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Re: Group B Strep
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Jul 2001 21:49:16 -0500 (CDT)
According to my docs, once you test positive you should always be
treated with antibiotics because GBS comes and goes and you don't want
to have the baby when you have it. To the original poster: I would get
to the hospital as soon as you have regluar contractions. If you doula
can check your cervix, they started giving me antibiotics at 4 cm. and
repeated them every 4 hours.
At Wed, 4 Jul 2001, SarahB wrote:
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>I was negative for group B strep with my 1st and 3rd and positive with
>my 2nd. I only received the antibiotics with the 2nd. Did the doctor
>run another test on you this time?
>
>At Wed, 4 Jul 2001, Cristina wrote:
>>
>>I am now 22 weeks pregnant. I was Group B+ last pregnancy, and my
>>doctor plans to give me antibiotcs when I go into labor this time as
>>well. I have a doula and would LIKE to labor at home for as long as
>>possible.
>>
>>HOWEVER, I am worried that if I labor at home for too long, I will not
>>have enough time to get the proper i.v. dosage of antibiotics b/f I
>>deliver. My doctor told me that as long as I am in the hospital
>>receving antibiotics for 6 hours, the baby will most likely be fine.
>>Also, I know that once I ruptured, I should immediately go to the
>>hospital.
>>
>>MY question: Since there is no way I know how long I will be in labor (i
>>was induced last time, and thus not know if I will have time to get the
>>proper antibiotic dosage, should I just plan on getting to the hospital
>>ASAP when I begin to labor? Or would it be safe enough to let my water
>>break, and then go to hosiptal. Like I said, I would like to labor
>>mostly at home, but if there is any risk to this whatsoever, I have no
>>problem going right to the hospital....
>>
>>--
>>CRistina
>>
>--
>SarahB
>
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