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I didn't have active Lyme when I was pregnant, but my husband and I have been talking for the last day about whether the Lyme could have crossed the placenta and infected our son. We plan on discussing with our pedi on Monday at his 1 year old check-up. Is it wise for them to run a test now or wait and see? If he doesn't have symptoms, would a course of antibiotics help?
-------------------- Lyme, Bart, possible Babs Currently on IV Doxy, Bactrim, Zithromax, Nystatin, Mepron Been on nearly every antibiotic since 10/09
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Have you seen the LIA organization? They know a lot about this. Do a google search for keywords lyme, autism, foundation.
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Yes, test now. He may not test positive yet, cause it takes awhile to have it show up. But if it does show up, then you know it is active. Don't forget that many believe it is transmitted sexually, and through any bodily fluid including kissing.
If he is negative, then his immune system is taking care of it for the time being. You wouldn't want him on long term antibiotics if he is not testing positive.
Find a LLMD pediatrician to do the test and have them sent to Ignenix for coinfections also.
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My family doctor told me over and over and over and over again that Lyme can not cross the placenta and that there is NO WAY that I passed it to my kids.
So, I got another doctor, had the kids tested and the both have the same co-infections and have positive igenex tests.
Every doctor I know personally, every doctor that is my former student or married to a former student, every SINGLE one I've seen or talked to (even the med student that stopped at my yard sale) changes their belief (which was based on faulty information) when I talk to them.
They just need the information. Since it is a spirochete, and spirochetes easily pass across the placenta, why wouldn't it.
Not all docs are open to it. . but yours might believe it with a little education.
You might want to really look at your son's history, too. My son didn't have any symptoms either, technically. But when I go through his medical records from the past 13 years, it is all there. Starting fairly early.
And LIA is a great resource.
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Just don't let them tell you it CAN'T possibly cross the placenta.
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Everything gets passed. It may never activate.
Must do your best to keep your child's terrain clear.
YOu also pass any heavy metals from dental work, andy PCB's from plastic water bottles you drank, etc...just loads of environmantal toxins the mother has been exposed to.
I just put my kids on the Allergie Immun therapy to clear this all up.
My kids are teens...and it is helping them tremendously. I did pass lyme onto them and co-infections. One had active lyme, and the other never had symptoms yet...but has the lyme antibodies present.
I believe now that the one who had full blown lyme, got her symptoms from a tick bite...although she did have the antibodies from me as well. she had symptoms since shortly after birth, but was worse after 4 years of age.
She is now totaly lyme free...antibodies don't even sho up anymore on Igenex. and no symptoms...and she had them all!!!
Kids can heal!
You may want to keep this in the back of your mind. Kids do well on this (A.I.) as it gets rid of the negetive inherited problems. Check out the threads.
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Thanks for that. We see a herbal med guy too, and we've been talking about putting him on Colostrum soon because my milk supply sucked! Worth starting to boost his immunity now.
-------------------- Lyme, Bart, possible Babs Currently on IV Doxy, Bactrim, Zithromax, Nystatin, Mepron Been on nearly every antibiotic since 10/09
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I was taught 4 years ago that it could cross the placenta.
Remember the "blood brain barrier" that nothing could cross ? I feel many health pros only believe what they are taught in school and do not continue to explore.
Kids are big magic - do well with him. First one ?
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My family doctor told me over and over and over and over again that Lyme can not cross the placenta and that there is NO WAY that I passed it to my kids.
So, I got another doctor, had the kids tested and the both have the same co-infections and have positive igenex tests.
Every doctor I know personally, every doctor that is my former student or married to a former student, every SINGLE one I've seen or talked to (even the med student that stopped at my yard sale) changes their belief (which was based on faulty information) when I talk to them.
They just need the information. Since it is a spirochete, and spirochetes easily pass across the placenta, why wouldn't it.
Not all docs are open to it. . but yours might believe it with a little education.
You might want to really look at your son's history, too. My son didn't have any symptoms either, technically. But when I go through his medical records from the past 13 years, it is all there. Starting fairly early.
And LIA is a great resource.
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My youngest two are CDC + for Lyme. Neither of them have ever been bitten by a tick that I am aware of. My 6 yr old had symptoms that I could notice at about 7 months of age. My 8 yr old only recently began showing symptoms. Now they are both chronic neuro.
My LLMD absolutely believes kids can be born with Lyme. And that is is sexually transmitted. My husband of 11 years didn't have any symptoms at all until a year ago.
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