Group B Strep/Vit. K/silver eye ointment

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this group too, though I've met some of you personally

through the Rochester WAPF. I need your collection wisdom on a how

to handle an imminent birth (my due date is Feb. 24).

I was recently informed by my OB Dr. that I'm a carrier for Group B

Strep, so I " have to " have a penicillin IV during labor to reduce the

1/2-2% chance of the GBS infecting our baby as she passes through the

birth canal. I don't like the idea of that, but would like to know

what I can do to be proactive in reducing even that remote chance of

infecting our baby even more. I've started (3 days ago) taking 1000mg

each of garlic and vit. C at the recommendation of an article I read

online, but am not sure I'm on the right track. Another friend

recommended I take a silver supplement as an antibiotic (called Cell-

ver, made by Eniva), but I'm a little leary of ingesting silver based

on conflicting reports of it's safety.

Speaking of silver, the other issues my husband and I have to decide

are concerning the routine Vitamin K injections and silver eye

ointment they give newborns. Any thoughts on these? Any other

traditional wisdom I should consider before labor sets in?

Thanks!

(from the Rochester WAPF)

[Guest guest]

Hi , I just had a baby boy at home 3 weeks ago.

I did test negative for the GBS but decided not to do

the antibiotics and still do a homebirth if I was

positive - in Europe they do NOT do antibiotics

routine for GBS. There are other options, and I would

consult a naturopath or midwife that leans that

direction to find out more.

I didn't do the eye ointment because not only was I

not at risk for an STD, the baby wasn't at risk of

acquiring a hospital infection.

I didn't do the vitamin K because it is synthetic, and

there are some thoughts that it is linked to certain

childhood conditions. I may have reconsidered if the

birth was traumatic. Instead I took vitamin K drops

myself to supplement for my breastmilk, starting a

month beforehand, in case my diet was deficient. God

didn't create babies to be deficient in vitamin K at

birth, that's my opinion. If they don't have much in

their system it's for a reason! The baby will make

vitamin K in his/her gut out of the bacteria from your

breasts if you are nursing. Good luck!

Karissa

Karissa

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[Guest guest]

Sorry in advance, dr intervention is kind of a soap box for me.

1. GBS - From what I understand, we are all carriers of this it just depends

on where it was at when they tested you. Because you tested positive at 28

weeks (is that when they do it?) doesn't mean you'll be positive when you go

into labor. I had a friend whose midwife let her be on a low dosage of oral

penicillin for about 2 wks before her birth and called it good. I don't

know how fast they get the lab results, but you could request that they test

again. I know you said something about garlic (read it too fast, don't

remember), but a midwife mine knows was doing a kind of " case study " and had

women insert it vaginally for a few nights before their GBS test and not one

of them came back positive. That's what I did and I was negative as well.

2. Vitamin K - Babies are naturally born with a low vitamin K level. I

have to imagine it's for a reason. Vit K levels peak around 8 days, which

incidentally is when God told the Jews to circumcize. My midwife says she

carries it with her, but rarely uses it. I would suggest forgoing it unless

you see some reason to have it.

3. Do you have chlamydia? Gonorrhea? If you answer no to those questions,

then you don't need it. Check out wikipedia.com to see all the other things

it is used for. Simply unnecessary if you don't have one of the previously

mentioned STDs.

Hope that helps you! Blessings on your birth!

~Virginia

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