Urine sample from a 6mo?

[mama2mooandbabymoo]

Can I just put cotton wool in her nappy and ring it into a pot?

The hospital havent given me anything they just told me to bring one on Monday!

Thanks.

They can (and have done with DD) test a wet nappy if all else fails.

Go back to the hospital or A&E and get little sticky plastic bags that you stick on and they wee into it. How silly of them not to give you the proper thing to collect a sample! With the best of intentions the cotton wool method will not provide a sterile sample.

my 8 week old was in hospital and had a urine sample collected. the nurses put what looked like a sanitary towel (it wasn't but you get the idea) into his nappy. once he'd peed enough i'm sure they simply put the pad into a bag and sent it to the lab for them to 'extract' the sample!! you could try the same if you haven't managed to get a proper kit in time??? (and let them get their hands dirty for not giving you any means to collect it ;o) )