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Step B & Labour
found out I am Strep B+ today.
My doctor said that everything should be fine as long as I get the penicillin when I go to the hospital, making sure I go right away once I have contractions or my water breaks.
Does everyone get tested between 35-37 Weeks? I read a little bit online and it says you could get the fetus infected while your pregnant but there is a low chance. So I was wondering why they wouldn't check earlier in your pregnancy.
I am not too worried about it though because I have heard enough times that mothers babies comes out fine.
But now I have another concern. I wanted to go natural, not having all of those stupid I.V's in me, but now I need to get one for sure, is that a disadvantage? Like I want to be able to walk around, take a shower or a bath and just really not wait around in bed.
Does getting that during labour make you drowsy or anything. I am going to hate it :(. I am totally not into getting an Epidural either, and wanting to avoid other drugs because of the drowsiness effect it could possibly give on my baby, making breastfeeding take longer.
But anyways now because of this I feel like my labour is totally changed around than what I have hoped for.
Oh and another thing. My friend had it and when she had her baby just recently she said they had to say an extra day or so because they had to test the baby after he was born and had to wait for the results.
But my doctor said that I wont have to worry about staying an extra day as long as I am doing perfectly fine and I don't have the baby sooner than expected.
It just sound so weird, but is it just because different doctors/hospitals aren't ever the same, different hospital/doctors are always different??
My doctor said that everything should be fine as long as I get the penicillin when I go to the hospital, making sure I go right away once I have contractions or my water breaks.
Does everyone get tested between 35-37 Weeks? I read a little bit online and it says you could get the fetus infected while your pregnant but there is a low chance. So I was wondering why they wouldn't check earlier in your pregnancy.
I am not too worried about it though because I have heard enough times that mothers babies comes out fine.
But now I have another concern. I wanted to go natural, not having all of those stupid I.V's in me, but now I need to get one for sure, is that a disadvantage? Like I want to be able to walk around, take a shower or a bath and just really not wait around in bed.
Does getting that during labour make you drowsy or anything. I am going to hate it :(. I am totally not into getting an Epidural either, and wanting to avoid other drugs because of the drowsiness effect it could possibly give on my baby, making breastfeeding take longer.
But anyways now because of this I feel like my labour is totally changed around than what I have hoped for.
Oh and another thing. My friend had it and when she had her baby just recently she said they had to say an extra day or so because they had to test the baby after he was born and had to wait for the results.
But my doctor said that I wont have to worry about staying an extra day as long as I am doing perfectly fine and I don't have the baby sooner than expected.
It just sound so weird, but is it just because different doctors/hospitals aren't ever the same, different hospital/doctors are always different??
my test came back negative but one of my midwives says that if I go early she will still treat me as if I have it, but she will use a Heplock that way I dont have to be restricted to the bed, our midwives down here dont use regular iv lines.....
yes, kindergal is right. u'll be having an antibiotic drip.
one more thing, does epidural has an effect on breastfeeding, I didn't know that?
somebody clarify pls. because I'm one of the person who cannot tolerate pain, so i wanted to take epidural- prepared my mind for it. Also i've gestational diabetes, so don't know how labor would go in my case????
one more thing, does epidural has an effect on breastfeeding, I didn't know that?
somebody clarify pls. because I'm one of the person who cannot tolerate pain, so i wanted to take epidural- prepared my mind for it. Also i've gestational diabetes, so don't know how labor would go in my case????
I got tested for it when I was 36 weeks, and mine came back positive as well. He has me on a round of antibiotics for it. I am not sure if I will have the IV meds also. You should be just fine with an IV in. You will still be able to get up and move around. You will just have to wheel the thing with ya. Or atleast they let my cousin. Good luck
You will just have to be on antibioitc drip. It should not cause any sort of drowsiness. I had to take an oral round on antibiotics and had a drip for a short time for my recent c section. No big deal. However, if you do not take the antibiotics, it can cause great harm to your baby.
I was tested several times throughout my pregnancy. Testing started way before the 35th week.
I was tested several times throughout my pregnancy. Testing started way before the 35th week.
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