14 weeks and can't pee

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Hi all,

I'm just over 14 weeks and for around the past few weeks, I'm seriously struggling to pee in the morning.
This is my second pregnancy, no issues first time round, but apparently I have a retoverted uterus this time. Been told by medical people that it poses no issues and will sort itself out as the uterus grows?

Anyway, I can pee fine during the day, but that first pee in the morning/early hours when your bladder is full - I can only describe it as the strangest feeling of being bursting and having the tiniest hole to pee out of, I am having to really strain as if I needed a poo just to get any pee coming out. Once that pee is over, im fine the rest of the day. It is so annoying. Apologies for the TMI.

Has anyone had similar and did it actually resolve itself? I don't want a catheter as I am just managing at the moment however I'm just seriously hoping it doesn't get any worse!!

Thanks

I had to lean forward in order to wee. See if that helps.

You need to change your weeing position. I had to put mu feet on a stall and lean forward.

This happened to me! Retroverted uterus too. It did resolve but happened any time I'd held wee for a while, like overnight. Once your womb grows up out of your pelvis it'll get better. I bought a squatty stool for constipation, changed my life, but you might find this helps for wee too.

Happened to me too. I had to sit the opposite way on the loo and lean forwards over the cistern!

Yes - bend forward as far as you can, it should help.

I have this by default. It's awful, but it's just how the bladder is in some people. I know it's hard not to while being in pain, but please try not to strain. Your bladder relies on gravity and some help from the extruder muscle in the dome area which presses down to force the urine out, so straining is not only futile, you could also end up with incontinence problems later in life (on the extreme end of the scale of course, but it's not worth the risk). I agree with some PPs suggestions on leaning forward, it does help a lot. Or really just whatever position you discover that helps to get more urine out. You have my sympathies xx

Yep I had this - also retroverted uterus. I found leaning right forward and it would come out fine. It was the strangest sensation like you say - full bladder and desperate to go but nothing coming out. Def try different positions over straining yourself. I can’t remember exactly when this stopped happening but I’m 31 weeks now and haven’t had it happen for a long time. But I do still shift positions when peeing as find position of baby means that not all the pee always comes out! The joys of pregnancy!

Thank you all for taking the time to reply to me. It has magically fixed itself with no intervention. Was just able to pee normally one morning! So this was at 15 weeks. What a relief, literally! Positing in case anyone comes across this thread.