I also had Strep B but just had the needle inserted into the back of my hand and taped there, then they just injected the antibiotic into the end of the plastic bit of the needle. So I wasn't hooked up to anything and could move around freely!
It gets done around 36 weeks and as far as I know it is a pretty standard test here in Victoria. The Strep B can make bubs sick as they are being birthed so the antibiotic they administer is to stop any infection passed onto the baby.
Strep B is also just the bodies natural flora. It's nothing to be worried about as people have it all the time and it can come and go. They don't test earlier in the pregnancy as it maybe gone by the time you reach the end of your pregnancy. So to test for it right near the end of the pregnancy makes more sense! Hope that helps!!!
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