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SARAH ASHLYN - USA
Lived January 13, 2005 to February 2, 2005 Late-onset Mother's GBS Status: Tested positive Gestational Age: 36 weeks Age harmed: 10 days old |
I went to the doctor on Jan. 13, 2005. I told the doctor I was in labor, and he checked and said, "Yea, you're in early labor. Your test we took a couple of days ago came in that your GBS positive, so let's go on, get you in, and induce labor and give antibiotics." I asked right away and so did my mother, "What is GBS?" At first I thought an STD as I was going through a nasty divorce, so I was thinking, "Oh goodness, an STD. The doctor said, "NO BIG DEAL. We just treat you with antibiotics and all will be fine." Later on that day, I delivered an 8 pound, 2 oz. baby girl. I asked as soon as she was born, "Why are her eyes so", and I could not say it right, so I repeated "Why are her eyes in such a blank stare. There is something wrong with her. Take her to the nursery now". They assured me she was a healthy little girl.
Later, after she was cleaned up and returned to me, she grunted just like a pig, but I was assured she was fine. I even questioned her eating habits, and that she was sleeping a lot. Once again they told me she was fine. Next day we were released. From then on out I was in and out of the doctor's office, complaining about her eating and sleeping, but all they said was "touch of jaundice" and gave us a "glow worm thing" i called it and sent us home. We kept going back and forth all week saying, "Something is wrong" and the doctors said, "All's good mom, you're just worrying." Well, Sunday morning we woke up to a baby not breathing well, pale, and with a blank stare. Called 911 and was life-flighted to the hospital. Later that day, was told she was septic, and had bacterial meningitis which had taken 98 percent of her brain, and they was doing a culture to see if it was GBS. It was later diagnosed as GBS BACTERIAL MENINGITIS AND SEPSIS and, at 20 days old, after they did all the testing and meds, we made the call for her to go be with Jesus.
— Alicia Cassady, AL, USA
Sarah's mother tries to tell everyone she can about GBS.
Later, after she was cleaned up and returned to me, she grunted just like a pig, but I was assured she was fine. I even questioned her eating habits, and that she was sleeping a lot. Once again they told me she was fine. Next day we were released. From then on out I was in and out of the doctor's office, complaining about her eating and sleeping, but all they said was "touch of jaundice" and gave us a "glow worm thing" i called it and sent us home. We kept going back and forth all week saying, "Something is wrong" and the doctors said, "All's good mom, you're just worrying." Well, Sunday morning we woke up to a baby not breathing well, pale, and with a blank stare. Called 911 and was life-flighted to the hospital. Later that day, was told she was septic, and had bacterial meningitis which had taken 98 percent of her brain, and they was doing a culture to see if it was GBS. It was later diagnosed as GBS BACTERIAL MENINGITIS AND SEPSIS and, at 20 days old, after they did all the testing and meds, we made the call for her to go be with Jesus.
— Alicia Cassady, AL, USA
Sarah's mother tries to tell everyone she can about GBS.
