Is it possible at all to use the tub if I'm GBS+? I had to be hooked up to IV antibiotics with my daughter, and I'm fairly certain I will be again. What I'm wondering is, if I only need the IV for 4 hours, can I just take it off after that and then get into the tub? Is it mandatory to have the IV in the entire time?
I'm worried that because I'm GBS+, I'll have no choice but to remain hooked up to the IV the entire time, which will then lead to being stuck in bed, lots of fetal monitoring, epi (because I'll be so darn uncomfortable stuck in the bed the whole time) and episiotomoy just like last time.
I would like to be more mobile this time and I really want to labor in water as well. I'm gettting nervous that this isn't going to be possible now.
Re: Want to labor in water, but GBS+
Why would that be a problem?
My water was broken for my entire 40 hour labor and I spent more than 50 percent in the tub.
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What others have said. I know moms who have had water births and were GBS+. Antibiotics usually are in your system for a while, so as long as you get started on them before you go into labor there really shouldn't be an issue.
I would honestly tell my doctor, if I were you, no IV's! You will take pill medication, which also will help. IV's can disrupt your hormones while laboring due to the saline diluting them down.
I agree. It shouldn't be a problem if your water is broken.