Urine sample from an 11 month old

[LillyA]

Any suggestions please on how to get a urine sample from a poorly 11 month old daughter. I've been given a stick on bag to go in the nappy, which hasn't worked and just tried sitting her on a potty for over 1/2 hour, until she screamed so much that I gave up. Any thoughts would be very welcome.

[LIZS]

Can you try the bag again. Get her to drink loads as you'll fimd some will come out as the rest goes in !

[silverfrog]

what do you mean by stick on bag?

whenever I have had to do urine samples form a non-potty trained child, I have used the Newcastle urine collection system. it's like a sanitary pad that you put in the nappy until the child wees, and then you can collect the wee from it afterwards.

could you ask your gp/hv for this system?

[kreecherlivesupstairs]

Sorry Lilly, I was going to suggest the stick on bag thing. Not terribly dignified but should do the trick if you give her plenty of fluids. What goes in must come out.