Has anyone had a m/c or lost a baby due to a urine infection?

[briggsy's girl]

wow - this is an interesting read - i was diagnosed with asymptomatic UTI last week - i had liver pain and on investigating, DR got me to doa urine test - i have never had a UTI without symptoms before. will be talking to the OB on wednesday about what preventative measures i can take for remainder of pg as i know i'm prone to infections.

i am on ab's at the moment - and so far so good...

[AliBaby]

The only way to try and prevent them is by making sure you drink plenty of fluids (mainly water), Make sure that after DTD you go to the toilet straight away, Keeping the area clean but not using iritating soaps/washes and by not wearing tight clothing around the area like lycra (swimming costumes).
With thrush you can help prevent that by taking a tablet like inner health plus which helps keep good bacteria in the body.
I didnt know that you could get a UTI withotut having any symptoms showing up. Very interesting.
I know the reason women are more prone to them in pregnancy is because your body produces hormones that soften the muscle that separates the uretha to the the vagina. This muscle softens and bacteria can easily enter causing infections.
Hope that helps.
Just curious..were you treated for your UTI straight away DearMum?

[dearmum]

Just curious..were you treated for your UTI straight away DearMum?[/QUOTE]

Hi Yeh once my OB finally checked me after 20weeks pregnant THEN he gave me antibiotics but the next day my waters broke.I feel soooo mad at him for not even bothering to check me the whole time gosh if i had a gun i think i would shoot his leg.I am the type that gets UTI even when im not pregnant but i usally know when i have it from a burning feeling but this time with pregnancy i couldnt feel nothing.I feel so let down,and i feel i lost a healthy baby for nothing.

Hi Beata....Im so sorry about your loss,it must have been soooo heart breaking for you aswell.

[AliBaby]

Oh hun, I dont blame you for feeling let down. You did everything you could though so dont blame yourself. Some dr's get so complaycent (sorry dont know how to spell that word) and dont check all the things that they SHOULD check. Bloody morons!!

I hope the pain eases for you and that you can get the answers you deserve. I am sure it will take some time but you deserve some closure after all you have been through.

[tempus moriendi]

First of all, please let me console you on the loss of your darling baby. I'll keep you in my prayers.

No, I hadn't heard of uti being a cause of m/c. Thank you for sharing that information with us.

Sending cyberhug.

[dearmum]

First of all, please let me console you on the loss of your darling baby. I'll keep you in my prayers.

No, I hadn't heard of uti being a cause of m/c. Thank you for sharing that information with us.

Sending cyberhug.

Thankyou.....I thought i would post the information so other ladies can be aware of the problem.Im wanting to get pregnant again and i know this time i will be checking my urine every week.Im on a yeast free diet now and drinking lots of water,i hope it never happens to me again because i feel really bad like i let my baby die.I know i shouldnt blame myself but deep down i do.
Thanks for your support!

[tempus moriendi]

IKWYM--we moms blame ourselves for everything that goes wrong, no matter how irrational. NOBODY sets out to contract a uti, after all. Keep us posted how it goes.

[Miss.B]

Hi Dearmum,

I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful baby boy. I know how it must feel because I've too lost my little angel Joshua at almost 21 weeks in Oct this year, I suspect due to an angry fibroid in the wall of my uterus which just went really agro with the pregnancy hormones and probably the IVF drugs.

When I had my late miscarriage my OB said the fibroid was part of the reason why I went into pre term labour ( although I suspected it played a huge part in it ), so I know what is feels like to just want the bl**dy answers ! He didn't give me the other part of the reason.....

I've got a friend that had numerous urinary tract infections early in the pregnancy and she had a healthy baby boy, but after I lost my little boy I read like 20 books on miscarriage and stillbirth and one book said that UTI do not cause miscarriages as the bacteria is almost always limited to the bladder and never reaches the uterus. BUT, UTI can cause pre term labour in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters.

So like the others say, preventative measures are always best.

My heart goes out to you,

Love and hugs

Beata.