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Moan about my pee covered handbag :(

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flowerpotgirl12 · 02/09/2013 16:25

Hiya,

I am basically having a moan about the one specimen pot you get to pee in for 9 months, and the fact they aren't allowed to empty it, which wouldn't have been so bad had she put the lid on properly (I didn't think to check) so I had a lovely pee covered handbag when I arrived to work!! Ok rant over, although seriously how much can those little pots cost that you can't get new ones???

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Fakebook · 02/09/2013 18:59

Eugh. Why don't you get a new pot/universal each time? I've read this before and I find it shocking that not every area provides new sample tubes to their patients. I'm pretty sure it would give anomalous results too.

I'd buy these from ebay and throw each one away each time.

AhoyAhoy · 02/09/2013 19:11

My midwife tests the sample then tops it up with water, wraps it in a paper towel and gives it me back. First time she did it I thought she had emptied it and rinsed it out, so it was forgotten at the bottom of my bag for a couple of weeks. Mortified when I realised I'd had a bottle of piss in my bag and all the places I'd been. Vile.

TobyLerone · 02/09/2013 19:13

Wee is only sterile until it leaves the body anyway.

newlark · 02/09/2013 19:16

the economising in the nhs has been going on for a while - when I was expecting ds 5 yrs ago I had to empty the sample pot myself, wash and reuse it (was instructed to use hot soapy water)

LuckySocks13 · 02/09/2013 19:21

We only get one pot also which gets handed back every time. I think it's terrible and can surely affect the results as pots not 100% sterile. Cut backs !

TwoTearsInABucket · 02/09/2013 19:24

I just got my old wee in the pot handed back. And I will be using the same one for every mw appointment.

I did leave my pot in my bag for a couple of days but the lid was on thank goodness!

I am sorry for your misfortune OPee

TruJay · 02/09/2013 20:29

I get my lovely pot of wee back each time, they flat out refuse to even empty it. In my previous pregnancy I was always given a fresh specimen bottle but still had to dispose of the old one myself but in this pregnancy I've been told to reuse the first one I got for every appointment. I sure as s**t don't do that, it can't give proper results, like u guys have said its not sterile anymore.
My hubby works for NHS so he just picks me up fresh bottles from health centres that have a basket full at reception for u to take as u need. It's odd that some places will happily dispose of the old and give u new and some just refuse and say reuse!

neversleepagain · 02/09/2013 21:11

I got new pot each visit AND my midwife emptied and disposed of old pot

Friday28 · 02/09/2013 21:23

I have the same...pot given back full of wee to be used again. I always forget to do it straight away so the pot ends up going in the bin. Like TruJay I have a relative who picks up new pots for me.

coraltoes · 02/09/2013 21:43

It is acceptable to refuse to carry around a pot of piss. Ffs. Just refuse.

anastasiakrupnik · 02/09/2013 22:18

Another reuser, though the midwives don't 'hand it back' as such because they refuse touch it in the first place - I have to hold it out and remove the lid, they dip their stick in, then I put lid back on and carry wee around (as I'm always on way to work).

(This is at the GPs but there are signs in the loos at the Antinatal ward at the hospital saying you're not allowed to tip your wee down the sink.)

At least this peculiar ritual means I've only myself to blame if it leaks in my bag! Bad luck OP.

ZeroTolerance · 03/09/2013 02:54

Eh? How bizarre! Gives new meaning to my granny's favourite expression "We hadn't a pot to piss in"!

I've never heard of this - is it a new thing? I was always given a pot - carrying wee around in your handbag???

LolaCrayola · 03/09/2013 03:09

Belle I love that nursery gave it back to you!
I personally think reusing them is a great idea, however there is the risk of pee incidents like yours OP!

Want2bSupermum · 03/09/2013 03:29

Oh my goodness. I cannot believe they are expecting pregnant women to reuse pee pots. My obn group here in the US use paper cups that are kept in their bathroom. You pee just before your appointment and carry it to your exam room. The nurse tests it and pours the contents into a waste pot and the cup goes into recycling. I had proten in my urine with DD and I was sent to the hospital for a blood test so results would be back in an hour.

Want2bSupermum · 03/09/2013 03:34

The cups my obn uses are sold at the local supermarket for $5 for 150. That is 4c a piece (rounded up). I am sure they are cheaper if buy in bulk.

Mutley77 · 03/09/2013 03:38

Ours were given back to reuse, they weren't allowed to tip down sink (due to hygiene which I can understand). However I used to throw mine in a bin as I left and ask for a new one the next time. My gp said you shouldn't reuse as you need a sterile one to properly test. The midwife didn't like me telling her that [big grin]

suntodayplease · 03/09/2013 07:58

Fresh one everytime here (thankfully as recently needed to urgently supply a sample of poo from DD so it came in handy) no way was I using that one again!

BlackholesAndRevelations · 03/09/2013 08:26

Just how difficult is it to tip the pot into the loo on your way out of the surgery? All doctors surgeries have toilets FFS. there's lots of unnecessary squeamishness on this thread.

LolaCrayola · 03/09/2013 09:00

Want2b, healthcare is free at source in the UK. I would rather the NHS was spending money on things other than paper cups

TobyLerone · 03/09/2013 09:04

Agree. It's really not that hard. And it's not that hard to clean it out. I'd rather pee in the pot at home than carry a paper cup of urine or a pissy stick back through the waiting room.

LostMySocks · 03/09/2013 11:45

My MW asks me to reuse the pot for the normal dip test as this doesn't need to be sterile. When I had a UTI he dip test showed that something was present and they far me a sterile pot for a fresh sample to send to the lab.
I think reusing is important as it saves a lot of waste. It's no worse than reusable nappies.

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flowerpotgirl12 · 03/09/2013 12:50

blackholes, I don't think there is any need for that kind of tone. You're right it is easy to tip down the loo but I didn't think about it, I assumed that the lid would be on properly. I was having a moan about the fact that myhu handbag is covered in piss, also I don't agree that we should reuse, I think it is unhygienic and that we should get a new pot.

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princesscupcakemummyb · 03/09/2013 13:07

i think it depends on the midwife when it comes to emptying the pot itself as my original mw refused to empty it and made me empty it myself in the Gp loos or at home but when i went to my mw appointment at 28 weeks it was diff mw and she happily empty the pot and threw the pot in the bin and said get a new one at reception on the way out

mycatlikestwiglets · 03/09/2013 13:17

Same as anastasiakrupnik here - my mw doesn't even touch the pot, never mind replace it!

ZeroTolerance · 03/09/2013 14:58

WanttobeSupermum,

You are paying for your free pee pots through your insurance so it's a bit different. There's no point comparing the two systems. Your insurance also coughs up for a lot of other stuff we consider ott in pregnancy (I have experienced both systems).

That said, if the NHS can pay for boob jobs, they can fork out for a few plastic cups.

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