Hi Missya,

Hope you are feeling better by today. A very similar thing happened to a freind of mine at about the same point in her pregnancy - turned out she had a kidney stone. She managed to pass it (with much pain!) but didn't end up needing antibiotics - can you get a kidney ultrasound to check for stones? Kidney problems and UTIs seem to be quite common in pregnancy. Cranberry juice does help stop the bugs from sticking but you have to also drink heaps fo water to flush them out as well. You also need such an enormous quantities of cranberry juice for a therapeutic effect that it's actually cheaper and more effective to get the tablet from from your health store or chemist (Microgenics is a good strong brand that's not too pricey). Once you've got rid of the infection, daily cranberry juice as a drink is sufficient to keep it at bay (plus it tastes yummy!).