Was told more bad news today

Bunnyfer

So today I found out I am GBS positive. Was not thrilled with this and have some worry as my cousin had GBS meningitis when he was . I was also told I am chronic hypertensive so I am getting weekly nst scans. Overall not a good visit

janneann1127

I'm sorry. I got the GBS positive news today too. Kinda blows but I'm trying to take it n stride. Most babies are born fine, and most likely ours will be too.

WheeLinTheSky3

sorry about the news but I was GBS positive with DS and he is a perfectly healthy 2 year old and I am GBS positive again with this LO.

fritz799

FWIW, there's apparently a high false-positive rate for this test--at least, that's what I was told by my doula.  I'm still waiting on my results, but if they come back positive, she advised asking for a retest and having sex the night before.  For some reason, they think it cancels out the false positive possibility (but won't mask a true positive).  

I realize how this sounds...but I swear I'm not making it up.

Millie1984

Sorry you didn't get great news today.  T&Ps.

henderson1026

sorry about the bad news   I'm the same boat with the chronic hypertension/NSTs

Emeraldeyed315

I'm sorry:(

Missuskeekers

I got that news last week. I am still stressing.

Missuskeekers

I got that news last week. I am still stressing.

EmR22

Sorry you got so much yucky news. Hang in there.

mommabmb

Try not to panic... Lots of healthy babies are born to GBS pos moms! My boss' wife has 7 kids and was pos

JBrooks315

I'm sorry. FWIW, my OB said that it really isn't much of a big deal, they just give you some antibiotics during delivery. She also said the risks of infection is pretty low.

carlieanddanwedding

So sorry about the crummy visit. I just got the GBS positive news today, too; I've had a totally normal/healthy pregnancy up until this point and had just assumed the test would be negative, so it was a bit of a shock! My OB made it sound like NBD though, so hopefully it won't be for any of us GBS+ ladies!

CaliforniaDream87

I'm sorry. Hang in there it's almost over!

AmeliaKris

I'm sorry.. hang in there.

nurseclare9

I know it's another stressor to have antibiotics in labor and worry about it, but babies born to gbs positive moms who don't have antibiotics have like a 2% chance of getting an infection and 30% of women are gbs pos. I would too worry too much! Good luck

sfeebs13

Sorry you had a rough day. It shouldn't be too big of a deal. Hang tight a bit longer!

ericamdorr

GBS+ shouldn't be a big deal and from what I read and what all the OB's at my practice say it isn't. They just administer antibiotics while you are in labor. Usually 4 hours prior to delivery or every 4 hours up until delivery. I tested positive early on due to a UTI. It is a very common strep.