Lyme ..... Me and baby

[nervousmummytobe]

Hi guys
I have not used this forum much to post but its a great source for me and I always look on it
Anyway
I ha an undiagnosed Lyme during my pregnancy .. I got bitten early in pregnancy and got diagnosed late pregnancy ... In the end I had 10 weeks of amoxicillin

Anyway my baby boy seems healthy as is really a happy chappy . I always worry about Lyme and if it transmitted to him.

Somedays I live in denial and then it hits me he might have it.

I had the placenta tested via pcr which was negative and cord pcr negative but who knows how accurate this is.

Anyway how do I stop worrying ? My understanding is even of he has it I wouldn't treat him until or if symptoms show .

Has anyone ha a child that hasn't had Lyme even f you had it during pregnancy ...

Basically I keep pending on the what ifs and I'm going a bit crazy

[leilajax]

Precisely, what my LLMD said to me "we will only treat your children who may have been born with Lyme if they start presenting symptoms".  There's enough guilt/worry involved with motherhood that adding this to the list can feel all too overwhelming.  Enjoy your new baby and fend off the worry and what if's.  I know it's hard as I'm a new mommy, too, so I'm right there with you.  

[JackieCalifornia]

Hello, good to hear from you!

It's good the tests were done on cord blood etc -- others here know more about how all that fits together, but negative results are definitely good news.