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My sister-in-laws daughter in law got bit by a tick last weekend. She developed a bulls eye rash. She's a few weeks pregnant.
What should she do next?
She's going to try to get into an LLMD tomorrow.
Can she take doxy if she's pregnant?
Can they use another antibiotic?
Will it work as well? She's very concerned.
Any suggestions?
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BoxerMom
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No Doxy!
Amoxi and Zith are usually given during pregnancy.
TF
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These are some notes I took on the subject when Dr. J. spoke on "Gestational Lyme" at the 2011 Lyme Conference in Toronto:
Treating the pregnant mother: There is less than 1% transmission of the illness if the mother is treated with 2 antibiotics during the pregnancy; 25% rate of transmission if she is treated with just one antibiotic; and 50% rate of transmission if she is not given antibiotics at all.
It doesn�t matter what trimester the mother becomes infected. These are the statistics.
Some medications he suggests for the pregnant mother include 1,000 mg amoxicillin every 8 hours for months, also mentioned IM (intramuscular injections), ceftriaxone (? not sure of this--something that started with �ceft� but not ceftin), etc.
The mother can only breast feed the child if she is on antibiotics. Then, yes, it is fine to breastfeed.
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philly78
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I was on omnicef and zith
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Thanks everybody. I'll pass the info on to her.
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Dr. J, the best Lyme-literate pediatrician, has put together a protocol for pregnant women with Lyme which can be followed with one's own doctor.
PM sent with Dr. J's contact information.
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Keebler
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- She also needs to be assessed for other tick-borne infections. Lyme is not the only one that can be passed on to baby.
I sure hope she is at least in or near a state that even has a LLMD.
There may be other similar chat boards but here is one (though very few posts these last few months, she can read back over past ones):
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No doxy can't be taken during pregnancy. I took ceftin and zith and have two healthy kiddos. Both pregnancies and deliveries were free of complications.
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