Strep B

[bethoo]

I recently had a urine sample and it turned out that i have Strep B which i am currently on antibiotics for. it has me concerned about the labour as i know it can be fatal to newborns. i have spoken to my midwife who informs me that i will have to have IV treatment during labour to prevent transmission to baby. anyone else in this predicament?

thanks as i have been on several websites and they can be quite alarming, i suppose it is more dangerous if you are unaware you have it so i guess i ma lucky that they found it before.

I had antibiotics for strep B during my labour, and still had the home birth I'd planned.

My ds1 contracted it - presumably from me - but we had no prior warning. He was given antibiotics from 10 days old and is now a strapping lad of 13

Strep B was detected when I was in labour with DS1-we were kept in for obs for 3 days. With DS2 I had IV antibiotics during labour and were again kept in for 3 days to check that he was ok

I also tested positive for Strep B during DS2 pg. Have a look at this web site as it will just give you the facts - most of them are very scary as they can be written by people with direct personal experience iyswim.

Link here

just found out myself. is very scary, when are you due?

i really dont want to stay in hospital due to bad experiance last time. can this be avoided?

i am due 2 March