Problem with urine sample.

cybermum · Nov 25th, 2008, 12:18 PM

My midwife rang me this morning and said that a note had been attached to my file saying my last urine sample was contaminated.

I haven't had this happen before,she has asked me to come up thursday to give another sample so they can test it again.

Has this happened to anyone?
She told me its fairly common to happen and can be due to a number of things.

She just threw me by ringing like that.

ajarvis · Nov 25th, 2008, 12:33 PM

Never had it happen, but I would hope it's not common. Seems a little odd unless someone stuck something in the sample how could it get contaminated?

Well at least they caught it and us preggos can almost pee on demand

Hevz · Nov 25th, 2008, 12:41 PM

it means it had bits of discharge in it

cybermum · Nov 25th, 2008, 14:21 PM

Oh ok thanks

I hadn't heard it before and she was being all cloaks and daggers with me LOL

Oh yeah she can have pots of samples if she wants,I have loads to go spare ROFL

Holly21 · Nov 25th, 2008, 15:08 PM

The best way to get an uncontaminated specimen is to make sure the area is clean and then to pass the first bit of urine, then insert the specimen pot under the stream (known as a mid stream specimen of urine). This means that there is less chance of the normal bacteria which live around that area getting picked up in the sample.

sam*~*louize · Nov 25th, 2008, 15:22 PM

Learn something new every day! Wipe first, then wee if thats the case ! :P

kmh2009 · Nov 25th, 2008, 15:48 PM

it will most likely be bacterial contamination, either coming from your normal vaginal bacteria or a possible infection. Thats why they need to repeat it just to check and if it is an infection, get it treated.

xx

emzlouize · Nov 26th, 2008, 12:52 PM

i went for a midwife app on mon and noticed bits in my sample so told the midwife i was concerned and she said it was probs jst discharge

cybermum · Nov 26th, 2008, 13:23 PM

LOL now I have to run up there tomorrow with my sample pot just to get it checked again.
Ah well.....

Nov 25th, 2008, 12:18 PM	#1
cybermum Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,048	Problem with urine sample. My midwife rang me this morning and said that a note had been attached to my file saying my last urine sample was contaminated. I haven't had this happen before,she has asked me to come up thursday to give another sample so they can test it again. Has this happened to anyone? She told me its fairly common to happen and can be due to a number of things. She just threw me by ringing like that.

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Nov 25th, 2008, 12:33 PM	#2
ajarvis Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Calgary Posts: 2,301	Never had it happen, but I would hope it's not common. Seems a little odd unless someone stuck something in the sample how could it get contaminated? Well at least they caught it and us preggos can almost pee on demand

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Hevz Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Swinton, Manchester, England Posts: 4,581	it means it had bits of discharge in it

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Nov 25th, 2008, 14:21 PM	#4
cybermum Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,048	Oh ok thanks I hadn't heard it before and she was being all cloaks and daggers with me LOL Oh yeah she can have pots of samples if she wants,I have loads to go spare ROFL

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Nov 25th, 2008, 15:08 PM	#5
Holly21 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 669	The best way to get an uncontaminated specimen is to make sure the area is clean and then to pass the first bit of urine, then insert the specimen pot under the stream (known as a mid stream specimen of urine). This means that there is less chance of the normal bacteria which live around that area getting picked up in the sample.

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Nov 25th, 2008, 15:22 PM	#6
sam~louize Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 4,286	Learn something new every day! Wipe first, then wee if thats the case ! :P

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kmh2009 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kent Posts: 698	it will most likely be bacterial contamination, either coming from your normal vaginal bacteria or a possible infection. Thats why they need to repeat it just to check and if it is an infection, get it treated. xx

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emzlouize Press/Research Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Merseyside Posts: 2,381	i went for a midwife app on mon and noticed bits in my sample so told the midwife i was concerned and she said it was probs jst discharge

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Nov 26th, 2008, 13:23 PM	#9
cybermum Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,048	LOL now I have to run up there tomorrow with my sample pot just to get it checked again. Ah well.....

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