Chewy Choc Chip cookies and BV

Ok: Firstly, be warned... This could be slightly TMI for some...

I have two questions, the first being:

Does anyone have a yummy recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies? Like, Ma Higgins style? Mmmmm, I found one really tasty one that were DEVINE... But now I can't find the friggin' recipe Not cool.

My second question (and this is the curly one):

Has anyone ever had Bacterial Vaginosis? Kinda like thrush, but not quite? I have it and I have the 3rd stage (Gardnerella) which is more or less the worst case scenario.

It was picked up when as tested for Strep. B whilst still pregnant but I wasn't treated as it wasn't an issue... But I'm thinking that it's an issue now as I'm itchy as a mofo and it's driving me friggin' crazy! I'll be walking along and will be attacked by an urge to itch or something so end up doing some funky little dance thing to move the seam of my pants in a more 'desirable' position.

It's really starting to drive me nuts and I feel disgusting. It smells bloody horrible and I'm worried others can smell it too, it's grey-ish in colour and feels like I've wet myself half the time cos there's so much discharge (see, told you it was a curly one) I change panty liners at LEAST 5 times in the day and have even resorted to changing underwear completely. I shower every day, if not twice a day, I don't wear thongs or tight pants in order to try make things more comfortable for my poor fandango, but NOTHING seems to be helping.

I don't want to go on the prescribed treatment as it means not breastfeeding for 48 hours, and my supply drops REALLY fast and I don't have a pump to keep things going

So if anyone has suffered this, can you please shed some light as to whether there's any other options for me? Preferrably natural alternatives.

Thanks in advance and I apologise if I made any of you throw up in your mouths a little

Edit for spelling and grammatical errors



Edited by Serenity

I'm sorry but I had to laught at your description! You always know how to word things so well chick! (ok I'll be serious now!)

Are there any OB members that could lend you a pump? I'd send mine up to you if I didn't sell it last week! So sorry you're having to deal with this

foxxy_one wrote: emz- you cant really lend pumps:( sorry to hear about this.. i dont think you can get rid of it without treatment:(

Yep you CAN lend pumps.....Breast milk is sterile. As long as it is washed correctly and left in the sun to dry in bits or put thru the dishwasher, its fine... I run a BF support group and we lend/hire as do the hospital and plunket! Sorry, not meant to sound rude, either, I just like clearing up common BF misconceptions!

I have a pump in parts here if you want to borrow one, I need to check if its all together or not, as I know I did break a bit... Youare welcome to borrow it if you like.



Edited by fattartsrock

BTW - nice combination of topics lol, not sure you'd ever find choc chip cookies and BV in the same place anywhere else

Hey Serenity,

Have you tried natural garlic capsules for the BV?
I had it a few years ago, it kept recurring after the medication finished so my dr suggested trying garlic because of its natural antibacterial properties.
Use the 1000mg oil capsules and poke a hole in 2 of them with a needle or pin then insert them vaginally. Night time is best because they get more of a chance to work before gravity does it's thing. (Put a pantyliner on though to save your knickers!)
You might want to get your partner checked out too, as it turned out for me that we'd been reinfecting each other The garlic worked for me though, after about 3 days I was symptom free.

Maya wrote: BTW - nice combination of topics lol, not sure you'd ever find choc chip cookies and BV in the same place anywhere else

LOL I was thinking exactly the same thing! And yes Serenity I was laughing at your lovely descriptions Sorry no help but just have to say I love your sense of humour!!

Really!? That'd be fantastic! If you PM your bank a/c details I can transfer some money through to you? Just name a price

The one I was borrowing got taken back My supply has gone downhill in a big way since then.

Would probiotics work in order to restore the flora and forna as well? Will have to go to the health shop today methinks... I'm going nuts!

Serenity I had recurrent BV when I had an IUD and unfortunately the only thing that cleared it up was the antibiotics - and having the IUD removed (disappeared and never came back from that day). I did heaps of research on alternate options and nothing else worked apart from the prescription meds.

It's a horrible thing to have to put up with. I would definitely borrow the pump and bite the bullet so to speak. Hopefully it won't come back after that.

fattartsrock wrote: foxxy_one wrote: emz- you cant really lend pumps:( sorry to hear about this.. i dont think you can get rid of it without treatment:( Yep you CAN lend pumps.....Breast milk is sterile. As long as it is washed correctly and left in the sun to dry in bits or put thru the dishwasher, its fine... I run a BF support group and we lend/hire as do the hospital and plunket! Sorry, not meant to sound rude, either, I just like clearing up common BF misconceptions! I have a pump in parts here if you want to borrow one, I need to check if its all together or not, as I know I did break a bit... Youare welcome to borrow it if you like.

i just saw this..sorry :( i just got told by three docs all the people at the hospital and my mw not to...but having said that they were wrong about other things so im not surprised..sorry:)

Yep my pump's a TM special as well