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If you have blood in your urine, you should be on an antibiotic. That's really the point where it can progress to a kidney infection which you definitely don't want to mess with.

For future reference: I have had many UTI's. I can only nip it in the bud myself if I catch it very early on (like at the first tickle) and drink copious amounts of water and cranberry juice.

Following! I am 28 weeks and also suspect I have a UTI, and I have only had one in my life before. I started having issues with the frequency and urgency on Friday, but no burning. I called in, but they wanted me to give a sample and I was out of town so I couldn’t. They said since I didn’t have burning it probably wasn’t a UTI. Cut to yesterday morning and I had light bleeding visible, and apparently a decent amount of blood in my urine when I went in for an appointment. They tested for nitrates and it was negative, which apparently it is usually positive if it’s a UTI. They put me on antibiotics because there is no visibly seen blood in my vagina during an internal check I called in, but they wanted me to get a sample and I was out of town so I couldn’t. They said since I didn’t have burning it probably wasn’t a UTI. Cut to yesterday morning and I had light bleeding visible, and apparently a decent amount of blood in my urine when I went in for an appointment. They tested for nitrates and it was negative, which apparently it is usually positive if it’s a UTI. They put me on antibiotics because there is no visibly seen blood in my vagina during an internal check, but I’m waiting for results.
I’ve had on and off urgency and frequency ever since, but no more bleeding. Apparently the test for bacteria it takes three days which I find shocking! I’m anxious because I want to make sure it hasn’t progressed to a more serious infection. Also, when I was in labor with two of my three previous kids it felt like a similar sensation, so that makes me nervous too.

@Mrs. Marshmallow: excellent. Hope it gets cleared up fast!

@Mrs. Marshmallow: I haven’t heard anything, but no symptoms today, so I think the antibiotics are working! I hope your discomfort is over soon, hopefully by tomorrow!

@Mrs. Marshmallow: got my results overnight. Looks like the urine sample came back with no bacteria or nitrates, but I had elevated WBC, RBC, leukocytes, and trace protein. The urine culture however had E. coli, so it is a UTI.