TMI question about "down there"

[Adaline'sMama]

Last pregnancy, I had thrush for months. It was awful and from the moment I found out I was pg this time I have really tried to limit caffeine, bread, and sugars. For the past two weeks my pee has smelled yeasty. Just my pee though, not anything else. I have no symptoms of yeast infection at all, just smell.


Any ideas?

[cameragirl]

Are you on a good probiotic? That would be my first step.

[Adaline'sMama]

Yep. I take probiotics everyday and eat tons of yogurt (no sugar of course).

[cameragirl]

Huh...that is strange. I'd probably ask for a culture to make sure that it isn't an asymptomatic infection.

[AfricanQueen99]

Not sure, but I had a late term yeast infection while pregnant with my son and then we had the thrush of all thrush for MONTHS after he was born.  I came to find out that yeast infection while pregnant often leads to thrush post-delivery.  Suuuucks.

[HappyMonkey]

I had one start at about 6 months pregnant, and tried for almost 2 months to get rid of it. Finally did Monistat on the advice on my midwife. I was afraid of post birth problems, and also how horrible it would be to have skin that irritated and sensitive be so stretched! No way I was dealing with that. So I did the 5 day and it cleared up completely.,

[Adaline'sMama]

I will ask at my appointment on monday. I was just hoping someone had some insight, so that if something is wrong I know beforehand. Im afraid that this is "sugar in the urine" or "protein in the urine" both of which Ive never had and have no clue if it smells weird.

[cameragirl]

It could be sugar. That sometimes smells yeasty, but usually it smells sweet. There is a good chance that it is a UTI or yeast infection. Good luck at your appointment!

[hildare]

i think that some people can smell the sugar in the urine, but it's probably unlikely.  plus, i think your chances of that happening decrease with second pregnancies (am i wrong about that?  somebody?)

it could just be you.  my most embarrassing pregnancy moment with dd went a little like this... i kept thinking that i smelled (not my pee) and one day it seemed particularly bad and i dr googled and i RACED to the ob and informed them that i had vaginosis, because of the smell.  and.... the test was negative.    so stuff smells different or else your nose thinks it smells different if it doesn't, sometimes with the pregnancies.