GBS Positive!!!!

[Kazmar]

I was GBS positive as well, but don't recall them giving me anything while I was in labour. I ended up with an E-C/S, which I think means you don't have to worry about the medicine, as the bacteria are held in the vagina, which obviously doesn't get used in a C/S

:yeahthat:
The bacteria sits in the vagina and the problem is if the baby breaths it in while coming out. So Im guessing the meds wouldn't be used with a c/s

[tan32]

I tested negative with my first two and positive with my third.
I was not given any meds as he came to quickly 55 minutes. I had him vagianally.
They just like to keep baby in hospital for 24 hours to monitor their temp for any signs of infection. As soon as the 24hours was up we left.

[Alan]

Hi Firstbub
You will not need the antibiotics for the GBS if you have a CS. However they will probably still give you 1 dose of antibiotics to help prevent infection from the wound. If you have a vaginal birth then they usually want to give you antibiotics during labour. If you do not have the antibiotics for any reason then they usually want to keep a close eye on your babies temp, this usually means checking it every 4 hours for the first 24 hours or so.

[AwesomeFoursome]

I was GBS positive when I had Emily. I was given antibiotics about a hour before she was born and had no problems. We went home 6 hours after she was born. Keep a eye out for bub getting oral thrush, their tongue/mouth gets a white coat. Emily got it from me having antibiotics and they can pass it on to you while breastfeeding and it hurts really bad, so its important to treat asap, which I didn't. You can get stuff from the chemist to treat it. I hope you have a great birth. Best of luck.

[mzcatieboo]

i was positive aswell when i was pregnant with DS, i just got given 3 doses over the time i was in labour(13 hrs) and nothing was wrong with DS