https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:52:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1685840 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:06:06 +0000 Canoli 1685840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeydew: Yes! You described it perfectly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1685684 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:34:53 +0000 Mae 1685684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suck too! I always get pee on the outside of the cup. And clean catch? Impossible! They always say my sample is contaminated bc I can't do it right :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1685638 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:01:42 +0000 wonderstruck 1685638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know what a clean catch is...that is just what I do to not get pee on my hand! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1685617 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:50:33 +0000 googly-eyes 1685617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've gotten better at it but when I was hugely pregnant it was quite the ordeal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1685027 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:48:20 +0000 sorrycharlie 1685027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha I always have the cup touching me. it's never been an issue? </p> <p>also, re pee everywhere, I hold my pee, move the cup, continue peeing in the toilet. no mess. :)</p> <p>eta: it is possible to hold it without touching skin, but very close. minimal mess :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1685005 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:39:13 +0000 allison 1685005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm terrible, too. And I'm under the impression, also, that you can't have the cup touching you for a clean catch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684909 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 12:11:59 +0000 Honeydew 1684909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl - my OB's bathroom had the hand dryer only. The cup itself was wiped with toilet paper. Luckily, their was a cabinet to leave the sample in so I didn't have to walk with it covered in tp to the waiting area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684857 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:54:09 +0000 swurlygurl 1684857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeydew: Hahaha, yes, such an awkward balancing act. And then what to do with the freaking cup when you're not done peeing yet and it's dripping?! Ugh.</p> <p>@dagret: Thanks!! &lt;3 :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684837 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:49:53 +0000 charmed 1684837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Honeydew: this was pretty much me yesterday :bummed:<br /> I told my DH I was worried I did it wrong, and he was like "how hard is it to pee in a cup?". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684714 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:16:49 +0000 dagret 1684714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: i didn't know you were pregnant - congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684706 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:14:00 +0000 Honeydew 1684706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is always an ordeal to try to get a clean catch, for me at least. It's like juggling..-<br /> -.trying to maintain balance hovering over the toilet</p> <p>- while legs are about to give because of non athletic ability</p> <p>-trying to make sure your pants or skirt is properly hiked so it misses the pee stream and floor (from the previous women before you if any pee on the floor)</p> <p>-while trying to hold the pee in so you can position yourself properly.</p> <p>And what happens:<br /> - wet pee hands<br /> - sometimes wet hem of pant<br /> -sometimes wet waistband of pant or skirt<br /> - wet leg<br /> - and less than an eighth of an ounce caught in the cup.</p> <p>LOL I had mega problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684643 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:54:01 +0000 LovelyPlum 1684643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I thought you couldn't do that if it had to be a clean catch? But otherwise, that sounds like an awesome trick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684509 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:14:57 +0000 theotherstark 1684509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Yep - that's what you have to do!</p> <p>Plus, my dr's office uses regular-sized cups! Much nicer than the dixies :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684442 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:01:57 +0000 Alivoo01 1684442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowdrop: dang girl! You're good if you can hit the cheapie Wondfos!! Mad props!</p> <p>I hold the cup so that it's touching my skin too like @Lawbee11: mentions. Otherwise, it's going to be super messy and none of it will make it into the cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684399 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:55:00 +0000 wonderstruck 1684399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to have the cup touching my body like @lawbee11 said or it gets everywhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684393 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:52:55 +0000 Smurfette 1684393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: That is what I do too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684336 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:39:17 +0000 lawbee11 1684336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This tip changed my life: hold the cup so that it's physically touching you. I used to try and hold it down and aim and that was always a disaster. If you hold it so that the rim is touching your skin it's much easier (and not as messy!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684334 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:39:03 +0000 MamaG 1684334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: This! The soap was just about empty when I was there today. I barely got suds. I reached for the hand sanitizer I keep in my purse afterward. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684327 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:36:57 +0000 LovelyPlum 1684327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm terrible. I've dropped it on the floor, in the toilet, forgotten to use it, overflowed it, barely given them any...yeah, it is bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684314 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:34:28 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1684314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not just you. For the life of me, WHYYYY do they give you Dixie cups?! With no table beside you to set it on?</p> <p>So not only do you pee all over yourself, you're worried about spilling the pee or kicking it over, if you set it on the floor while pulling up your pants. </p> <p>They should give us red solo cups and a table. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684298 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:30:20 +0000 swurlygurl 1684298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, I'm so glad it's not just me. which makes the bathroom at the Dr office seem that much nastier now... who knows how well the other women clean their hands! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684279 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:27:02 +0000 Greentea 1684279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684278 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:26:50 +0000 MamaG 1684278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I seriously suck. I just left the doctor's office and was embarassed at the tiny sample I left for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684268 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:24:29 +0000 Snowdrop 1684268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've got good aim (can hit those little wondfo cheapies) but I hate peeing in a cup because those little ones they give you fill up really quickly then I don't know what to do to not get pee on the outside or my hand :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684265 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:24:04 +0000 mrskc 1684265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I suck at it too. I was just thinking this yesterday at my OB appt when I was peeing in the cup. I thought is there some secret about how to do this that I'm unaware of? lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684255 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:21:38 +0000 pui 1684255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol I suck at it too. It's hard to aim with female anatomy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684254 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:20:52 +0000 avivoca 1684254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I fail at it every time, even when I can see what I'm peeing in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/peeing-in-a-cup-am-i-the-only-one-that-sucks#post-1684234 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:15:33 +0000 swurlygurl 1684234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is my second pregnancy (well, third I guess), I have done countless drug screens in my life, and I still cannot pee in a cup to save my life. Am I the only one who seriously fails at this? </p>