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I had a year long span where I kept getting them (along with yeast infections and BV). It was HORRIBLE! I haven't had any in several years, though. I'm so sorry you are prone to them.

I used to get them all the time a few years ago. I made sure to wipe front to back, peed immediately after doing it, and drink and take cranberry juice or supplements. Ugh, they are so painful.

I did tell my DR that I got them a lot and he gave me a prescription. I don't know if they are baby safe, though.

I used to get UTIs a few times a year and would sometimes have a hard time getting rid of them. Because of that my midwife has had me give a urine sample at every single appointment, but at 39 weeks I have yet to have one!

I used to get them in my 20's before realizing that I had to pee after sex every single time and never get lazy about it. I also read somewhere that taking the chewable vitamin C tablets (the kind that has 1000% of your RDA in a single tablet) made your pee acidic because any excess is flushed out of your body through your urine, and bacteria would have a hard time growing in it. I think that might have helped too, but I'm not sure if that is safe while pregnant.

Ugh, I used to get them somewhat frequently. But I didn't have a problem during pregnancy.

I got them a bunch in college. Whenever I felt one coming on I'd flood myself with cranberry juice and vitamin C.

During this pregnancy I had one and didn't even know it. I thought it felt weird to pee, but I attributed it to the pregnancy. Then my doctor called and told me to fill a prescription for antibiotics since I had an infection (I give a urine sample at each appointment). I haven't had one since, though.

I have only had two in my life and they were both when I was pregnant- early in the first trimester for both pregnancies. This time my midwife has had me take a test once in the second trimester and will have be do another one soon (third trimester) because she said they're more likely to occur while pregnant, especially if you've already had one during the pregnancy. I think the big thing is just catching it as early as possible since they can be especially dangerous while pregnant, so I, too, have orders to get a test if I feel "off". (But I'm in the same boat, especially as the baby gets bigger, of wondering what's "off" and what's "OMG the baby is jamming her head in my crotch!")