Has anyone ever had this when they were pregnant? All the doctor really told me was that it was an infection the pregnant women got, and that they would give me an anti biotic when I went into labor. It kinda scares me because I just dont know what it is, how I got it, and why with my daughter (born 3 years ago) they never tested me for it even though I read that doctors have known about it since the 70's. Is this something I should be afraid of? I am 38 weeks tomorrow, is this too early to go into labor. I have been feeling (what I think) are Brackston Hicks contractions, bad stomach cramps, fatuige and nausea. Also, my doctor has my due date down as the 18th of october, but my ultra sound (done at 20 weeks) said my due date was the 11th....which should I go by? Thanks a bunch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not an expert by anyone's standards but I believe what it is, is like a strep infection in your yoni (think strep throat). They just started routine testing a couple years ago. I didn't get tested with #1 and she's 3, but I did with #2 and she 19 mo. You should maybe reserch it a little to educate yourself on the possibility of passing it on to babe (it's rare I think). Because if you opt for the antibiotics, you'll be hooked up to an IV from the moment (I believe) that you show up at the hospital which will limit your movement during labor. You can refuse, just learn about it first. I wish I could tell you more, but like I said, I am NO expert
what I was told was it was almost random whether you will have it with pregnancy- you might or might not with each. Im pretty sure you cant pass it on if you get the antibiotics but im not 100% on that. I had it too and got the IV and everything was ok
My wife had it to, everyone told us not to worry about it, we never got the opportunity to have to deal with it, Skye came into the world with a bang, and a roll
Oh, and I think that even though you tested + now, it's possible to NOT have it when you deliver. It's like a cold in your cootch, so it could go away before you deliver and the antibiotics would be for nothing.
i tested positive with my 3.5 yr old. my midwives tested @ 36 wks. and just told me i would need or they reccomended that i have the antibiotics. not sure how it came about they were never pushy about anything. anyway i never did get the antibiotics she tried twice to get the iv in but it never was started. only 5 hr labor and the moment just never came. my midwives wern't worried about this as it seemed, so i really wasn't just watched for fever and checked normal vitals over the next few days. as i normally would have done. when i took her to the ped at 2 days he seemed concerned but they always are in that way it seems. anyway everything was fine she was fine, even without any antibiotics. i've read its a common infection alot of us have it anly seems to pose a problem with delivery and apparently not all the time.
I tested GBS+ with Bella. I had antibiotics as soon as I got to the hospital. Ended up having an emergency c-section so it was pretty uneccessary. Also caused a nasty case of thrush, which is NO FUN and caused a lot of stress and pain with breastfeeding. I would suggest doing research (I didn't) and making a decision based on what you feel is best for you and your baby.
