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MATTIE — USA
Born October 19, 2010 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested negative Gestational Age: 39 weeks (c-section) Age Harmed: 6 weeks old |
When I was pregnant, I tested negative for GBS between 35-37 weeks. I had a scheduled C-Section at exactly 39 weeks. Mattie was born on October 19, 2010 and did not have any major complications at birth. When she was six weeks old, one day before Thanksgiving, she was extremely fussy, she would not eat, and she felt warm. I took her straight to the doctor and within minutes they told me they would need to do a catheter to get a urine sample, a spinal tap to check for meningitis, and draw blood to determine if there was an infection. She was admitted to the hospital and thankfully, the doctors treated her as if they already knew she had an infection in her bloodstream, because after waiting for the blood culture to grow, her doctor confirmed she was very sick and with GBS.
After fourteen days of receiving antibiotics through an IV and having blood drawn daily, my baby girl got to go home, having won the battle against GBS. I thank God for saving her life and providing doctors who were aggressive with treating GBS from the first day!
My OBGYN and Mattie's doctor both said it was rare for this to happen, since I tested negative and had a C-section, but not impossible. No test is ever conclusive and there is time for GBS to appear from the time you are tested and when you give birth.
I will receive antibiotics if/when I give birth again, whether or not I test positive or negative for GBS during pregnancy, or have a vaginal delivery or a C-Section.
— Megan Bayliff, SC, USA
After fourteen days of receiving antibiotics through an IV and having blood drawn daily, my baby girl got to go home, having won the battle against GBS. I thank God for saving her life and providing doctors who were aggressive with treating GBS from the first day!
My OBGYN and Mattie's doctor both said it was rare for this to happen, since I tested negative and had a C-section, but not impossible. No test is ever conclusive and there is time for GBS to appear from the time you are tested and when you give birth.
I will receive antibiotics if/when I give birth again, whether or not I test positive or negative for GBS during pregnancy, or have a vaginal delivery or a C-Section.
— Megan Bayliff, SC, USA
To learn more about Perinatal & GBS Misconceptions, click HERE.
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.
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.