Anyone ever had GBS? If so how was the process?

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I do and did last time. Just got antibiotics no big deal. 


This time it was prominent in my urine, so I'm on antibiotics now, and will be again while in labor. Typically you don't have to get antibiotics before though. 


You just get antibiotics administered during labor. The only other thing you need to do differently is you can't labor at home once your water breaks. I was told this a million times but my husband had ridden his bike to work and I waited for him to get home, which took a few hours - on top of prep and travel time. I guess it took to long because she was born with a mild infection. She was only in the nicu for like 18 hours but she had to have a lot of blood work done and we had to make special trips to the pediatrician for 2 weeks. I get my strep swab tomorrow and if I'm positive I'll be better prepared and my husband is definitely not riding his bike to work!!

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I also only got antibiotics for around an hour bc of quick labor and my son was fine. I obsessively researched if there was anything I could do to make the risks lower to the baby and the one thing I tried was to start taking a good quailty probiotic.  The probiotic helps recolonize the good bacteria and reduce the strep bacteria during delivery . I took bioK probiotic. I was so stressed about the whole situation and in my case it all turned out fine!


Ditto to all the previous posts. It's really not that big of deal unless you were set on having a home birth. They just give you antibiotics. No biggie. The worst part for me was the antibiotics burned like hell at first when it went up my arm. Weirdest feeling ever! But that I lasted like a second. Baby was perfectly fine.


I was with my first and am again. It was no big deal. They just need to give you antibiotic 4 hours before delivery.


I had it last time, and all was fine in that department. My son was a nicu baby, but because of other reasons. They did have in his chart I tested positive for group B, so they still were monitoring for it.


I had it with my second and for me it was not a big deal. I just needed an antibiotic during labor. I wasn't in the hospital for very long so I didn't receive all of the antibiotic they wanted me to but fortunately my baby was born perfectly healthy.


No antibiotics during birth needed! They can affect baby and labor!

There are natural remedies i do to get rid of mine. They include inserting garlic vaginally overnight, bio k probiotic, acidophilus probiotic, vitamin C supplements like boabob powder, and AVC daily. Oh! Also coconut oil as lubricant during sex. Your partner should have a similar regimen.


I had it with both pregnancies. Antibiotics during labor and no issues 😊

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