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poppylove 
lioness mom, hope that clears things up for you. havent heard of the clay.
definitely upping the intake of probiotics, live cultures, fermented foods around here.
probiotics 3-4 times a day
vit c 3-4 times a day
if that doesn't work then I will begin an olive leaf extract.
my backup ob told me that she likes the hibiclense but had no problem with what the midwife wanted to do. i also read that a waterbirth reduces risk of transmission. i found one article that had some numbers on it saying that out of 4,962 water births in their clinic, only one baby got sick. so i am doing that too. i have rinsed with hibiclense twice already. that is supposed to get rid of it or bring down the load. i plan to use a probiotic suppository tonight to replace the bacteria with good stuff. the clay was supposed to rebalance the gut. i already drink loads of vit c.
i have heard of olive leaf extract as well.
i am thinking the idea is to do what you can to reduce the gbs in the vagina and replace it with good stuff. supporting the immune system help to do it faster. everything i read says that abx during labor does reduce transmission but does not reduce the rate of illness and in fact causes the illness that happens to be resistant to abx bc of the exposure before.
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