Testing after having a baby

Quick background: I was diagnosed with Lyme in 2009 and it was estimated I'd had it since 2006.  I had a baby in 2007 - the pregnancy was TERRIBLE - lots of Lyme symptoms that I chalked up to the pregnancy - but my son is now 4 and is a symptom free, healthy kid.  I did 6 months of oral abx in 2009, then another 8 months in 2010 - along with lots of naturopathic treatments as well.  I was on a break from treatment in December and got pregnant.  I've been feeling better than ever since I got pregnant - most days my symptoms are really less noticable than they have been in years.  I still am concerned about the bacteria crossing the placenta though as it seems to be a completely unknown issue.

I am wondering if anyone has done any testing after having a baby - my naturopath said she thought that Igenix could test the placenta to see there is any bacteria present. 

I had a baby 3 years ago - my pregnancy was terrible too but not sure it was lyme related. I had my baby tested at birth (you can actually test the core blood), but I had her tested at birth in the hospital, again at her 6 month check-up and again at 1 year. She is a perfectly healthy 3 year old and I am not pregnant with my 2nd. I am having a horrible time this time around too, but plan to have the baby tested again at birth. I am sure he/she will be just fine, but it's good for peace of mind.

I have a great llmd that will follow me through pregnancy, but other than taking amoxicillin there isn't much you can do. I was told in my last pregnancy that the risk of passing it along is very small. I was told this by 3 doctors' including a high risk specialist that I was under care of too.

Pregnancy can actually make your lyme symptoms go away. I felt great after giving birth to my daughter. My symptoms started to return about 10 months after, but I am looking forward to feeling great again in about 8 more months...ugh!

Congrats on your pregnancy as well. And just ask your dr to either test the core blood or have your baby tested at birth. I also only did the western blot test. I also tested myself at her 6 month check-up and it was completely negative. I think it has a lot to do with hormones. For whatever reason those pregnancy hormones make the lyme dormant for a period of time .