Strep B testing?

Does everyone have to have it done? It sounds "Lovely" from what ive read!

Oh ok, you do it yourself? I was just reading about it and it didnt sound very nice lol

Yep its a do it yourself jobbie. I agree get it done. And ask you MW at about 36 odd weeks do have it done if she hasn't mentioned it as well.

Oh thats awful Emma

Yeah Im onto fortnightly visits now so i will ask her when i see her in teo weeks on the 18th about it.

**Im quite nervous about anything to do with 'down there" as I have discomfort during sex etc and i havent had a smear test before cos of the discomfort, the thought of metal prongs up there makes me feel sick with fear and child birth scared the crap out of me too! lol

Oh yep okays, thanks for the replys, I WIL be used to all this stuff after I have this baby

Edited by Sheza

i have been wondering about this too lately sheza, my sister was given antibiotics in her last labour because of strep and she didnt even have a swwab done! lol now im really confused, is there another way to tell if you have it or something?
i had a friend who went into prem labout at 33 or 34 weeks and had it too.

is it routine in some places? or countries? cause i reckon it should be here to be tested.

unfortunately not everyone does it here...and they certainly don tin other countries... and the other problem is they used to not give you the antibiotics if you were positive and then negative(it can come and go) but now they give it to you if you tested positive at all.. as far as i know you have to have a swab to diagnose it..i had swabs done and they found cells that can cause prem labour and thats how i knew i had it ....... my friend in HK wasnt even allowed to be tested..she asked about 4 times...:(

maybe Kelpa..generally they give everyone whose waters have broken the same antibiotics.. I've never had it picked up before never had any issues(always really healthy hardly ever get rundown or sick).. but certainly had it the whole pregnancy....very strange you normally have it but didnt get it picked up during pregnancy...i ended up having the antibiotics and then a c section but glad i had them.. and my mw gives the antibiotics in all future pregnancies too..

I never had the swab done
I guess it's not the done thing with my midwife. I was always so preggy-brained at the mw visits that I'd forget to ask about it.

Sheza, as for getting used to all of that kind of thing after childbirth...I agree!
I was so scared of needles and things before that. But now I'm like "Oh, you need to stick me with that giant needle? Sweet! Can I watch?"

I'm still not used to needles but I am getting better with all the 'down there' stuff - I know what you mean Sheza!