group b strep...

Has anyone been positive with group b strep during any pregnancy? This is
the first of 5 that I have even been tested.

Shannon

"Shannon" wrote in message
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Has anyone been positive with group b strep during any pregnancy? This is
the first of 5 that I have even been tested.

Shannon



I was not tested with my 1st, was + with my 2nd, was treated as if I was +
with my 3rd but was never tested.

Plissken wrote:
"Shannon" wrote:
Has anyone been positive with group b strep during any pregnancy? This is
the first of 5 that I have even been tested.

I am GSB positive and chose to take the antibiotics during labour. It kind
of sucked being hooked up to an IV. I've heard though that you can take
pills instead of having an IV. I think I might do that next time.

If you have the antibiotics via IV, ask for a heplock setup. Usually
they can stuff a dose into you and then take the IV off, leaving just
the heplock. Way better.

My water broke 27 hours before I went into labor, and I took
antibiotics during that time. When I went into labor the OB on call
(I was using the nurse midwives) demanded an IV dose. But it was a
*dose* and took about an hour or even less, to get into me and then
all I had was a thing on the back of my left hand, and I could move
around, get in the shower, etc.

--Carolyn



--
Carolyn Fairman
http://www.stanford.edu/~cfairman/

Shannon wrote:
Well I am positive as well and my doctor(ob) told me I will have the IV,
which I know from being induced, it sucks. My family doctor called me and
gave me a prescription for meds and my ob said I will still have to have the
IV even if I take the meds. My family doctor never said anything about the
IV all he said was the meds is to prevent from the bacteria getting into the
birth canal. My ob said I don't have to take the meds but I can if I want
to. I am going to because if it can prevent anything from hurting my
baby(and there is a chance) even before the labor I will do it.



I tested positive for gbs with my 2nd pregnancy. I did have the IV
antibiotics (2 doses, 4 hours apart) during labor, but it wasn't a big
deal. They gave me a heplock (sp?) so I wasn't hooked up to the IV drip
unless they were actually giving me antibiotics. It didn't stop me
from walking the halls, laboring in the tub, etc.

Clisby

On 29 Aug 2003 19:38:26 -0700, (Cathy Weeks)
wrote:

I'm also not sure that
it's a good idea to mix OB treatment by two different doctors.

The OP said that she was seeing a GP and an OB (from memory). That is
an acceptable way to cover your prenatal appointments in some
countries. In Australia, it is called shared care. I am currently
doing shared care with my family GP and the midwives/doctors at my
hospital's prenatal clinic.

I go to the hospital for a booking in appointment. This is usually at
about 8 weeks. Then I go back at 28 weeks, 36 weeks and all
appointments after 40 weeks. All other appointments are covered by my
GP. They share all test results, and I have a card where my
information from each appointment is kept. I have to take my card to
each appointment.

The reason I am doing shared care is because my hospital is about 30
mins (depending on traffic). My GP is about 5 mins from my house.
Actually I could walk to my GP if I needed to.

--
Daye
Momma to Jayan
"Boy" EDD 11 Jan 2004

Truffles wrote in message ...

I'm also not sure that
it's a good idea to mix OB treatment by two different doctors.


The OP said that she was seeing a GP and an OB (from memory). That is
an acceptable way to cover your prenatal appointments in some
countries.

Yes. Shannon is from Canada and an OB is generally not the primary
caregiver in a pregnancy, the GP is.

You learn something every day! Thanks. I only meant however, that if
an OB and a GP disagree on pregnancy advice, that the OB's advice is
probably the one to trust.

Cathy Weeks
Mommy to Kivi Alexis

Yes. Shannon is from Canada and an OB is generally not the primary
caregiver in a pregnancy, the GP is.

Not sure what a GP is but OB's are generally the main and most often only
doctor seen during a pregnancy.

Shannon