Hi all,
I had my routine tests done in early pregnancy and at about 9 / 10 weeks my doctor called me to talk about the results. As I was at work I couldn't call I have an infection in my cervix that showed up in my urine. He assured me that it would cause no harm to the baby but would need to be sorted before I go into labour. I asked if it was ok to wait till after 12 weeks as I wasn't keen on taking antibiotics before the magic 12 weeks. He told me this would be fine, as long as I took them before I went into labour he said it wouldn't matter.
I had my 12 week scan, all fine and had my 16 week check this week (Am now 17 weeks) and heard the heartbeat!! I mentioned the infection to my midwife (it was actually a temporary midwife as my midwife is on holiday....again!) who looked at my notes and phoned the lab to double-check them and she told me that I actually have Group B Strep.
I have googled this (dangerous idea!!) and found lots of worrying things out. Apparently this can cause miscarriage in early pregnancy, obviously I haven't miscarried but I am a bit annoyed that the doctor didn't advise me properly on this, I would never have waited over 2 weeks to take the antibiotics had I known what could have happened. My midwife says I will have to have the baby in hospital ( I was hoping for a midwife led birthing centre) and have IV antibiotics when I go into labour. I am not overly worried at the moment but do feel I am getting very conflicting advice. My doctor brushed it off, the midwife explained a bit more and the net tells me horror stories!
Anyway, is there anybody out there with personal experience of this? Is it a good thing that they caught it so early or does it not really make a difference? Would just be nice to hear from someone.
Sorry for the long post!