Positive labour stories experiences with group b strep

[snowfairy84]

Hello ladies,
Can any of u share with me positive labour stories of your births if u have group b strep ? I found out I have this yesterday & im scared it will harm my baby girl - my biggest concern is what if the strain I have is anti biotic resistant and I'm allergic to pencillin!

Also any tips for the symptoms as I get swollen itchy vagina!

Thank x

 

[Twinkle 3]

Hi i have group b strep and had my little girl without any antibiotics as i didnt know then that i was group b strep positive, she was fine with no complications. I found out after my second pregnancy i am gbs pos and that it can come and go so chances are when you give birth gbs might not even be present at the time. Also if you cant have the antibiotics then they will give your little girl antibiotics after she is born just as a precaution so she dosnt develop any complications from it. Hope that helps. Try not to worry. Atleast you know you have it and it can be prevented. Many women dont know they have it and thats when it causes problems. hope that helps x

 

[Twinkle 3]

Iv also never heard about a strain being antibiotic resistant, i have always been told antibiotics will prevent it causing complications during labour. I was given penicillen to get rid of it after i gave birth as it made me feel ill x

 

[mamatrujillo]

I found out only after my son was born that I had group b strep. I had to have an emergency c section for other complications. the hospital actually had no intentions of informing me of it. i found out by accident when my sons pediatrician came in! My son had some breathing complications for the first couple of days but really nothing too serious after that. i found out they put him on antibiotics etc. He has no lingering affects. He is 4 years old now Thankfully, even in the last 4 years they have found out more information about group b strep so I think you should be just fine they usually treat w meds before and during delivery to prevent transmitting it to the baby. best of luck hun!

 

[LockandKey]

Hi, popping on over from first tri, but wanted to share my first birth story with you because during my first pregnancy I was Group Strep B positive, and I actually am allergic to penecillin.

Whenever I had an OB appointment, I would always fill out the paper stating I was allergic to that med, so my Doctor always saw it, and during the weeks prior to giving birth, I had made sure that my doctor had put it down on the record that I was positive for Group Strep B, and that she had also put down that I was allergic to the standard medicine they gave during labor to help curb it, which happened to be, penecillin, surprise surprise. I had asked her what they would do with me as I was allergic to penecillin, but she had told me that they would just give a different medication through an IV during my labor that would be just as effective.

Fast forward to 40 weeks and 3 days and I was in labor. When they admitted me, they gave an IV through the arm that was held up on one of those poles. It did make mobility a bit more challenging, but I was still able to get around and use the bathroom as needed. Went on to give birth vaginally to a perfect and healthy little girl. She never had any side effects form the meds, and to this day is thriving very well, she's actually pretty advanced for her age. Try not to worry I'm sure it will be fine. I was also quite worried when I first got the news, but it really turned out to be almost no big deal at all, and a very minor issue that was easily taken care of.

If you have taken penecillin in the past without an issue, I don't think it will cause a problem for you this time either, but if you do have reactions, it might be worth mentioning to your doctor as they are the ones who can assess the situation the best. Since I was given a different med during my labor, I had no reaction at all, and went on to have a normal labor without any complications or side effects to me or my baby