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GAEL — USA
Born June 20, 2017 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 37 weeks Age Harmed: 13 days old |
My boy was 13 days old when he didn't want to eat or wake up for 8 straight hours. Took him to the doctor the next morning and they took out blood for a blood culture and sent us to the hospital for observation. They told us his white blood cells were high but it wasn't until the next day, they confirmed he had bacteria in his blood.
They started antibiotics and did a spinal tap. We had to wait longer to know what kind of bacteria it was, GBS. Spinal tap was ok and doctors eventually narrowed antibiotics to only one. No fever whatsoever since the beginning. He responded well to antibiotics for 10 days, blood cultures came back looking good. We got to go home with our boy.
One week later, gave him a bath and within 30 mins we noticed a fever. Then he started grunting for the first time. I thought maybe he had gas and waited a few hours to see if the fever would go down. It didn't. Took him in to the ER. We arrived and he had a fever of 102. Doctors immediately drew blood, urine, tested for viruses, put an Iv line for immediate antibiotics and got admitted to hospital.
The next day we found out his blood had bacteria again. Another day to find out he again has GBS. We are still in the hospital for 17 days of antibiotics. They have checked his bones to see if bacteria got in there and it's negative. His immune system is fine. They also tested my breast milk for the bacteria and it's negative. They think he might be colonized and hope that this time, they will get rid of this bacteria with the extra week of antibiotics.
— Martha Garcia, USA
Will be posting on social media for awareness.
They started antibiotics and did a spinal tap. We had to wait longer to know what kind of bacteria it was, GBS. Spinal tap was ok and doctors eventually narrowed antibiotics to only one. No fever whatsoever since the beginning. He responded well to antibiotics for 10 days, blood cultures came back looking good. We got to go home with our boy.
One week later, gave him a bath and within 30 mins we noticed a fever. Then he started grunting for the first time. I thought maybe he had gas and waited a few hours to see if the fever would go down. It didn't. Took him in to the ER. We arrived and he had a fever of 102. Doctors immediately drew blood, urine, tested for viruses, put an Iv line for immediate antibiotics and got admitted to hospital.
The next day we found out his blood had bacteria again. Another day to find out he again has GBS. We are still in the hospital for 17 days of antibiotics. They have checked his bones to see if bacteria got in there and it's negative. His immune system is fine. They also tested my breast milk for the bacteria and it's negative. They think he might be colonized and hope that this time, they will get rid of this bacteria with the extra week of antibiotics.
— Martha Garcia, USA
Will be posting on social media for awareness.
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To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of Preterm Labor, click HERE.
To learn more about the Signs & Symptoms of GBS Infection, click HERE.
To learn more about Why Membranes Should NOT Be Stripped, click HERE.
To learn more about How to Help Protect Your Baby from Group B Strep (GBS), click HERE.