Tiny white spot on his gums!?

[evemarie8]

Its really small but I am worried it could be oral thrush?? Trust me to find it just as the doctors closes!!

Has anyone elses LO's had this?? What did you use to treat it?

 

[samandbump]

jack had this a few months ago, his mouth was covered, they gave me some drops to put in his mouth and it cleared up within a few days

 

[DebbieM]

Luke has a mild case of it right now. He has been prescribed Daktarin oral gel by the HV.

 

[Kitten_sox]

Caitie has two hard white spots on her gums that she's had since birth. I asked the HV who said it's a calcium deposit and I've got to go see a dentist about it just to double check, she says they are harmless but to keep an eye incase they get bigger or start to iritate her.
She did have oral thrush at 3 weeks and I was perscribed Nystan Oral drops from my HV, if you can't scrape it off it's probably thrush, or at least thats what I was told.

 

[DebbieM]

FOUR WAYS TO TELL IF YOUR BABY HAS THRUSH
Location – thrush is usually visible on the inside of the cheeks and lips, on the gums, and on the tongue. If present, it will usually spread to 3 or 4 of these places inside the mouth. A thin coating on the tongue only may simply be milk. However, a thick white coating on the tongue is probably thrush.
Does not come and go – thrush will usually hang around for weeks. Milk patches inside the cheeks and lips, on the other hand, will come and go with feedings. A milk coating on the tongue, however, can be more stubborn, often staying there for weeks as well.
Does not easily wipe off – use your finger and try to wipe away the white patch. If it comes off easily, it's probably milk. Thrush is harder to scrape away, and can even bleed slightly when removed.
Associated factors – if either baby or a breastfeeding mom has recently taken antibiotics, or your baby has a stubborn, raised, red diaper rash with outlying red spots (yeast diaper rash), then any suspicious white patches in baby's mouth are much more likely to be thrush.