Mom and Baby Care Tips

Hello, and welcome! As a mother myself, I can certainly relate to how you feel. You look at your sweet, innocent baby and suddenly notice a white spot or coating on their tiny tongue. Your heart skips a beat, and you start to worry. Is this milk residue? Is it an illness? Did I do something wrong? First of all, let me reassure you: there are several possible causes, and many are harmless. Many mothers notice and wonder about that white coating on their child’s tongue. Today, I want to help you decide if that white coating is leftover milk or an infection called "thrush." ​​I will also share the safest and gentlest ways to keep your baby's mouth clean and healthy. What Is "Milk Tongue" vs. Oral Thrush? Before we start cleaning, we need to know what we are looking at. The white spot on your baby's tongue usually comes down to two things: milk or thrush. Milk Tongue: This is just left-over milk from breast or bottle feeding. It happens because babies do not ma...