...that my urine is cloudy?? (sorry, tmi!)
i've had uti symptoms in the past, all of which were gotten rid of by drinking tons of water and taking cranberry pills. never cloudy urine, but definitely all the other symptoms (burning when i pee, feeling like i have to pee and not being able to, stinky/bright urine, etc). the only time this didn't work was when i was in india this summer; although the symptoms eventually went away clearly the infection didn't because i ended up with a kidney infection in the fall. the weird thing about the kidney infection was i had had NO urinary tract symptoms for a good month or so before the kidney symptoms kicked in.
anyway, the big dramatic end to that story is that while in the hospital we found out i only have one "normal" kidney -- the other one is tiny, and this was likely a congential issue that has never affected my life in any way -- so i was advised to take uti symptoms very seriously since we don't want my one kidney to get infected again. so i've been taking cranberry pills and drinking 128oz of water a day ever since, to try to avoid utis in the first place.
BUT morning sickness has made it harder to take the pills and to drink as much water (i'm down to a meager 64oz a day, usually) and in the past two or three days i have noticed cloudy urine once or twice a day, usually when i first wake up. by the end of the day, it's clear. i'm forcing myself to drink more water and take those pills, and i also left a message for my midwife. the funny thing is i have NONE of my normal uti symptoms besides this. is it possible that this is no big deal or should i be nervous right now? the message i left with my m/w stressed that it wasn't an "emergency," but if she doesn't get back to me quickly, should i be pushing to come in sooner and have her check this out?
i've had uti symptoms in the past, all of which were gotten rid of by drinking tons of water and taking cranberry pills. never cloudy urine, but definitely all the other symptoms (burning when i pee, feeling like i have to pee and not being able to, stinky/bright urine, etc). the only time this didn't work was when i was in india this summer; although the symptoms eventually went away clearly the infection didn't because i ended up with a kidney infection in the fall. the weird thing about the kidney infection was i had had NO urinary tract symptoms for a good month or so before the kidney symptoms kicked in.
anyway, the big dramatic end to that story is that while in the hospital we found out i only have one "normal" kidney -- the other one is tiny, and this was likely a congential issue that has never affected my life in any way -- so i was advised to take uti symptoms very seriously since we don't want my one kidney to get infected again. so i've been taking cranberry pills and drinking 128oz of water a day ever since, to try to avoid utis in the first place.
BUT morning sickness has made it harder to take the pills and to drink as much water (i'm down to a meager 64oz a day, usually) and in the past two or three days i have noticed cloudy urine once or twice a day, usually when i first wake up. by the end of the day, it's clear. i'm forcing myself to drink more water and take those pills, and i also left a message for my midwife. the funny thing is i have NONE of my normal uti symptoms besides this. is it possible that this is no big deal or should i be nervous right now? the message i left with my m/w stressed that it wasn't an "emergency," but if she doesn't get back to me quickly, should i be pushing to come in sooner and have her check this out?
Sorry fellow veggies! 
