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

[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.

[Laney]

I am very sorry for your loss. I hope you don't mind me asking, did your water break early or preterm labor? I know that having a bacterial infection can cause preterm labor. It is usually an infection in the vagina that travels to the uterus. Did they test your little boy for infections?

I have had 2 late losses. I have never had a bacterial infection. I have had every test that my high risk doctors can do. Everything including infection were negative. They tested my babies and placentas for infections of just about every kind and there were none. It ended up being a suspected blood clotting disorder (even though all of the tests were negative). There was a massive clot in Shelby's placenta that restricted her blood supply. Both of my babies were behind in growth.

I hope that you get some answers to help you through your next pregnancy.