At my Doctor's appointment this morning, he confirmed what I had already suspected. This UTI just will not go away. Apparently, we are trying one more round of antibiotics this week, and if I still have a UTI at my next week's appointment, then I will be on antibiotics until I deliver.
Although this may sound more like a nuisance than something to actually be concerned about, it can lead to, or be a sign of kidney infection, which is in fact the most common pregnancy complication. At this point, my Doctor doesn't seem terribly concerned about it, since we are treating it rather than just letting it go. Also, the biggest risks associated with a kidney infection during pregnancy are a low birth weight (not happening according to my ultrasounds) and preterm labor (any labor at this point is no longer considered preterm). If this was happening earlier on in the pregancy, he would be more concerned, but since we're in the home stretch, there's not too much to worry about. This baby's cooked, all she needs is a bit more lung maturity and rolls.
I also had my Group B strep test, which was not as invasive as the pamphlets make it sound, so that was good news. Group B strep is a harmless bateria that a lot of adults have in their "areas", but if passed to the baby can cause an infection. They test you at week 36 to determine whether you will have to be given IV antibiotics at delivery.
From now on, I have weekly Doctor's appointments. I am not sure at what point they start checking whether I am dialated, but they didn't this time. My doctor did end he visit by saying: "If you go into labor at this point, you're having a baby". Sweet!
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