How do you know if it is a sterile baby?
1413456
honestly, i didn't know, but i have been brewing for over two months now and have made over fifty bottles of kombucha; i also have four separate gallon jars for my scobys and not one problem of mold, mildew or fungus. I had to give some babies away and am hoping soon someone will take my new ones, i took a leap, and am glad i did it.
1413457
I followed directions and used the scoby to make kombucha and nothing happened it did not work :(
1413458
If something is sterile it has been treated, usually boiled, to kill microbes etc. One of the points of enjoying foods like Kombucha, Kimchi, Yogurt, Kefir, even Blue Cheese is that these are live foods. Kombucha is covered with cheese cloth while fermenting; the yeast and other airborne microbes pass right through. The Scoby provides the starter medium for the organisms that eat the sugar during fermentation. Consuming foods like these help restore the balance of our natural intestinal flora which do the actual job of breaking down the nutritional elements in foods making them available to pass through the intestinal wall into the circulatory system. It's thought that many of our foods exposed to pesticides-herbicides, raised with antibiotics, treated with preservatives act as biome disrupters. So, no the Scoby is probably not sterile; but like the agar in a petri dish it provides the growing medium for the beneficial flora we want to consume. I haven't read anything where someone has actually cultured and tried to identify what's in Kombucha. That would be interesting. Any microbiologists out there? I have read that just one of the species we support-bifidobacillus-can be between 10 to the 9th and 10 to the 12th individuals per linear inch of gut. So there's alot of happy little bugs in there. Enjoy!
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I received mine in a rip lock bag, which is not sterile, and worked very well. I have been doing it now for several months, gave lots a baby Kombucha away.I also transfer the new once in a ziplock bag with some liquid and give them away.
2259823
For fertility? You check the ph of cervical mucus during ovulation. As the ph of the vagina doesn't change much and doesn't effect fertility.
1514982
I would get a blood test from your doctor or try with a diff type of preg test. Good luck
2176486
Has it stayed pink? When I had my faulse positives the line went from pink for about a minute then to just a white line. Maybe my tests were defective. But even if its faint chances are you are pregnant. Congrats :)
245803
Mine was not marked "sterile," so I boiled all the parts the user guide indicated I should. I would absolutely buy extra valves, tubing, and plastic diaphragms for the pump, as it won't work at all if something goes wrong with the ones you have (I.e. they are punctured somehow or get a small tear). That being said, I've been using the original set that came with my pump since I bought it (7 months ago) without problems, so the advice is just a precaution.
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The spongey part is what soaks up the urine. It is only positive if a you see a faint or dark purple line parallel & close to the control line. I wish I could attach photos of my positive tests to show you what a positive test looks like. It sounds like you have a negative test. When you get a positive one you'll know. Continue to test until you see a distinct line or you get your period. I was testing once a day (first urination of the day is always best) for a good 5 days before I saw a line. If you are tired & have tender breasts then definitely keep testing. When in doubt buy a digital test. The spongey part is what soaks up the urine. It is only positive if a you see a faint or dark purple line parallel & close to the control line. I wish I could attach photos of my positive tests to show you what a positive test looks like. It sounds like you have a negative test. When you get a positive one you'll know. Continue to test until you see a distinct line or you get your period. I was testing once a day (first urination of the day is always best) for a good 5 days before I saw a line. If you are tired & have tender breasts then definitely keep testing. When in doubt buy a digital... » Read More The spongey part is what soaks up the urine. It is only positive if a you see a faint or dark purple line parallel & close to the control line. I wish I could attach photos of my positive tests to show you what a positive test looks like. It sounds like you have a negative test. When you get a positive one you'll know. Continue to test until you see a distinct line or you get your period. I was testing once a day (first urination of the day is always best) for a good 5 days before I saw a line. If you are tired & have tender breasts then definitely keep testing. When in doubt buy a digital test. « Show Less
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You should be able to but I would check with your doctor or the baby's pediatrician.
768203
No, it is just to check purity or cleanliness level. It doesn't tell anything else.
835804
I don't know yet, cause the baby isn't born yet. I think you can wash it with the water, it will dry quick.
2176485
For pregnancy test, even a faint second line is positive. For ovulation tests, the line must match the control line. Congratulations!
991345
I was told just to run the tube in the water that is left in the morning and it will keep it sterile or you can add more water before the sterilization, and then after it runs and sits it is ready for the night..it does save some on your water usage this way
432298
If it is "sterile", does this mean that the active bacteria is no longer alive? Manuka honey is not supposed to be heated, correct?
1586099
I'm not sure but before I gave it to my daughter I washed it and tasted it for myself. Doesn't seem like a harmful finish. I wasn't concerned about giving to my baby.
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The control line ("C") should always be there, that's how you know the test is valid. If there is no control line at all then the test is invalid and you should take another. A line in both the control spot and test spot ("T") means you're pregnant. After how long did the test line appear? I haven't heard of it disappearing before so I'd take another test to be on the safe side. If a line appears in the test spot after 10 minutes, then it may be an evaporation line and does not mean you're pregnant (a test is invalid after 10 minutes because of this).
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Everyday regular use. If you're after sterile, you probably need to look elsewhere - you can clean this (and keep it clean) quite easily
124442
Thank you for the advise. I went ahead and ordered it out of our medical fund. But I will definalty look into the babies can't wait for the rest of our modifications.
605581
Hey! I'm not too sure, you can check wid ur Ob gyn though. but as far as my guess goes, there shouldn't be ny problem since ur using it on ur face, but I wudn't let my baby lick it from my face by any chance.