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strep b testing

Does anyone know if they still do the strep b testing by swabbing your butt hole? Im kinda freaked about it. Im 24 weeks now
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I just had mine done yesterday and she did both. Which I'm still super confused about. I'm not delivering the baby out of my butt so what does it matter if its there? Anyway, when my doctor did it it hurt a lot. She had to swab outside and then inside the rectum and I swear she wasn't swabbing she was stabbing....it still hurts to sit down and it has been 12 hours....I hated every second of it.
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My doctor did a butt and vagina swab at 36 weeks.
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What is it?
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Just got mines done 3 days ago n it was just a vaginal swap nothing in my butt lol
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It takes like 2 seconds and you don't feel it. But you won't get it done until like 36 weeks or so.
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I just had mine done 4 days ago and they definitely did not go near my rectum. It was just a vaginal swab. Really quickly and not too uncomfortable.
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Yes they take a swab from your vagina and rectum
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I'll be getting mine done at my next appointment I'll be 34+5 and the nurse said its a vaginal swab so I'm guessing kind of like a papsmear shouldn't hurt just uncomfortable what do they test for anyway?
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My aunt told me about it lol so now Im kinda freaking out about it. Can they not do it another way? Lol
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Uh....i didnt get mine done like that lol
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Yes they still do it. It doesn't hurt at all. I got my done at 35 weeks and I'm 38 weeks now getting induced tomorrow
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They swab your vaginal wall and it's not done till about 35 - 36weeks and it doesn't hurt or anything
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