Pregnant with a UTI and have a Question, PLEASE HELP!?
I have a VERY bad UTI/kidney infection. I started a high powered antibiotic today and was wondering how long it’s going to take to start feeling better? I’m drinking plenty of a water and cranberry juice and sitting on my butt.
I swear this hurts worse than labor and the kidney stone I had a few years back COMBINED. All I can do is sit back and cry and let the Tylenol take the edge off it. I feel like I’m dying I swear! 
I was showing all the symptoms of having a UTI for the past 4 days but I didn’t realize it. It wasn’t until I woke up with a fever of 102 this morning and was doubled over in pain that I went to get checked out and realized it was a UTI. I’m almost 38 weeks pregnant so I thought a lot of my symptoms were just from the being pregnant (peeing more often, pelvic pressure/pain, pain in my abdomen ect.) mixed with being what I thought was a flu like bug.
I can barely type right now I’m in soo much pain but I need to do something to keep my mind off it. If you have any experience with a UTI while please tell me. I need to know there is light at the end of this stupid tunnel. Are my antibiotics going to start working soon or am I going to feel like this for the next few days?
Sorry for being such a big baby. Maybe it’s just cause I’m soo pregnant but it makes me feel better to type all this till my hubby can get back to our house with more cranberry juice and bottled water.
Just to add the baby is doing fine. She’s a tough little cookie.
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6 comments
Charliee on August 15, 2010 at 9:27 am
Yes, I feel your pain. I had many UTI’s throughout my pregnancies.
Believe me, you WILL feel much better by tomorrow. The antibiotics work wonders in a short period of time. Just make sure you take the whole perscription.
Lots of luck.
missmiss on August 15, 2010 at 9:27 am
with a normal UTI after you start taking the antibiotic youll feel better the next day. when i had a uti(not pregnant) it went away withing 3 days. with a kidney infection…youll be fine by next thurs. youll feel better everday
Melissa B on August 15, 2010 at 9:27 am
Girl i know how you feel. Im 20 weeks, and have had 2 kidney infections. Ive even been hospitalized for 5 days. It really is horrible pain. Make sure you stay hydrated, and take the antibiotics. Im Surprised they didnt give you something stronger for the pain. I was taking percocet for the first 2 days when i was in the hospital. I really hope you start feeling better. Get lots of rest…you have a big job ahead of you!!!
Sara on August 15, 2010 at 9:27 am
You poor thing, I have a UTI but I am only 10 weeks. That is terrible. I hope you feel better.
Kathy P on August 15, 2010 at 9:27 am
You poor thing. You have my empathy – I had a kidney infection (think UTI x 5) at 15 weeks in my current pregnancy and it SUCKED so badly. I was hospitalised for 3 days and got my antibiotics intravenously, which I sure meant they worked faster. Still it was 3 days of agony. Now I’m 36 weeks along with no recurrence and a big, healthy baby, so it resolved happily, but it isn’t an experience I’d wish on my worst enemy.
If the right meds have been prescribed, you should get relief within 24-36 hours, and be feeling much better in 3 days. In the meantime, keep drinking as much water as you can stand – flushing the system will, help too.
Waiting to drop/settle! on August 15, 2010 at 9:27 am
I’m so sorry you are going through this! On top of it you have probably wanted your daughter to arrive for over a week now! Avoid caffeine-containing beverages and practice good hygiene (shower daily.) Keep taking Tylenol to lower the fever. There is a light at the end of the tunnel if you keep getting proper care. You are not being a big baby. Pregnancy is hard sometimes (in my case more often than not) and when you are sick its hard! Yahoo answers is awesome for situations like these
Good luck!!