Has anybody tested positive for GBS while pregnant? or delivered after testing positive for GBS?
Has anybody tested positive for GBS while pregnant? or delivered after testing positive for GBS?
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Ah, OK. Sorry, I don't know anyone who has experience with this.
squash / 13199 posts
my group b test came back negative but from what my doctor told me its not a big deal if it was positive, it just means that once you go into labor they have to give you antibiotics through an IV
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Nope. But I hear it's not a huge deal, they just give you some meds when delivering.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
I tested positive for it at 8 weeks (they weren't sure if it was actual Group B or whether I had contaminated my urine sample). They treated with amoxicillin then and it cleared. I think I'll be tested again @ 36 weeks, not sure if I will have to have antibiotics during delivery yet. You get IV anyways during delivery and I'm told they will just give me antibiotics that way if needed.
persimmon / 1134 posts
I tested positive for it at 36 weeks. The doctor said its no big deal and I'll just receive an antibiotic for it during labor.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
You just get IV antibiotics during labor. NBD.
I haven't gotten my results back, but it doesn't matter to me either way.
kiwi / 515 posts
Yea, I've since found out I will have to get an Iv when labor starts for me
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
@Mrs.M57: No big--they'll either have a hep-lock or IV in for other things anyway.
kiwi / 545 posts
I tested positive at 36 weeks. They just gave me antibiotics via IV and it was fine. : )
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
My midwife gave me options, other than antibiotics - in the case that I had it, which I didn't.
You can do a yogurt douche once you're in labor, or choose to do antibiotics ONLY if risk factors present themselves (which is what I would have done).
coffee bean / 44 posts
@winniebee: Hi. I know this is an old post, but I was searching topics on GBS. I'm 8 weeks and 3 days along today and got a call back from the doc's office saying that my urine sample tested positive for GBS and the doc prescribed Amoxicillin. She advised me that I could take it now or wait until the second trimester. I wanted to know how everything turned out for you, if you don't mind sharing. I'm freaking out a little and would like some reassurance that it would be fine to take it now. I am, also, somewhat relieved that GBS is more common than I thought. I didn't have GBS with my first, so this is new to me. Thanks for your help!
coffee bean / 44 posts
@winniebee: p.s. I think you are on the Dec 2014 pregnancy board with me, too!
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
@MrsMangoMochi: gbs is super common!! I did take the antibiotic at 8 wks but still tested positive for it at 36 or so weeks. So it's definitely not a one or the other situation though I'm sure some women can clear it at 8 wks and never need the antibiotics during labor. I had to have iv of antibiotics for I think 3-4 hours before delivering. If was a total non issue Bc I wanted a hospital birth with an epidural anyways. Try not to worry about it it's really not a big deal (though I thought it was at the time!)
coffee bean / 44 posts
@winniebee: Phew! Thanks for the reassurance! With my first delivery, it was a C-section, and I'm planning on having another C-section for this baby, if all goes well. Not sure if I would still get IV antibiotics if I still tested positive closer to delivery. I was going nuts on the internet reading about all the stuff related to miscarriage and pre-term labor. Glad to hear about the positive outcomes. Thanks, again!
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