Anyone else been gbs+ in the past and doing something pre-emptive this time? « Back to Group Discussions

[DeChRi]

With DD1 and DD2 I was GBS+.  With DD3 I did the whole few weeks of supplements and such before hand and got a negative.  I am kicking around going ahead and upping my supps that will help that now, and have a good foundation before the test.

Anyone else been down this road? 

[hazelbranch]

I was GBS+ with DD, and I would like to do something pre-emptive this time around but I'm not really sure what course to take.  Do you mind sharing what you did last time?

[justKate]

I wasn't GBS+ last time, but (with my midwife's agreement) I took GSE capsules 2 or 3 times a day beginning about 3 weeks before my swab and through the remainder of my pregnancy.  I'll probably do the same thing this time, just in case it actually helped.

[DeChRi]

I will have to dig up the exact thing, but it included probiotics, echinacea, garlic capsules, vitamin C, grapefruit seed extract, and maybe something else?

[Fern5Fern]

Is GBS something that you are likely to have if you had it before and vice versa?  I didn't have it with either of my other pregnancies so does this make me less likely to have it again?  

[DeChRi]

Fern, I have noticed form years on this board that is does trend positive with some and negative with some.  I think some people are just more prone to carry it.  Just like I never ever get yeast infections but my SIL gets them all the freaking time.  This is my official "stayed at a holiday inn express last night" answer. :)

[Fern5Fern]

Originally Posted by DeChRi 

Fern, I have noticed form years on this board that is does trend positive with some and negative with some.  I think some people are just more prone to carry it.  Just like I never ever get yeast infections but my SIL gets them all the freaking time.  This is my official "stayed at a holiday inn express last night" answer. :)

Thanks, that makes sense.  

[adoremybabe]

I was negative with my first and positive with the 2 and 3. Before my test with 3 I took a load of different supplements and was still positive. I want to try something again this time but don 't want to spend a ton of money only to have it fail.

[Tulafina]

I used garlic cloves inserted vaginally overnight, for 1 week before the test. I also rinsed a few times a day with hydrogen peroxide as well as took a double dose probiotic. I started the probiotic at 30 weeks, did the rinses from 36w and inserted garlic one week before test and the 3x a week thereafter. I use a needle and thread to make the garlic clove into a tampon of sorts for easy retrieval:) I tested + with my first, - with my second, and refused the test with my third. I used the garlic internally with #3 as well as kept up my probiotics, just for peace of mind:) I'll be doing the same thing this time around- no testing but using some natural things to keep it at bay as much as possible. I'm not overly concerned as my water has broken just minutes before birth with all 3:)

[Blueone]

I was GBS+ with DS.  This time around I've been eating some So Delicious Coconut yogurt on a daily basis.  I'll also drink their Kefir every so often (don't buy it too often).  I've been making sure to get more Vitamin C too.  I heard that everyone has GBS and that it tends to surface (as in you can test positive) on a biweekly basis or something like that.  Either way, it's in all women from what I know.  I'm just hoping it won't be surfaced when they test with this pregnancy.