Oh, hon, I'm sorry this has you so upset. I've been there. My first suggestion is to quit researching the Internet about it. It will make you crazy! I tested positive for it with my 3 year old when I was pregnant with her and it had me so upset at the time too since I also didn't get a lot of information about it at first. I was in shock and worried and didn't ask enough questions at the time and did the whole researching the 'Net thing. I then talked to those who had been through it for reassurance though and that helped. Then I talked to my OB about it in detail the following week and really felt better after that.

It really and truly is nothing serious at all as long as you get the antibiotics...I promise! I had the antibiotics with my dd and made it to 6 cm dilation with her before I ended up with a c-section. So she was in the birth canal and could have contracted it IF I had not had the antibiotics. But the chance of that happening with the antibiotics is pretty slim so I wouldn't worry too much. Just make sure you remind them (even though they will have that on your chart, I was told to always remind them just in case!) to give you the antibiotics as soon as you arrive.

I am having a repeat c-section this time so I didn't think they would even do the Group B Strep test on me this time. Wrong! I had it done today. They want to make sure they test me in case I were to have my water break on its own or something so they could do the antibiotics if that were necessary. They are especially cautious since I did test + last time. However, you can test positive with one pregnancy and negative with another though so I won't know until my appt. next week what my results are. I am truly not worried this time...esp. since I don't forsee going into labor or having my water break on its own anyway.

You and your baby will be just fine. I know it's scary as I've been there but I'm here to tell you...it sounds scarier than it really is. Antibiotics and a little faith and prayer and all will go well. Hope that helps ease your mind a little anyway.

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