GM, and JOhn,

Today i visited my midwife`and recieved some bad news. My beta strep(group b strep) test came out positive, which means , according to her, that i will need to be on antibiotics during labor. At the very LEAST, during labor, for any hope for home birth, they recommend for 2 weeks prior to labor. They say that ample antibiotics must be present in newborns urine in order to protect from having to DIRECTLY treat the baby with antibiotics.

Whats more, the doctor she works with has said "no" to my giving birth at home and this is because of a previous cesearean.

(In my state midwives are required by law to work in conjunction w/ an ob-gyn. In reality, they have the final the say in how women birth, they are able to govern their choices if they want to have an assisted birth where the midwife doesn't get in deep trouble) My midwife is the ONLY one that will even attend a homebirth

Midwife says that she knows i would be fine to give birth at home and was surprised that he said "no" because of how well my baby is positioned and how low baby is. She has all confidence in me birthing at home .

I have not taken calc yet, because i did not know if there was something else i should do instead. I feel alot of fear about going to the hospital, I know that i have no power or controll there, this is a very conservative state where natural birthers are met with "You need to see a psychiatrist!!"

Once you sign in they can do what they will, and i would be in a very vulnerable state, unable to controll things.( I experienced this before) Plus there is no privacy. I would have no controll of who came in to the room, and when. They have to keep to their protocol, maybe even having residents come in to learn a bit about birth through watching ME

I want to avoid taking antibiotics. I realize that the group b strep is always present in my body, and they tell me a possible danger to my baby, but i can't separate what is authentic, and what is hysteria (trying to avoid lawsuits)

Obviously i don't want my baby in danger, does anyone have more info on this issue? My midwife has a friend whose child is mentally retarded due to getting sick from this pathogen. This is why she always gives antibiotics in these cases (40% of all women)

She was going to give me pulsatilla 200c, and based on how she observed me, reccomended that i take it now . I have it but wanted to wait until i consulted the proffesionals on this BB.

I desire to be taken care of (HELPLESS) and have been unable to stop crying. I want consolation, but push it away at the same time. I was sad, overwhelmed and helpless feeling, and now i'm beginning to feel angry.
I don't desire to talk about it .

I have also been having nasal congestion, in the sinuses, and ears have been stopped up. not running, but thick and stopped up.

I want sweets but have bad reaction to them...dizzy feeling, slight nausea and weak feeling, no extra appetite.
Vaginal discharge has been slightly irritating and itchy.
Indecisiveness and impatience still there.

This has really thrown me.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

K stClaire

YOU ARE SHOWING UP CLEAR SEPIA SYMPTOMES, TAKE ONE DOSE 200C, WAIT SOME DAYS, 5-7 , AND THEN TAKE PULSATILLA.

GM,

I had th sepia200c and mentally feel a bit stronger since. Feel like talking and being around people again (who are close)

But the heartburn is back at night, usually waking me anywhere between 2am and 4am and unable to sleep until sit up for a while. Also i took dried tangerine peel, which is a digestive aid, it helped .

Last night i felt slightly nauseas and the constant urge to have BM, which i was able to do a little bit each time.

Appetite is low again in evening, though it is okay during day (low in morning also)

I want to take a dose of nux again because it helped so much. Has sepia antidoted nux?

Also, regarding the group B strep, and antibiotics, what are your thoughts on this?
Could i have prevention through nosode? How to protect the baby from onslaught of medication?

Fear has been now introduced to me regarding the babys health, though i am determined to refuse hospitalization unless it really becomes neccesary .

If anyone has any info on this issue , please post or email me,


THANK YOU<

K stClaire

is tangerine a citrus product? if, it has antidoted Sepia, avoid all acids as they antidote, and take One dose Sepia c200, diluted, one pill, in a 100ml bottle, water/alchaholmix, sucuss it five times,(hit against a book), take one tablespoon of that, into a glass of water, stir vigourously, then take in one tablespoon. If needed this can be done each day, untill a clear agg or amel comes. Nux i dont feel for using, as it potentises up reactions of sepia, and it can give you more troubles than you/i like.

PS, you can also use this metod if the dru sepia dose have given aggravations, so try it.
If Sepia is your remedy, and it seems so, ther is no need to worry about the healt of your baby, even if antibi is given, btu it may be needed with some cleansing after ard, and a supplement of intestial bacterias.

GM,

I have taken your advice w/ the sepia, I just hope I've done it right. JohnStanton had me try that a while back, but the remedy was diluted in mostly alcohol, a little water. I used that solution and banged it agaist a book, hard 5 times and then stirred vigerously in water. Did it two nights in a row, and i seem to be stable.

Do i still take the pulsatilla on Monday (that would be 7 days from the 1st dose of sepia)??

I even experienced a whole day of being patient and well balanced (imagine that)
Still have moodiness though, but i think it is situational. Can i take the sepia diluted again if i slip back totally into the same state as before? would it cause a proving to repeat it?
I thought i understood you to say that it would help calm down severe aggravation if it should occur (if it is appropriate for me)

Would i need to go to a higher potency of sepia?

Thanks in advance,
K stClaire

Dont think you need more Sepia now, just wait 7 days, then go to Pulsatilla, its a follower, and will continue good work.
Waiting 7 days, is to confirm that nothing comes inbetween.

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