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That sucks! I wish I had some advice for you

@Rainbow Sprinkles: do you wear thongs normally but not when pregnant? I've heard that thong wearers are more prone to UTIs, because the thing rubs against the anus (sorry gross I know) and then can move around and somehow get microscopic bits of decal germs near your who jaw which I guess can get to your urethra.

Okay so that was super graphic. If not thong use, dehydration? Soaps in the shower that get too close to the V?

Those are the only things I can think of, sorry.

I used to get them all the time, so much that I was on low dose antibiotics for years. I take crandophilus (acidophilus combined with cranberry supplement) and it seems to help. But yea, they suck, I'm sorry

I used to get UTIs pretty frequently. Something that helped me was peeing directly after sex. I very rarely get a UTI now, like I think I have only had one since starting this habit 2 years ago.

I had terrible ones after a kidney infection. Antibiotics seemed to just make the episodes closer together despite providing short term comfort. The last couple of months I had 3 in each month. They were so bad I'd get fevers and wee blood. I was desperate so looked up natural remedies and tried goldenseal. It is amazing, works as fast as antibiotics and now if I get an inkling that one might be brewing I just take one dose and an extra the next day to be sure. I am now nearly two years without one.
Word of warning though, do not take them with opioid pain killers, you will be out of it and then throw up, a lot!!

http://www.nealsyardremedies.com/Golden-Seal-Single-Herbal-Tincture-

I immediately thought of interstisial cystitis like @Torchwood: mentioned. I have IC and before I started treating it, I thought I had UTIs all the time. It's an autoimmune thing, which would make sense that it stopped during pregnancy.

Have you actually had urine cultured? That takes a few days. The urine dip sticks will only show blood, which is a hallmark of IC, and nitrates. I was only showing microscopic amounts of blood but getting prescribed antibiotics without urine cultures. A urologist finally did culture it and guess what? No bacteria grew which should have happened with a true UTI.

I have had them since the 3rd grade. Eventually I was hospitalized with a systemic infection. After that I saw a urologist and I had to have surgery to fix the tube between the bladder and the kidney. It could be worth talking to your doctor about seeing a specialist if it continues. Sometimes they can do a culture to see what antibiotics the bacteria are resistant too ( the more you have the more likely it is for it to be resistant to past medications) then prescribed a medication.

@Rainbow Sprinkles: would you be open to a homeopathic? I used to get them like once a month too. I switched to a homeopathic after nothing else worked and I haven't had one since.

The remedy I used (found in grocery stores) was staphysagria. You dissolve two tablets in 4 oz of water, don't shake but succuss the bottom of the water bottle and then take a teaspoon every hour.
Homeopathy aims to treat the whole person, so since my UTI's were from sex, that's why staphysagria worked for me. Read this and see if your symptoms meet the descriptions for the homeopathic section:

http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/urinary-tract-infection-in-women