Booking in appt last week - asked to return to repeat urine sample. WHY??

[clairelee17]

all, hoping someone might be able to shine a light on my situation. So I had my booking in appointment last Wednesday where I had the usual blood and urine samples taken. I received a letter in the post this morning asking me to return to the clinic to provide another urine sample. I'm really anxious now, and wondering if this has happened to anyone else?

When I had previous pregnancy, I got to my booking in appointment on a Friday morning, started bleeding that night and miscarried by Sunday. A few days after I received a similar letter from the midwife asking me to return for repeat blood tests, so it must have been clear that my HCG levels had dropped then before I got a chance to inform them that I already had miscarried.

So I'm glad I'm not being asked to return for another blood test, but does anyone know why I might have been asked to return for an urine sample? I'm so nervous and anxious now if they've noticed something wrong....

Probably because it was lost or damaged in some way.

I had this, apparently there wasn't enough in the pot to do a full sample!

I've had this, it was because the sample was contaminated - presumably by some germs from my finger, a bit of knicker fluff that fell in, a Pube.... Really could be anything

Lots of reasons. Lost by lab, contaminated sample depending on how clean you were (not being rude, lots come back contaminated by various things), can be termed equivocal for things like bacterial vaginosis for which the usual process is to repeat the sample.

This has now happened 3 times (since being 10 weeks) with my sample and the last midwife I spoke to said ‘we’ll prob stop trying to test you now - you don’t have a urine infection do you?’ I said no I’m pretty sure I don’t, I feel fairly good despite being 15 weeks. Apparently no matter how accurately you do the test - and I was doing them exactly as per the instructions - some people’s results just can’t be read. Please don’t worry.

I had this. Can’t remember the specific reason. I wouldn’t worry.

Awww, thank you ladies. I feel better after reading your messages. At least it wasn't to return for another blood test, phew x

Lost; mislabelled; label can't be read; damaged; problem with the sample in the first place. It doesn't half make you worry until you find out though

I agree with what other have said. Also they require a urine sample at every midwife visit.