I just remembered I'm GBS+ from my last pregnancies and so they just automatically will give me the antibiotics this time. I know its admin. through IV. How will this affect my Natural Birth plan? I'm thinking as soon as they admin. it, I can just remove the IV right?
Re: Q: GBS+ and Natural Birth?
I had read something like that yesterday. I will ask her about that tomorrow. Thanks!
Why wouldn't your OB check again? I know plenty of people who were + with baby #1 and not with other babies.
As far as having a natural birth I know my hospital requires you have a heplock regardless. They have to have immediate IV access in case f an emergency.
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You'll be able to have a hep lock, but I know my hospital won't remove the IV entirely once it is in. I'm not thrilled about it, but there is nothing I can do to change it (I've tried discussions with my midwife and gotten nowhere), so I'm trying to just accept it and let it go.
A lot of people tell me it is no big deal, but I've done the unmedicated birth thing once already, and I've had hep-locks before in other situations. I am sure the hep-lock will not be comfortable and will be in the way when I am trying to find comfortable positions to labor in. (Yes, I can move freely. But I won't be able to put weight on my wrists to labor on all-fours, or to push my hands into DH's hips during contractions, for example.) I'm not at all convinced that it won't be in my way. Best I can do is try to ignore it, I guess.