i am pregnant and about to give birth to my daughter in just 2 and a half weeks, but they told me at ,my drs appt 2day i tested positive for the group b strep, but i have to have a repeat csection will the chances of her contracting this decrease ...

I am 37 weeks pregnant and just found out that my group b strep test came back positive. I am scared to death. I just read on the internet that it can sometimes cause still birth. My dr. said that they would give me antibiotic when I go into ...

I had been in and out of the hospital since my 34th week of pregnancy. When I was admitted on Jan 2nd, they ran tests and did my group b strep test like they usually do at 35 weeks. I never heard anything back so I thought everything was fine. I ...

I found out today that I tested positive for group b strep. I have researched and I know what it is. I was wondering what were your experiences during labour and delivery while being group b positive. I know that an IV atibiotic is administered, ...

i am 37 weeks and i just got back from my doctors appointment and found out i tested positive for group b strep... has anyone had this and how did your labor go? what do they have to do.. your expeirences. and yess i did ask my doctor these ...

I'm 35 weeks pregnant and my group b strep test came back positive. I'm wanting to hear your stories about what happened with you and your babies ....if you had the GBS come back positive. My OB put me on amoxicillin that I'll ...

I just found out my group b strep test came back positive. i understand that i'll have to take antibiotics during my delivery and that it is relatively common, but i was reading in my baby book about how dangerous it can be for newborns and ...

Alright... where do I start...... I'ma first time mom.. im 19 and my baby is due in 3 weeks.... I just got the Group B Strep culture done... (you know, they test for strep in the uterus) and tested positive. I know I am being a little ...

I mean, It seems to be relatively uncomplicated if they administer the antibiotics during labor. Is a c-section needed? Do I need to go to the hospital earlier, I like to labor at home until the very end, but I heard it takes a few hours for the ...

i have a weekly appt. and got a appt this friday. they called me today twice in a roll but didnt hear my cell ring. i called back and they said they dont know which nurse called me so they are gonna call me back again later.

My GBS test came back positive. I'm wanting to hear your stories about what happened with you and your babies ....if you had the GBS come back positive. I am a little worried but then again I might be a little worry-wort. Just need a little ...

Hey everyone! I'm 29 weeks pregnant and today at my monthly checkup they told me that I tested positive for Group b strep. My doctor told me that it was nothing to worry about and that when I go into labour they will give me antibiotics ...

I am scared what i read online about group B I have been praying about it, how did I get this ? Do I have to lay down the entire labor to receive the medicine through an IV? I was planning on having another natural birth ( no epidural ) but I ...

I tested positive for group b strep. While I do know what it is and I also know that antibiotics will be administered to me at the time of labor, I am concerned about the process. Which antibiotics are given to me and can they hurt my baby? ...

I recently took it privately as they don't do it on the NHS. There has been so much on the tv about how every pregnant woman should take it. I have seen plenty of programmes about poor infants who have suffered having contracted GBS and ...

ok so im 29 weeks now and im pretty sure you have the group B strep test at or around 32 weeks. and i was just wondering if someone could tell me what goes on during this test. and what your experience was like. also what happens if you test ...

...she said if my water leaks/breaks or if i even suspect it to go to the hospital. From what I read online it sounds awful and can seriously harm my baby! If I get the antibiotics though when I get to the hospital should everything be okay? :( it...

Im really scared. I just got the call from my doctor saying my group b strep test came back positive and she said ill need to be on an antiboitic iv when i go into labor. Im really scared she didn't say anything else is my baby in danger? is ...

i am 20 weeks pregnant and have been having preterm labor contractions. i tested positive and now i am scared to death. ive never heard of gbs .looking info up on this turns up alot of bad things that can be fatal to my baby when im giving birth ...

I tested positive for it. I know all about what it is and what entails. They say that there is a slim possibility that the baby could get pneumonia or Meningitis or be still born or be blind or deaf later in life. All those things are down right ...

I just got tested yesterday ( because am 35 weeks pregnant)for strep group B test. What is it exactly, is is STD or what. Am scared if its something bad. I had chlamydia but i was treated. And am having scheduled C-section. Can it be treated if my...

Okay, so my girlfriend tested positive for group b strep. she is about 36 weeks pregnant. if she has the baby early, (like before 38 weeks) and still gets the antibiotics for the group b strep, how much greater is the risk of him catching it? My ...

i'm going to be getting IV penicillin, but they said there's still a small chance of the baby getting sick... esp if the labor is quick or something. anyhow, what are things to watch for in a baby that might have been exposed to group...

I live an hour away from the hospital and this is my first pregnancy. I'm afraid I'm not going to know when my water has broke because my friend said that hers just trickled out when another friend said it was a big gush of water. What ...

Hi there! I just got the results back yesterday from my group B strep test. They are positive. I know that they will give me an IV of antibiotics when I am in labor, but what if I deliver so quickly that they don't have time to adminster ...

Two days ago my doc told me I had a positive test for group B strep. She told me not to worry b/c she would be putting me on IV antibiotics at the time of delivery. I came home, did some research, and everything I am seeing is so scary! Has ...

hi i don't know if is nerves or because im due to have my second child next wednesday or something else but im kind of getting worried about this group b strep i have. ive had it since i was 24 weeks and it was detected in my urine than... so...

I am 36 weeks pregnant and just found out that I tested positive for Group B Strep. I have tried to educate myself through various literature about risks to my newborn, but I thought I'd go straight to the experts....you. Anyone else tested ...

I just found out that I tested positive for Group B Strep. I'm 36wks 3days pregnant with my 2nd child. I didn't have this with my first. I know nothing about it, other than a friend of ours' daughter (who is just barely 3 months...

I got this test done earlier than what I just read it should be (35-37 weeks), since it comes and goes they say there's no point on doing it earlier than that but I DID...i don't know why, anyway, they gave me oral antibiotics and ...