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Group B streptococuss...anyone had it or got it??
Hey there ladies,
I was diagnosed with Group B strep last week and its freaked me out. I'm 28+2 wks pregnant and had bleeding which is why they started to run tests on me. The bleeding has stopped and baby and me are fine now but since finding out I have strep I feel a bit lost. DOes anyone have it this early in their pregnancy and have they had a preterm baby?? I keep being told it doesn't cause a preterm baby but i've spoken to two girls who had it and they both had preterm babies. Also if you have had a baby already what was it like?? I was hoping for a natural birth but have been told i'll be induced, is this normal??
So confused:\?
I was diagnosed with Group B strep last week and its freaked me out. I'm 28+2 wks pregnant and had bleeding which is why they started to run tests on me. The bleeding has stopped and baby and me are fine now but since finding out I have strep I feel a bit lost. DOes anyone have it this early in their pregnancy and have they had a preterm baby?? I keep being told it doesn't cause a preterm baby but i've spoken to two girls who had it and they both had preterm babies. Also if you have had a baby already what was it like?? I was hoping for a natural birth but have been told i'll be induced, is this normal??
So confused:\?
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With my third, I printed off a load of info from the GBS support website, and took it to every appt. I was worried that as my labours were so quick I wouldnt get to hospital in time for the antibiotics. MW said my consultant was keen for me to be induced so they could make sure I had the a/b in my system, even if I tested negative (NHS test at 36 weeks).
Test came back negative, waters broke at 39 weeks, phoned labour ward and was told to go sraight in due to previous GBS (told them when I phoned). Contractions then stopped, and was told by doctor that I would be left 96 hours before being induced! I argued that I was worried about the risk of infection,and finally they agreed to induce me. Was not, however, given any a/b. Instead I had to stay in for 3 days again for monitoring!!
Check out the GBS support group website. Its really good and I found it very helpful. There is also a private test (which you have to pay for, it was about ??35.) They send a swab to your doctor and they swab u and send it off. Apparently the NHS test is not very reliable and can give a false negative ( a positive result is reliable tho). This, naturally, gave me something else to worry about cos kept thinking 'what if I had a false negative?!'
BTW I didnt really want to be induced, I was just worried about the risk of infection after waters breaking. I dont think there is any reason to induce you just because you have GBS. As long as they can get the a/b in (if you test + at the time) then there shouldnt be any reason for it. Sorry for the long post, but just wanted to give you as much info as poss. 'cos I know how worrying it is. If you have any other queries the GBS website is the place to look. Good luck hun x
Hate the hole drip thing. But the things you do for kids hey?
All the best to you all
Anna