UTI

[KylieKangaroo]

Anyone else suffering? I haven't had it confirmed as waiting for my useless GP to get back to me, which I don't think will happen.

Any advice how to cure it myself? I'm up about 10 times a night or more at the moment and it's getting me down so much, I'm scared it's going to be like this for the rest of the pregnancy

Contact your midwife. I think you're supposed to have antibiotics because UTIs increase your risk of miscarriage. Well, that's what my midwife reckoned anyway.

Yep, I’ve got one too :( Just about to go pick up my antibiotics. I didn’t even have to do a wee test, just called the GP, they called me back for a telephone appt and they were satisfied that my symptoms were a UTI so have sent an electronic prescription. I would get checked out ASAP, UTI’s can quickly turn into kidney infections. Hope you feel better soon x

Hope you feel better too @Amelia891

I had one (or 2 - who knows!) over a month and had to try two different anti-biotics to shift it. I find if I drink gallons (and I mean pint after pint after pint) of water it usually relieves the discomfort when you do go and will be flushing out your system.

Thanks Daisy, I drank about 2 pints of cranberry juice yesterday and it seems to be helping already, fingers crossed

@KylieKangaroo Try Waterfall D-Mannose; it's a natural supplement and safe in pregnancy. You can try it to treat the infection and/or after clearing the infection with antibiotics you can take it daily as a preventative. I've suffered UTIs since I was sexually active and they're really hotting up in pregnancy so I can tell you this one works! Oh and avoid sugar like the plague - the bacteria in your bladder feed off it and multiply. So I never drink cranberry juice for that reason but you can get cranberry extract if that works for you. Good luck - they're the worst!