Hi folks - congratulations and welcome to the mad house to vjay, villagemum & mumface. May your days be uneventful and symptom- filled (though they do like to come and go just to really screw with your sanity ).
maz - I too had strep B (cultured from the umbilicus of my first lost lo), was reswabbed numerous times (all -ve btw) and had the great big yellow "Give Abx ASAP" sticker for the whole time I was pg with ds, and was duly given them when I went into labour. I was told you have a single +ve result, then you are treated as a carrier for all your remaining pgs. Have had no screening whatsoever with this pg, and no mention of Abx. I am having an elective cs though so would expect some prophylactic Abx to be given in any case.
I really think that it depends entirely upon the protocol that your hospital has developed. Benchmarking, evidence-based practice and NICE guidelines are supposed to eliminate any variations in practice, but in reality they don't seem to do so.
vjay - they should have some leaflets on GBS that will explain it all to you should you need treatment this time too. Plus there is a good GBS support website if you, or anyone else, needs it.
Xmas was a bit of a strange one - I started with the dreaded lurgy on Xmas Eve, and spent Xmas Day hacking my lungs up and blowing my nose loudly & was in bed by half nine. Boxing Day was non-existent and now ds is suffering with it. Bless his little red nose and watery eyes!
dan - going for the v v quiet NYE experience. Don't think dh will argue as he has been sleeping in ds's bed for the last two nights whilst he bunks in with me and we sniffle the night away together. DH says he is knackered (don't know why after 2 FULL nights sleep,but hey, he's a bloke and therefore a softie by definition )
Now, I am going to have to be really strict with myself as I have only got 6 weeks to do 3 assignments for uni, so any prolonged absence from MN should not be worried over. I am going to allow myself one lurk a week to stay on top of things and make sure that everyone is getting along ok. dan - you get your studious arse in gear too lady - don't make me come over the Pennines to crack the whip !!
Have started to get things together for hospital (still refuse to have everything I need or pack bag as feels like I am tempting fate) & see CMW on the 8th & will find out cs date on 28th. Am truly amazed have got this far and managed to cling on to the last vestiges of my sanity. It seems so long ago that found out was pg, but also as though it was just yesterday in a mad kind of way. Although I know the home straight is still a way off, I just want to say a big thank you to all of you on here for the support, advice and reality checks you have given me over the last few months.
Better go and try to explain again to ds that it is not attractive to wipe one's snotty nose on one's dark blue t-shirt sleeve .
Have a great NYE everyone, however & wherever you are spending it. Take care and see you on my weekly visits from now on.