When does your OB do this test?
I cannot remember when mine does it but i am dreading getting it done because I have had the (TMI) case of fissures and hemorrhoids this pregnancy. I am thinking he did my test somewhere around 37 weeks but cannot remember exactly.
I got my test done at 36 weeks. I thought it was going to be a lot more uncomfortable than it was. I didnt even feel it.
You have options, you may decline the test or wait until later. Or do the swabbing yourself. And if you're worried, the swab doesn't have to be inserted internally.
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Here is a little info: Group B Strep
Quoting JPWmom:
this is my first baby, what does this test involve?? sounds unpleasant lol
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Quoting angel0185:
mine said he is going to do mine around 36 weeks. for thoses of u that have already had it done before is it worse than a pap (paps dont bother me at all) im just wondering this is my first pregnancy and i have never had the strep b testing done???
I did it with my first and it is like wiping (your bottom with tissue after peeing) but with a big Q-Tip. So certainly not painful. ;-)
This test is something that some care providers don't do, other do it. A mom might test can be positive one time and negative another time. The treatment is often antibiotics in labor, but this can interfere. There are many ways to treat GBS prior to labor.
Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers ~ strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.
~Barbara Katz Rothma
When you change the way you view birth, the way you birth will change. -Mongan
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on Nov. 23, 2009 at 2:10 PM