere to the underlying tissue.