(healthy, happy baby ment)Re: UTI while TTC question (m/c mentioned)

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> > Hi ladies,
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> > I am currently TTC, and I have a bladder infection! I'm on cycle day
> > 7, with 5 days of the antibiotic left to go which means I'll be BDing
> > while still taking this medication and possibly (hopefully!?)
> > conceiving with the drug still in my system.
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> > My regular OB/GYN is out of town and I haven't been able to get to
> > talk to another doctor with my question about safety of this drug.
> > Everything I've read says that it is okay during pregnancy except for
> > late term, but I can't find any info about whether it is okay to take
> > while trying to conceive.  I used to get UTIs all the time and had
> > this standing prescription from my doctor who prescribed it when I
> > went on my honeymoon.  I didn't even think about whether or not it was
> > safe to take while TTC when I was doubled over in pain a couple of
> > nights ago and cracked open the bottle.
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> > I'm 39, and have already had one early miscarriage in my attempt to
> > get pregnant.  I am hoping I don't have to sit out this month due to
> > this medication.  I'm going to leave another message with the doctor's
> > service tomorrow, but any info from you ladies in the know would be
> > greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Laurie
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> Hi Laurie,
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> I got pregnant while not knowing I had UTI (actually it was asymptomatic
> bacteriuria - no symptoms of UTI, but bacteria (Proteus mirabilis and
> Escherichia coli) present in the urine culture sample). My ob/gyn put me
on
> cefalexinum during the pregnancy several times in order to get rid of the
> bacteria. Drinking a lot of water, orange juice, so called "urology tea",
> taking dried cranberries, etc. helped - eventually the urine was sterile.
> But, now Erin (my daughter, 5 weeks old) has the same bacteria I had
during
> pregnancy (Proteus mirabilis, quantity 10/4) and her paediatrician put her
> on the same antibiotic I was taking during pregnancy - apparently she got
th
> e bacteria while passing through the birth canal.
> The good news is that otherwise she is a healthy and happy child - so the
> antibiotic I had to take during pregnancy did not affect her in any way.
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> Personally, if I knew I had UTI when I did, I'd sit out for the period
until
> I get the results of sterile urine culture (I felt so guilty when I found
> out she has the asymptomatic bacteriuria, even though I did all I could to
> get rid of the bacteria!). But that's just me.
>
> Best wishes,
> Elly
> Mom to Erin - 5w1d old today!
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