ok, Im not an expert about C-Diff but I have some experience with it. When my son was 10 months old, our (water) well went bad and he suffered for it, more than any of us. He had C Diff and some other GI infections and he was one sick puppy. He had the same symptoms as your baby, and lost one fourth of his body weight before we successfully stopped it. He got it, of course from the bad well water. I would say that your Mother in Law also having it is more than coincidental and you should look at how she was exposed to it to find the link for your son. Water source is probably the answer here.

What did your Pediatrician say about this to you? How are they treating it??

Right now, treating it and keeping your baby  hydrated is the most important goal.  Your childs Pediatrician should be treating this aggressively--and if they arent, change immediately to a DR who takes this seriously. I had to change Pediatricians when my son was not getting any better and it made a huge difference to how fast he healed.

Im trying to remember exactly how my son was treated (long time ago). He was put on an antibiotic AFTER a culture and sensitivity showed exactly which med would work on it. He was also put on a bland diet (bananas, rice, applesauce--and yogurt too I think).  His DR was an angel..from England and she reminded me of Mary Poppins lol. She told me to cook for him as healthy as possible then put it through a blender for him. With her treatment, he started getting better and gaining weight immediately.

Again, this should be treated aggressively, babies can loose fluids and nutrition too quickly and threaten their well being. If the baby refuses all fluids for more than a few hours, I would call your Pediatrician and take the baby to the ER. I will keep your little one in my prayers.

I hope this helps!
Many hugs
Ramona

Ramona, if you can believe it the doctor called on Friday to tell my daughter c-diff test came back positive and we were both shocked because she has never had antibiotics. I have been reading up on it and it seems as though c-diff is no longer associated with antibiotic use only. There is even a new strain reported by the CDC in 2004 and they say the new starin has become more restistant to treatment and is more aggressive. Scarey! But she is better now. Praise the Lord, lots of prayers and probiotics and yogurt. She did not require antibiotics which the doctor was happy about. I have been reading the only way to kill c-diff is with bleach and that it produces spores that can live on surfaced for months. She had diarrhea all over her floor in her room and of course we cleaned it good but not with bleach. I worried about re-infecting. They say c-diff can be really be hard to get rid of because it keeps coming back in up to 20% of patients. In the mean time everyone seems to be doing okay, my husband had about 2 days of stomach pains and nasea and thats it.
Melissa

Yes Susan this is the probiotic strain I found out about online to help with c-diff and I called my local health food store and they have saccharomyces boulardii by Jarrow Formulas and it is like half the price of Florastor. Thanks you!
Melissa