Re: Streptococci group B infection to Torsten

[Guest guest]

Torsten have Silke call her doctors I think what they do here in the USA is

treat the mother during labor and treat the baby after birth.I don't know if

they treat during pregnancy.My kids have been treated for strep with an

immediate shot of (penacillin) then they keep them in the office for at

least 1 hour to make sure there are no reactions as my Mother is extremely

allergic to it.I think they used Augmentin or Amoxicillin I can't remember

the other ones.Good luck and the tummy aches from this bug are

terrible.BeckyB.

[Guest guest]

I had group B strep with so I " know the drill. "

GBS can come and go, so don't worry about Silke yet. Protocol in the US

is to do a vaginal/anal swab and culture at 37 weeks. In studies this

time frame has been correlated with GBS status at the time of birth. If

there is GBS present in the vagina or surrounding area at birth, the

baby can pick it up on the way out and it can cause severe illness and

death in 50% of the cases (50% of the cases where the child actually

contracts the infection...I think the majority of babies born to

GBS-positive moms don't actually get the infection). Risks for getting

GBS infection are fever in the mom at the time of birth, prematurity,

and broken amniotic sac 12 hrs or more before birth.

The treatment is, if the mom has the GBS present at the 37-week swab, to

do IV antibiotics during labor. I birthed at home and it wasn't going to

be a problem to do the IV antibiotics, they would just do it every 4 hrs

for 20 minutes then disconnect the IV in between.

I had a bit of a different situation; I had a GBS urinary tract

infection at 20 weeks, no symptoms of it, we treated with ampicillin by

mouth for 10 days, and I was negative at the 37-week swab so I decided

*not* to do the antibiotics as long as there were no other risk factors

present (fever, prematurity, broken waters). This was against CDC

protocol but I felt comfortable with it.

So...that's what I learned, in brief, Torsten. GBS could be there one

week and not the next, so hopefully Silke can clear it from her system

before she nears 37 weeks...you have lots of time. Her taking a natural

antibiotic like grapefruit seed extract and plenty of vitamin C should

help.

)O(

mama to , 2yo, w/CF, and , 4yo, no CF

both SZ alphas

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle.

~ Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

[Guest guest]

I also had it when pregnant with Eilish and went onto Augmentin I think.

They tested me, luckly at 34 weeks, as she was born at 35 weeks. It had

cleared so no problem. They did say however if it was still there they

would administer IV's throughout the birth and to the baby.

(Australia)

RE: Streptococci group B infection to Torsten

I had group B strep with so I " know the drill. "

GBS can come and go, so don't worry about Silke yet. Protocol in the US

is to do a vaginal/anal swab and culture at 37 weeks. In studies this

time frame has been correlated with GBS status at the time of birth. If

there is GBS present in the vagina or surrounding area at birth, the

baby can pick it up on the way out and it can cause severe illness and

death in 50% of the cases (50% of the cases where the child actually

contracts the infection...I think the majority of babies born to

GBS-positive moms don't actually get the infection). Risks for getting

GBS infection are fever in the mom at the time of birth, prematurity,

and broken amniotic sac 12 hrs or more before birth.

The treatment is, if the mom has the GBS present at the 37-week swab, to

do IV antibiotics during labor. I birthed at home and it wasn't going to

be a problem to do the IV antibiotics, they would just do it every 4 hrs

for 20 minutes then disconnect the IV in between.

I had a bit of a different situation; I had a GBS urinary tract

infection at 20 weeks, no symptoms of it, we treated with ampicillin by

mouth for 10 days, and I was negative at the 37-week swab so I decided

*not* to do the antibiotics as long as there were no other risk factors

present (fever, prematurity, broken waters). This was against CDC

protocol but I felt comfortable with it.

So...that's what I learned, in brief, Torsten. GBS could be there one

week and not the next, so hopefully Silke can clear it from her system

before she nears 37 weeks...you have lots of time. Her taking a natural

antibiotic like grapefruit seed extract and plenty of vitamin C should

help.

)O(

mama to , 2yo, w/CF, and , 4yo, no CF

both SZ alphas

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle.

~ Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh