uti

[hezieandme]

I have several questions well im 35weeks preg and about two weeks ago i went to the hospital for a kidney infection a week later i made a docotrs appt and the told me i had a urinary track infection(uti).my questions is how can u get a uti how can you prevent it. I drink alot of water well thats all i havent had sex n a long long time(really long time ). this is the 2nd one ive had ahhhh i dnt understand i thought you get when you have sex and dnt pee afterwards or dnt drink alot of water can any one give me advise.

[Tarobinc]

make sure the cranberry juice dosent' have any added sugar, basically all natural 100% juice is the best, that's what my midwife told me.

I had a kidney infection that actually ended me up in the hospital for a day and half.  Luckily, I haven't had any more bladder infections to date.

I wasn't told to not have sex but just to make sure DH's anatomy was clean (even suggested having him shower prior to sex) and that I emptied my bladder pre and post sex.  He dosen't shower prior to sex but I do drink 100% cranberry juice just about every day and I do void pre and post sex.

My friend had bladder infections throughout her pregnancy and she had no symptoms.  

I hope you don't get anymore.

[nikko*ttc]

Alot of it has to do with the weight of baby, uterus, etc. When our bladders do not empty properly, which is common in pregnancy, this can cause uti and/or kidney infections. You could try double voiding. Pee and then wait a minute or two and try again. I sometimes rock to the side or back to see if there is anything left so you might try that too. Also, pee often. I know that at this point for some of us that means every few minutes, but it is important.

[lilpixie]

Ive had three with my preg so far and we stoped having sex back at 5 months due to some bleeding.  My doc said some people are just more prone to them.  Keep drinking LOTS of water and cranberry juice, and make sure not to hold it when you need to pee.

[kaity08]

I used to have the same problem I used to get it all the time, and I am the kind of a person that hates medicine, so my mom - she used to be a midwife - told me that the best thing to do is drink carnberry juice, and ever since I started drinking it I never had an infection since, drink a cup every day and that should do it....
good luck