How Do You Take A Urine Sample (TMI)
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Topic: How Do You Take A Urine Sample (TMI)
Posted By: Lisha
Subject: How Do You Take A Urine Sample (TMI)
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:37pm
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from an untrained 2.5 year old??
Poor Lucy is sick and the doctors think that she has an urinery tract infection and we are at our wits end trying for her to use the potty but it's too hard for her! The doctor gave her this thing to put in her nappy, but that didn't work, so we are trying it again tonight. The poor wee mite, she screams and cries when you put in on, it's sad but we have to do it  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:51pm
Awww, big hugs to poor Lucy  UTI's suck!
The bag in the nappy is the only other way to do it but it is really tricky and the results are notoriously inaccurate. The only alternative is a catheter urine sample and trust me, you do NOT want to go there unless you absolutely have to! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:52pm
Is that the bag that you have to stick to them? Daniel has had them a couple of times, he doesn't like the part when you take it off 
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Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:54pm
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Yep that is the one!
I didn't know that you could get an UTI so early on ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:59pm
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You sure can [;(] Andie's Ella has had a couple and Sienna is on meds to stop her getting them coz of her kidney condition altho we are hopeful that has resolved... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 7:59pm
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I take it that the thing is a urine bag?
Little girls are realllly hard to get those things to work well on as they tend to get leaks really easy. The main thing to remember is once you take the tape off the back to expose the sticky layer, fold it backwards in half (how it probably was folded in originally anyway) Make sure the area is clean and dry, put the bottom piece on first making sure the fold sits right on the perineum and make sure it seals well - this is where it most often will leak from. Then pull the sides out and make sure they stick well around the area without pulling skin etc and seal around well. Double the bag around downwards not upwards, again as this will cause it to leak otherwise. I always find these really annoying on little girls, boys are sooo much easier. The other thing you could do, which you may, or may not be up for.... Is have a good towel underneath her, go in while she's asleep, undo her nappy and hold the pottle there and wait for her to pee... however i am guessing really that you'll need the sample sometime around when the docs are open, so maybe during a day sleep? Seems drastic but sometimes easier... also depends on how long you plan to sit there for. lol I do think you can then store the pottle in the fridge for a short time till you can get to the docs/lab to get it tested. (you might wanna put it in a plastic baggy if you do that, lol) good luck, have been there done that, it's soooo not fun. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 8:08pm
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Will she just sit on the Potty?? Could you have her just sit on it and read her stories or watch telly or something until she pees????
I have never had to get a sample, but thats what I did when i was toilet training. Might be a bit of naive idea. Good luck! -------------   
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 8:18pm
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Can you let her run around bare-bott for the morning and run with a pee bottle when she starts to pee? Just an idea, I've never had to do this before either, I imagine your stress about it could easily make her think NO WAY! Hope you manage to get it sorted! ------------- |
Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 8:46pm
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That's a good idea!
Thanks for the information on the how to correctly put on the bag, grabbed DH too. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 04 June 2008 at 9:04pm
Blah I hate those bags! The one and only time I managed to get one on Ashleigh and actually catch some urine, she poo'd at the same time  So I have always asked the nurse or lady at the lab to put it on for me!------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 9:33am
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Ditto all the above... and make sure you clean her really well before putting the bag on. At the hospital they use alcohol wipes even. Also I found putting it on when baby is awake and moving about better than when she's sleeping, as you can check it more often and you don't want to leave it too long - and if she's standing, less likely to leak. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 10:14am
Yay no more bags! Poor thing! We managed to get about 1/2 a teaspoon and went to the doc this morning and it has confirmed.. an UTI, so on some medicine now  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 6:09pm
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Yay that 1/2 teaspoon was enough! How'd you do it, in the end? ------------- |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 8:07pm
We had to go down this road for our little man cause could not get a clear sample. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Maya wrote:Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 8:29pm
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Awwwwwww!!
Not sure how we managed 1/2 a teaspoon, she was holding off going wees, poor thing, I would be the same if I had a plastic thing on me too!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 3:22pm
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Hi Lisha - hey I had to collect one off Ella this morning, and after 3 trips to the Doc's over the last 2 days, my regular GP gave me some good advice about it - to avoid contamination in the sample (which you're guaranteed to have with those bags), try sitting the child on a very clean potty after a big drink, wait it out and see if you can 'collect' some that way. It gives you a much clearer sample. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 6:49pm
Fingers crossed she will be toliet trained if she gets one next time  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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