Re: Just having a bad /antibiotics?week....

[Guest guest]

I cant believe they are giving mothers this as a just incase!!

Crazy!! Is this required? I dont recall this with any of my kids

birth! My severe son(youngest) was on antibiotics for 2yrs for

kidneys! I so hated it knowing what antibiotics was doing to him,

flora etc. but we didnt seem to have a choice!! I didnt know enough

about the kidney's at time! Im sure my son's gi is a mess due to the

long term use of them. And to think it was just for precaution until

surgery. I am upset thinking years later, it was a just incase, I

would have preferred to just have regular urine test and then if

something arose, then do the antibiotics! Probiotics.... I think we

all need them!! Jennie<><

> > >

> > > HI,

> > >

> > > I have not been with the group for some time now but I still

read

> > posts and

> > > wanted to share my experiences with regard to bowel movements. I

> > have read so

> > > many posts about everyone's children being unable to move

bowels,

> > suffering

> > > from constipation, experiencing big bloated bellies and on and

on.

> > My son who

> > > is 4, almost 5, suffered from the same thing constantly. Always

had

> > belly

> > > pain, bloating, very gassy but always had issues being able to

move

> > his bowels.

> > > As you all know you read everything, do constant research, go to

> > message boards

> > > and evaluate and re-evaluate your childs pains, gains, and

> > difficulties. I

> > > had also followed closely McCarthy's story about her son

and

> > she had

> > > mentioned a product called Threelac. I researched this product

and

> > thought I'd

> > > give it a try. I tried it for a month on myself first and fully

> > ended up

> > > realizing that I like many Americans have a yeast overgrowth as

> > well. I started my

> > > son on Threelac in mid November, in part to treat him for

yeast. It

> > is very

> > > hard removing all sugars from the diet and then dealing with a

child

> > who

> > > self-limits his foods. BUT, the unbelievable thing is that

within

> > days, maybe 3

> > > days, he began having regular bowel movements. Solid, formed

bowel

> > > movements!!!!!! His bowels then became no longer peutrid

smelling;

> > he has not been gassy;

> > > he no longer has that BLOATED belly and I know he feels much

better.

> > He has a

> > > bowel movement on a daily basis, sometimes twice. Occasionally

it

> > is runny,

> > > seemingly when he has had a sugary treat. I use to have to use

the

> > fleet baby

> > > lax on him and that is a thing of the past. The only side

effect he

> > may have

> > > experienced was a little belly upset. Although he is non-verbal

I

> > could

> > > tell when he'd lay down on the couch or something but it did not

> > seem to last for

> > > long. I experienced this too but it was mild and was nothing

that

> > lasted for

> > > hours or anything like that. Now he seems to be fine but you

really

> > have to

> > > limit sugar intake. It is hard to do especially when you have to

> > give him

> > > juice to get him to take his other supplements. I still use pear

> > juice, which is

> > > how I get the Threelac into him.

> > > The downside of course, like everything else is the expense.

But it

> > works

> > > for him so I am more than willing to spend the $$ on it.

> > > I just wanted to share this with all of you and maybe you can

> > mention it to

> > > your child's doctor to see what they say. It has helped him so

> > tremendously

> > > and I plan on continuing the use of it. The next battle will be

> > getting him to

> > > use the potty for poo-poo. He is still not potty trained, and

could

> > seem to

> > > care less but I'm just so happy he's moving his bowels regularly

> > that I'll deal

> > > with everything else.

> > >

> > > Hope this helps someone.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> > > **************************************

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> > > recipes

> > (http://food.

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> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

YES! Probiotics!! I agree we all need to supplement with them!!

No. Antibiotics are not required and not in every birth. But, if you

test positive for Group B Strep (GBS) during pregnancy (and many women

do), OBs will basically insist on giving antibiotics during labor.

Also, if the water breaks and the baby isn't delivered within a

specified period of time (I think it can vary from doctor to doctor),

they will give " preventative " antibiotics. Once the water breaks, the

baby's environment is not considered sterile. With all the internal

exams that are done in the hospital from the moment you check in,

there's a good chance of introducing bacteria into the waters that are

still circulating with baby and also of pushing bacteria from the

vaginal canal up into the waters as well. Also, if there are any

signs of potential for a c-section, they'll start pumping antibiotics.

