So my test came back positive for Step B. The doc went over the basics with me and I have been reading up on it but is there anything I should know that no one told you at first? I am hoping everything goes smoothly but just curious of others experiences.
Re: What do you know about Strep B?
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Then when I was in the hospital, the results of my new test weren't back yet (or maybe they never asked... I was a home birth transfer, and they were pretty shitty to me when I was admitted)... and they gave me the antibiotics anyway.
Moral: make sure your results are current. I think this is only a problem if you go way over your due date.
This. AND how long you will be on antibiotic all depends on the kind you are given. Most penicillin antibiotics take 4hrs while others (if your allergic) can take 8hrs. Like others stated if you have your baby before the antibiotics are done you will more than likely be held another day. Also as with any IV fluid swelling may occur. The reason for the burning can vary. Most of the time it will be from needle placement, the flow of the IV or the tubing.
Oh! Another thing to know is that Strep B can come and go. Not just by pregnancies, in a pregnancy itself. Which is why dr's put off testing until later. It is possible to test again right before birth and get a negative. That and depending on what your specific beliefs are, there are alternatives to antibiotic that others (patients and alternative medicine professionals) claim can inactivate the bacteria.
to the hospital early on to make sure you get the drugs in time. In my case my water broke but I was only 1
Cm dialated so they pushed pitocin on me as well. I had an epidural but luckily it didn't slow anything down and I could push ok. I'm hoping I don't have GBS this time so I can wait at home for a while before going to the hospital!
Read this blog written by an ObGyn PA, here she talks about GBS
https://belly2baby.weebly.com/blog/gb-what
OP: I was GBS+ last pregnancy and am GBS+ this time too. Like PPs said, it's no biggie. My OB told me to go in immediately if my water breaks or I start to experience contractions. I am kinda bummed about that because I was hoping to labor at home for awhile before going in, but they have to have time to administer the antibiotics. With my first my water broke I was admitted and put on antibiotics and pitocin immediately. Baby came the next night.