I had my last baby 2 years ago by c-section [breech].
Immediately after birth he was grunting and did not react well to being touched.Because of this he went down to scbu to be checked and stayed there.I was not allowed to hold him at all as it distressed him when the midwives were doing so.
He was put on cpap to assist his breathing which was fast and noisy still.He was weak and limp-no crying but a high temp.
Later that night his lung collaspsed and he was intubated for a time.He also had a lumbar puncture performed.He also developed a severe infection in his canula site which left him with a considerable hole in his foot that did not heal properly for months.
He ended up spending just short of four weeks in scbu, being tube fed for the majority of that time.He suffered with major vomiting for the next six months and ended up on the childrens ward due to the weight he lost due to that.
It was all put down to one of those things.
Fast forward and I am now 36 weeks pregnant with my next baby and at my appointment yesterday was told I am a carrier of Group B strep, given a sticker and sent home having been told that it would only be an issue if my waters broke.I am not convinced and am considering demanding antibiotics even if I end up with a section again-am I being over cautious?
I went into preterm labour with this baby at 33 weeks which was stopped and I was sent home after 5 days.
I think that I was tested for gbs because of this and that possibly I carried it and infected my boy with it in the last pregnancy but was not tested at the time.
What action should I be taking? Does anyone else think there may be a link between what happened to my ds and the GBS?
Thanks