(and, the US has the highest C-section rate of ANY country -

something like 20%). I imagine there are other indications for

prophylactic antibiotic use as well.

Midwives don't do much in terms of internal exams during the entire

pregnancy and even during labor (esp if the water breaks).

Obstetricians are up there every 30 minutes (at least that's how it

seemed for my first born's hospital birth).

Unfortunately, in our rather law suit-prone society, obstetrics has

become a practice of " preventing disasters " from happening (no matter

how rare a potential problem, they're going to treat everyone as if

the birth is a disaster waiting to happen and do all kinds of

prohylaxis). I think obstetricians pay the most for their malpractice

insurance and have the highest risk for being sued. No wonder they've

had to take this stance, but I think that many of the prophylactic

measures (esp. the antibiotic use) are going to be shown one day to be

more detrimental overall than helpful.

> > > >

> > > > HI,

> > > >

> > > > I have not been with the group for some time now but I still

> read

> > > posts and

> > > > wanted to share my experiences with regard to bowel movements. I

> > > have read so

> > > > many posts about everyone's children being unable to move

> bowels,

> > > suffering

> > > > from constipation, experiencing big bloated bellies and on and

> on.

> > > My son who

> > > > is 4, almost 5, suffered from the same thing constantly. Always

> had

> > > belly

> > > > pain, bloating, very gassy but always had issues being able to

> move

> > > his bowels.

> > > > As you all know you read everything, do constant research, go to

> > > message boards

> > > > and evaluate and re-evaluate your childs pains, gains, and

> > > difficulties. I

> > > > had also followed closely McCarthy's story about her son

> and

> > > she had

> > > > mentioned a product called Threelac. I researched this product

> and

> > > thought I'd

> > > > give it a try. I tried it for a month on myself first and fully

> > > ended up

> > > > realizing that I like many Americans have a yeast overgrowth as

> > > well. I started my

> > > > son on Threelac in mid November, in part to treat him for

> yeast. It

> > > is very

> > > > hard removing all sugars from the diet and then dealing with a

> child

> > > who

> > > > self-limits his foods. BUT, the unbelievable thing is that

> within

> > > days, maybe 3

> > > > days, he began having regular bowel movements. Solid, formed

> bowel

> > > > movements!!!!!! His bowels then became no longer peutrid

> smelling;

> > > he has not been gassy;

> > > > he no longer has that BLOATED belly and I know he feels much

> better.

> > > He has a

> > > > bowel movement on a daily basis, sometimes twice. Occasionally

> it

> > > is runny,

> > > > seemingly when he has had a sugary treat. I use to have to use

> the

> > > fleet baby

> > > > lax on him and that is a thing of the past. The only side

> effect he

> > > may have

> > > > experienced was a little belly upset. Although he is non-verbal

> I

> > > could

> > > > tell when he'd lay down on the couch or something but it did not

> > > seem to last for

> > > > long. I experienced this too but it was mild and was nothing

> that

> > > lasted for

> > > > hours or anything like that. Now he seems to be fine but you

> really

> > > have to

> > > > limit sugar intake. It is hard to do especially when you have to

> > > give him

> > > > juice to get him to take his other supplements. I still use pear

> > > juice, which is

> > > > how I get the Threelac into him.

> > > > The downside of course, like everything else is the expense.

> But it

> > > works

> > > > for him so I am more than willing to spend the $$ on it.

> > > > I just wanted to share this with all of you and maybe you can

> > > mention it to

> > > > your child's doctor to see what they say. It has helped him so

> > > tremendously

> > > > and I plan on continuing the use of it. The next battle will be

> > > getting him to

> > > > use the potty for poo-poo. He is still not potty trained, and

> could

> > > seem to

> > > > care less but I'm just so happy he's moving his bowels regularly

> > > that I'll deal

> > > > with everything else.

> > > >

> > > > Hope this helps someone.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > **************************************

> > > > See AOL's top rated

> > > > recipes

> > > (http://food.

> > > <http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004>

> > > aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

> > > >

> > >

> >

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