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Any advice for gbs+ mommies aiming for epidural/pain med free delivery?
Midwife said come in immediately for delivery when in labour so can get the antibiotics. I would like a pain med free delivery but don't think it would be as easy to accomplish by having to go in so early instead of being home relaxing in tub or something.
I've got the same thing too. They told me I need to be on the IV for atleast 4 hours. I'm worried because what if I don't go in as early as I should
Even mothers who decide not to get the antibiotics for gbs pos only have a .5 percent chance of it effecting your baby! With antibiotics its like a 1 and 4000 chance.
With thay being said I believe they want you to havea least one bag of aantibiotics in you. (Which I believe is like 6 hr regiment) I hope that helps some. Probability is good for not spreading it though!
With thay being said I believe they want you to havea least one bag of aantibiotics in you. (Which I believe is like 6 hr regiment) I hope that helps some. Probability is good for not spreading it though!
It's a tough situation because you really don't have the option to stay at home while labor intensifies. You really do have to go straight in and get an IV placed so that the antibiotics keep your baby safe.
The best thing you can do is make sure you have a solid support system. Your midwife I assume is on board with your birth plan, and that's an awesome start. But you need advocates. You need someone watching the IV, to make sure nobody hangs a bag of pitocin along with the abx as "standard procedure" unless you've been given the opportunity to consent or refuse. You need to make sure that if you're in the middle of a nasty contraction and can't speak for yourself that your partner or birth coach or doula or whoever will speak up and refuse drugs for you if they're being pushed on you.
You can still take a shower to ease discomfort. Ask for a shower chair if you need it. I honestly don't know about a tub but definitely ask beforehand if you'll be able to soak.
Bring some comforts from home. A laptop and some Netflix might help a ton through the early stages. Watch something funny. Listen to good music that gets you relaxed and maybe even dancing a little. If you're going to be stuck to an IV pole for your whole labor you should definitely bring along ways to distract yourself until it's really time to concentrate.
Best of luck mama. You can do it! I'll be getting my GBS swab sometime in the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed.
The best thing you can do is make sure you have a solid support system. Your midwife I assume is on board with your birth plan, and that's an awesome start. But you need advocates. You need someone watching the IV, to make sure nobody hangs a bag of pitocin along with the abx as "standard procedure" unless you've been given the opportunity to consent or refuse. You need to make sure that if you're in the middle of a nasty contraction and can't speak for yourself that your partner or birth coach or doula or whoever will speak up and refuse drugs for you if they're being pushed on you.
You can still take a shower to ease discomfort. Ask for a shower chair if you need it. I honestly don't know about a tub but definitely ask beforehand if you'll be able to soak.
Bring some comforts from home. A laptop and some Netflix might help a ton through the early stages. Watch something funny. Listen to good music that gets you relaxed and maybe even dancing a little. If you're going to be stuck to an IV pole for your whole labor you should definitely bring along ways to distract yourself until it's really time to concentrate.
Best of luck mama. You can do it! I'll be getting my GBS swab sometime in the next couple of weeks. Fingers crossed.
This is my 2nd and I'm hoping for another drug free.
I would totally say don't go to the hospital until you have to.. my midwife said to go when contractions are 5inutes apart. For at least an hour and you can't talk ect through them. But everyone's different...
Once you go they start monitoring. Checking ect.. really I think its easier to stay at home walking or in bath/ shower ect..
If I had gone in earlier o don't think I would of been able to do drug free. Fingers xx I can do it again......
I would totally say don't go to the hospital until you have to.. my midwife said to go when contractions are 5inutes apart. For at least an hour and you can't talk ect through them. But everyone's different...
Once you go they start monitoring. Checking ect.. really I think its easier to stay at home walking or in bath/ shower ect..
If I had gone in earlier o don't think I would of been able to do drug free. Fingers xx I can do it again......
Your midwife is right, they take the GBS thing very seriously, it's a huge liability for them. Does your hospital/birth center offer hydrotherapy during labour? It's possible that you can get into a hot relaxing bath when you're there? It's worth looking into. You can also hire a doula to help out with the type of labour/delivery you want.
You can do it! I was lying lion my back for 10 hours of my labour because my baby's heart was beating too fast and the had to monitor it. But I did it totally med free. So worth it too! But I wish I has been in a tub too
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