Mrs-N

i went to see midwife yesterday and i took a urine sample and
there was

trace of blood,
trace of protein and
++ lenc (this is whats written in my notes,i think it says that,cant read the writing)

she wants me to do another sample so it can be tested.
so im gonna drop it into the doctors surgery on monday.

what does this mean?

oh and the midwife asked if i have been having problems weeing and i said i havnt and i havnt.

should i be worried?

XKatX

Sometimes this can be a sign of a kidney or urine infection. If it is and you have no symptoms, it could mean that it has been caught early and will be easily treated.
Good luck and let us know what happens!

Mrs-N

sorry if this sounds stupid but
what are the symptoms of kidney and urine infection?

XKatX

A urine infection, you can just feel like you need to pee more often (not helpful when pregnant I know!), you can also feel burning when you pee and just generally feel a bit run down. You may also have kidney pain (whichyou feel in you lower back, jst above your pelvis, on either side) and you could see blood in your urine or on your tissue when you wipe. You may also feel like you have a temperature. You could have all, some or none of the above!
If you have a kidney infetion, you should be feeling pretty poorly with it, so you're probably ok there!
Hope this helps.

Mrs-N

thank you,

i have been weeing more but i havnt had any sort of stinging and no blood on the tissue when i wipe and i havnt had any back pain,ive had a mild backache of a evening but think thats to do with me sitting on my arse for a long time.

i saw the midwife last friday and my urine sample was fine but i had to go back and see the midwife this week for a maternity certificate so
its only been a week since my wee was ok and a week later they have found that so hopefully if it is an infection we would of caught it early.

thanks x x

Emmea12uk

Sounds like a urine infetion (UTI) I am prone to them. They are nothing to worry about if caught early which it sounds like it has been.

They are extremely common in pregnancy and you should take extra precautions in avoiding them. They are caused by bacteria travelling up your urethra, so you should make sure you wipe front to back whenever you go to the bathroom. Also, it is recommended your drink 3 litres of water a day to prevent the bacteria building up in the first place. Cranberry juice is great for easing the symptons and even helps kill the bacteria.

make sure you drink tons and tons of water until you know you dont have it for sure - stay away from anything with caffine in, or decaff products as they make it worse.

Hope it is neg, but if it isnt - it is just a quick course of antibiotics!

Mrs-N

oh thank you thats really good advice.
ill make sure i drink loads of water.
after i go to the toilet i usually wipe with tissue then wipe with a bay wipe. would that cause this?
thanks again x x

XKatX

Don't know what a bay wipe is, but you should NEVER use these new wet wipe type things that are out. They have tonnes of chemicals in and this will cause an imbalance in your bodies natural bacteria. This, in turn, can cause some nasty infections, including UTIs and thrush. Just a dry piece of toilet roll is sufficient.

coccyx

Consultant has given me antibiotcs for a urine infection. Like you had no obvious signs only protein,trace of blood and some leucocytes found in urine sample.

Emmea12uk

I dont know what a bay wipe is. But normal loo roll is good enough.