I feel for you. The problem is that you can not do anything really about it if you have yeast infection during pregnancy other than visit your doctor. Actually, if you notice vaginal discharge or vaginal itching, you have to visit your doctor.
Getting vaginal yeast infection while you are pregnant is perfectly normal, especially if you have had it before. Because of the hormonal changes in a woman body during pregnancy, the vaginal bacteria changes and it is very easily for you to get yeast fungal infection.
Actually, you will experience reccurent yeast infection during your nine months pregnancy. Some women may have severe itchiness and abundant vaginal discharge which off course can be very annoying. The symptoms for yeast fungal infection during pregnancy are the same with any other vaginal candida infection. You will also experience nastier symptoms during your second trimester than the first one.
When you are pregnant you need to be careful what kind of pills or even pessary creams you use. This is important to go to your doctor and not self-treat yourself with otc drugs such as Monistat or Canesten. Firstly, there are different types of kits available, but you should choose only the cream and vaginal pessary for vaginal thrush not the oral pill. Your doctor may be able to give you prescription for other yeast infection treatments such as Candisil or Nystatin powder.
Also, lots of home remedies for yeast infections are not recommend it during pregnancy. For example, be very careful using tea tree oil vaginally or apple cider vinegar inside the vagina. It is better be safe than sorry. The boric acid treatment should never be attempted to cure vaginal thrush since it is very dangerous.
You could eat unsweetned yogurt to try to prevent thrush and avoid eating dairy proucts and lots of sugar since those foods trigger yeast fungus. There are also other probiotics which can help you with candidiasis, however you may want to ask your doctor if they are safe to take.
