Ahh crap - tested positive for Group Strep B.
Blergh! :wall:
My midwife is being so good about it. He says, given my history, I’ll go into labour spontaneously, I’ll have a short labour, my waters will break close to birth and there won’t be time for me to have IV antibiotics. But, the "hospital policy" is that if a baby is born without the mother having had the IV ABs the baby needs to be monitored for 12-24 hours. But I’m giving birth at the birth centre and only wanted to stay the required 4 hours (all being well of course). But the "hospital policy" is that my baby and I need to be transferred to the big hospital for the said monitoring. He said, don’t worry, if I think all is going well, I won’t transfer you, stay for 6 hours and then I’ll just come and see you at home at 12, 18 and 24 hours. Phew.... but crap still.
And.... I had just put in my request to the universe for my dream birth. I wanted to drop the kids off at kindy, go home, have cuppa tea and some toast, go into labour, get to the birth centre, punch out a baby, stay the required 4 hours and pick the kids up on the way home. Hmmmm..... I think I might still be able to fit it all in, it will just have to be an extra quick tea and toast yeah?
And can anyone point me in the direction of more info on Group Strep B infection in babies. 1:300 will have some sort of infection and of them 15% will be really, severely infected (and will die)? Is that correct?
Anyone with any experience or wisdom to share? :D