Hmmm.... I was sorely tempted to just pass on it this time, and now I really wish I had, because it was positive, which means no homebirth, unless I can get a negative result this week. (please! Trying probiotics and garlic, thanks to Alan's suggestions.) My midwives gave me a free choice, but when I've had a regular doctor in the past, they just go ahead and do it - no options really. (I've always had a negative result before.)
Well, next pregnancy, most likely, I'll just pass on this test. My babies are very unlikely to be high-risk anyways - never had a pre-term birth, or a long labour with waters broken.
Kind of wish I could go back on it now.... I could, really, but I know my midwives would be putting their reputations at risk by supporting me in that, and they are having a hard enough time gaining credibility in the community. If by some very small chance my baby did become ill, I would feel terrible, they would feel terrible, and it would look very bad on them.
I have never had it and have never had it offered to me at either of the hospitals I have been to. It has never even been mentioned as something to consider. The only reason I know about it is from pregnancy books and from here on BB. I don't think it's policy in the maternity hospitals around here to do it as routine.
I never got far enough with my pregnancy's to have the swab. As I had both girls around 36 weeks the policy was for IV antibiotics but I declined or dd2, dd1 I was discharged home on oral antibiotics after my waters had broken and told to come back for an induction in 2 days (she was born that night). I had nipple thrush and dd1 had oral thrush and it took months to clear it up and Im positive it was related to the antibugs
If by some very small chance my baby did become ill, I would feel terrible, they would feel terrible, and it would look very bad on them.
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