November 2015 Moms

Uh oh....

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  • MW let me swab myself. That was fun. Kinda hard to find anything down there with this belly of mine.

    How?!?!?!? TMI, but I can't even see to wipe or shave! You're brave for even attempting this.
  • kmkrushi said:

    MW let me swab myself. That was fun. Kinda hard to find anything down there with this belly of mine.

    How?!?!?!? TMI, but I can't even see to wipe or shave! You're brave for even attempting this.
    My MW had me do mine to. The swab was a loooong stick...... It was all by feel
  • Cook3133 said:

    kmkrushi said:

    MW let me swab myself. That was fun. Kinda hard to find anything down there with this belly of mine.

    How?!?!?!? TMI, but I can't even see to wipe or shave! You're brave for even attempting this.
    My MW had me do mine to. The swab was a loooong stick...... It was all by feel
    I did my own swab for the GBS test as well, and btw TMI but I had to do one hole first, then the other, on the SAME swab!!! That was a new one to me.
  • kmkrushi said:

    MW let me swab myself. That was fun. Kinda hard to find anything down there with this belly of mine.

    How?!?!?!? TMI, but I can't even see to wipe or shave! You're brave for even attempting this.
    EXACTLY! It was a difficult process. Not even sure I swabbed the right area.

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  • I forgot about the asshole part. 
    My OB warned me he's going to swab me on Monday, I have t-minus 5/6 days to mentally prepare for that one. 
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    Wait. What?! What do they swab?
  • I forgot about the asshole part. 
    My OB warned me he's going to swab me on Monday, I have t-minus 5/6 days to mentally prepare for that one. 
    image

    Wait. What?! What do they swab?
    I had mine a few weeks ago, and yes, I still feel violated. I had two separate swab sticks and my doctor did it for me.
  • I forgot about the asshole part. 
    My OB warned me he's going to swab me on Monday, I have t-minus 5/6 days to mentally prepare for that one. 
    image

    Wait. What?! What do they swab?
    They only swapped my vagina, no anal swab for me thank god
  • tayzav said:

    I forgot about the asshole part. 
    My OB warned me he's going to swab me on Monday, I have t-minus 5/6 days to mentally prepare for that one. 
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    Wait. What?! What do they swab?
    I had mine a few weeks ago, and yes, I still feel violated. I had two separate swab sticks and my doctor did it for me.

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  • I didn't have to probe my ass, just wipe around it.... Good gosh that would not have been fun to do myself!!
  • Mine was just a vaginal swab! So glad I didn't get both done :-O
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  • What appointment do they do the swab at?? I have my 36 week appointment today, but I haven't been told to prepare myself so idk if I'm getting it today or not.
  • My GBS swab is on Thursday. I'm now terrified. Will they or will they not violate my #2 hole?
    Me: 28, DH: 40
    Married 9/28/13
    DS born 11/12/15
    EDD 8/13/18
  • rachswi said:
    What appointment do they do the swab at?? I have my 36 week appointment today, but I haven't been told to prepare myself so idk if I'm getting it today or not.
    Mine was at the 36 week appointment. Thankfully I was warned.
  • hacharles said:
    rachswi said:
    What appointment do they do the swab at?? I have my 36 week appointment today, but I haven't been told to prepare myself so idk if I'm getting it today or not.
    Mine was at the 36 week appointment. Thankfully I was warned.
    Well, shoot. Guess I better start mentally preparing myself.
  • rachswi said:

    What appointment do they do the swab at?? I have my 36 week appointment today, but I haven't been told to prepare myself so idk if I'm getting it today or not.

    Prepare ye self! Mine is tomorrow but they didn't say one or both, just that they test for it at 36 weeks. Nice way to start the day. Crossing my fingers it's only the one swab!
  • rachswi said:
    What appointment do they do the swab at?? I have my 36 week appointment today, but I haven't been told to prepare myself so idk if I'm getting it today or not.
    I had my swab done at 36 weeks. fyi it was just an outside type of swab. They don't actually check inside your butthole!
  • I definitely got both swabbed!!! Ahh. And my dr used the correct terminology to tell me what she was going to do.... And I'm so immature I kinda giggled.... If my husband was there I totally would have lost it. Hahahha. Definitely left feeling violated
  • My GBS swab is on Thursday. I'm now terrified. Will they or will they not violate my #2 hole?
    It varies but usually they just swab the exterior. No entry. 

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  • hacharles said:


    rachswi said:

    What appointment do they do the swab at?? I have my 36 week appointment today, but I haven't been told to prepare myself so idk if I'm getting it today or not.

    Mine was at the 36 week appointment. Thankfully I was warned.


    I didn't have it done last time because I went into labor before my 36 week appointment. I'd totally forgotten about all of this! But because they didn't I think I had to do iv antibiotics?
  • I'm so thankful for you ladies. For some reason when the nurse told me that they would be doing this test I envisioned them swabbing my mouth... Not the bagina or my rear... I guess I should have done more research...
  • My midwife gave me over a month to mentally prepare. At my 30 week appt I was told I'd have a GBS test at the 36. Two more to go...
  • modanz1 said:

    I had both swabbed and honestly I would have had no idea she even went to the #2 hole if I hadn't read it online before hand & asked her if she was going to.  It was so quick.  Do not freak out about this,  I bet some of you got it swabbed and didn't even realize.  It really was not a big deal at all!!   The cervical checks are far more invasive and weird.  And yes, it's just around the outside, they do not insert anything in your butt.

    Same here, if I hadn't known, I would not have noticed what she was swabbing...
  • See, I didn't find the swab to be bad at all. The nurse at the beginning of the appointment was all "I'm sorry, it's not going to be pleasant" and briefly explained it and got me a bit nervous about it. Then my OB did it and it was so quick and noninvasive. I've dealt with a heck of a lot worse this pregnancy than having my baby door and butthole swabbed.
  • kmd91 said:
    See, I didn't find the swab to be bad at all. The nurse at the beginning of the appointment was all "I'm sorry, it's not going to be pleasant" and briefly explained it and got me a bit nervous about it. Then my OB did it and it was so quick and noninvasive. I've dealt with a heck of a lot worse this pregnancy than having my baby door and butthole swabbed.
    Totally agree that it wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be based on my OBs description. Though being told beforehand was nice. No one likes to be caught off guard like that :)
  • tayzavtayzav member
    edited October 2015
    I knew it was coming because I read up on it prior to my apt., and my doctor told me she was going to swab me, I knew what to expect, but I think it just caught me off guard a bit since there was no warning. It didn't hurt but I still left feeling violated.
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