Baby with Lyme?

I am new to this forum and have some questions for myself and my baby. I have been sick since 4/21/12 without much improvement. I started with a sore throat that went into laryngitis for a week. Had a low grade fever, as well. Within a few days, started having pins and needles, numbness, burning sensations, muscle twitching, etc in extremities. Have also had chronic diarrhea, heart palps at night, night sweats, heel pain, joint, muscle and bone pain. Have been tested for everything under the sun. Everything has come back normal except I had a general elevated ANA (all further ANA tests came back negative for autoimmune diseases). I also had two non specific white matter lesions on my brain. No lesions on my spine or neck and neuro dr does not think MS is likely at this point. Just was tested for IGM and IGG mycoplasma (chlamydia pneu and mycoplasma). Both IGM levels came back normal, but IGG levels were very elevated. Also have a MTHFR abnormal test. Not really sure what to make of all this yet and have not talked further with dr. I am waiting for Lyme test from Igenex. I do not have appt with LLMD, but wondering if I should set one up before I get my results, which should come in the next few weeks.

Questions:
1. Did anyone with chronic lyme have high ANA and/or high IGG mycoplasma?

2. Can anyone explain the MTHFR test?

3. BIG CONCERN::: I have been nursing my 6 month old until this last week when I got back the high IGG levels and Lyme became a high consideration. I can not find anywhere online the symptoms that present in a baby less than 1 year for chronic lyme. What do I look for in my infant and how can I tell if she has Lyme or a co-infection of Lyme? Has anyone passed lyme to their baby through breastfeeding? In the last month, my baby went from having a poop every day to now pooping every 5 to 10 days. Talked to pediatrician about it and he said that is fine, but still concerned. She also has had some mucus in her stool (sorry if TMI). She seems a little irritable this last week, but not sure if I am just overly worried now. No fever or rash. Don't think she is teething. She is also eating solid baby food in the last 2 months in addition to milk (not my milk as of the last week). WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR IF I SUSPECT SHE HAS LYME? WHAT TREATMENT DO YOU START FOR BABY IF LYME IS SUSPECTED? DO YOU WAIT FOR IGENEX TEST OR START TREATMENT BEFORE GETTING RESULTS?????

Extremely concerned for myself but more importantly for my baby! Help!!!!

Thank you!

I'm so sorry that you even have this concern! I do hope that we can help you!

A place to start; Here is a pdf that you can down load that explains the symptoms that an infant would show if they were infected:
www.lymepa.org/Corson_2004_0424_Slides_Handouts.pdf

We should all be pooping every single day - that's one of the body's major ways to get rid of the toxins we take in every day from the air we breath to the food and drinks we take in, same for babies. Every 5 - 10 days is not good. Please either speak with your Pediatrician again about this, or find another one.

As for the breast feeding, please consider stopping and using either formula or goat's milk until you know for sure if you have a tick-borne infection(s). Lyme Disease is documented as being able to be passed through breast milk.

MTHFR is explained in great detail on Dr. Jones' website. Lots of people with chronic Lyme have issues with this, and if you do, then you will need to pay special attention to detoxing. Please read through our 'New to Lyme? Start Here!" thread if you haven't already to find a great post about detoxing when you have a tick-borne infection.

Hang in there,
Trav