11/06/2025
Funny, but also true! 😂
I believe in you! 🤣 But seriously… it’s not hard.
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The Group Beta Strep (GBS) test is usually performed around 36 weeks gestation. Most women are told that it is mandatory, and that their provider must administer it.
They are told to disrobe from the waist down, cover up with that crunchy paper drape, and scoot their butt to the end of the table. All this so that someone can wipe a swab on their butt and va**na, something they easily could have done themselves in the bathroom.
Most midwives will tell you that you have the option to swab yourself, most OBs will not. In fact, if you say you’d prefer to DIY it, they will often treat you as if you couldn’t possibly handle such a task.
What if you don’t do it right?! How will you *gasp* reach all the way back there?!
Please 🙄
You’re a grown woman, and I’m sure swabbing your own butt is on the looooong list of things you’re very capable of.
If you’d rather perform your own swab, just tell your provider that’s what you’ll be doing. You will simply take the swab to the bathroom, swab your stuff, and then put it back in the container for the lab to culture. Easy peasy.
Were you given the option to swab yourself for the GBS test?
