Really confused - home birth / strep B test, what are you girls doing?

[lilvixen]

I really don't know what to do I have never had the test done before (have 2 children already) but have ordered a DIY kit with the plan to do it...

One MW I spoke to told me basically that the reason they didn't do it on the NHS was because you can have strep B one day and not the next and if it came back positive I wouldn't be able to have a home birth even though it could be gone the next day... now I'm stumped... we live an hour from hospital and I have my heart set on a home water birth but don't would feel terrible if I did have it come the day I gave birth and baby got poorly...

Please help, I'm ever so confused

 

[Mervs Mum]

Have a GOOD read of the sticky thread at the top of this board. Read it all. Once you have a GBS positive test you can't make it disappear.

 

[sazibubba]

hey hun ive ordered one too. i feel the same way as you do xxxxxxx fingers crossed we are negative xxxxx

 

[sazibubba]

mine can bk positive so now im at a loss. did u ever get ur results back?