Even if you are positive, the antibiotics are just a precaution. Without treatment only 1/1000 babies is effected by a mother who has it and if 1/3 of women test positive, that's only 1/3000 babies that would even be affected if no one was ever tested or treated... So if you test negative for it, it's not very smart to give your baby unneeded antibiotics that CAN actually hurt them if they become immune to those specific ones and then later need them. Just saying (to the lady who wants to be treated while negative)

Had it with my first and it wasn't a big deal. Just an extra IV. My daughter was fine. I honestly would rather have the antibiotics than not and have my baby be born sick (it happened to a friend that went early and did not have the strep test). I wouldn't stress out too much.

I have it too!

I didn't with my first, did my 2nd, did NOT with my third and I go next week for bun in the oven. :)It ain't nothing bad!

Me too scared me do bad came straight home n did tons of research

I was never tested with my daughter just treated as a precaution. Was just tested last Thursday and I'm guessing was negative since I never received a phone call stating otherwise? I plan on asking just to be sure and see if I need to be treated just in case anyway.

I have it too .. nothing to worry about . As long as you get the antibiotics when you go to labor you should be fine !

Me too. I'm having a c section so the Dr said there's no worries.

My dr said now it changed. They used to treat with every pregnancy after u were pos. But I guess they now test every time. I hope I can convince them to give the meds just in case. Not gonna hurt her to have them. There gonna hurt her if she doesn't get them and I do have it at the time of labor

I'm positive too. :( but trying to focus on the fact that any women deal with it and it should all be fine. There are some natural remedies you can try like garlic and probiotics in your vagina but it still can come back during labor so not sure how much that helps.

Thanks for the responses! I feel a little better!!

The antibiotics are only for the baby so there is no point to give it to you before delivery since it mainly causes issue from baby coming out of your vagina and being "contaminated" with group b at that point. Just make sure when u Get to L&D u tell them ur positive and thy will get the antibiotics going. It's really no big deal. Try not to stress momma. Very common in labor and we treat with antibiotics and all works out.

When I was pregnant with my first child dd I tested positive for GBS but all they did was give me antibiotics at delivery. No harm to me or dd she is almost 9 so no you have nothing to worry about just kinda something that happens no biggie

I was tested at 32 weeks at hospital negative but my dr was going to do it at my 36 week last week. When I told him I had it the first time he didnt know my first son got it coming out as soon as I said that, he didn't even test again. He said it didnt matter what the test said since first son got it they automatically need to treat. They have to do it during delivery. I think its because of how it effects baby as they come out.

Strep b is a hit a miss. One day u might have it one day not. Its kinda scary. I had with my first but negative this time. I m still asking for meds since it comes and goes. My dr tells me not to worry about it. But I know what I have read up on. And I don't wanna take the chance with my babies health. That's why they don't treat before is cause it can come back

My doctor said they don't give antibiotics before labor because the Group B Strep can just come back. He said they could test for it early in pregnancy, treat you for it, and then test you again later in your pregnancy and you could have it all over again. He said getting the antibiotics during labor is the best way to not pass it to the baby.

Yep I was told I have it too

My doctor told me it's a normal bacteria that some women have and there is nothing to worry about. They will give you antibiotics when you go into labor. If the bacteria is passed to the baby the baby will get sick. There is nothing you did wrong just some women have it.

I have no clue. Hope someone else can help. I had it last pregnancy but not this pregnancy. They didn't have to give me antibiotics because I had a scheduled cesarean.

I haven't gotten to talk to my doctor yet, do you know why they don't give you the antibiotics before labor?

Yep no biggie they just give you antibiotics in labor