How to collect urine from a newborn girl?

A newborn baby is examined monthly by the pediatrician and prescribes the necessary examinations. Among them is found and urine analysis. When he is appointed to a baby girl, many parents are lost. But you don’t have to worry, because there are several ways to quickly and without much difficulty collect urine from the girl.

Many mothers in the old-fashioned way use improvised means to collect urine from the girl. These include collection with a plate and package.

The collection of urine from a girl in a jar is usually carried out by means of a large flat plate, which must be thoroughly washed and treated with boiling water.

Pros:

• The method is very simple and is widely available.
• It is easy to make at home.

Minuses:

• In this way it will not be possible to collect a medium portion of urine.
• If the plate is poorly cleaned, the analysis will show incorrect results.

The newborn is placed on the back and a clean plate is placed under her butt. After waiting for the baby to urinate, it must be carefully lifted and, after pulling out the plate, pour the urine into a sterile jar. The jar is tightly closed, supplied with the baby’s direction and sent to the laboratory.

Pros:

• This method of collection is able to help out in the absence of other suitable containers for collecting urine.
• Collecting urine in such a way is quite simple.

Minuses:

• Packing in a bag cannot be called the most hygienic way, as the bag may be non-sterile.
• The package can move out and the urine will run out on the mother and surrounding objects.

Taking the usual package, its handles should be cut. So you get the opportunity to tie them on the legs of the baby. Having fixed the bag on the girl, take her in your arms so that the child is upright. Then the urine will not pour out, and will remain in the package. As soon as the baby urinates, drain the urine into the prepared sterile container.

For tiny babies, another option is also possible: put a plastic sheet and a plastic bag under the girl to wait for urination.

This method of collecting urine is considered the most preferred for girls.

Pros:

• Use the bag is convenient.
• It is inexpensive and available in most pharmacies.
• Adhesive base allows you to quickly and firmly secure the package on the child's body.
• Adhesive velcro does not cause irritation and allergies.

Minuses:

• Mom does not always have the opportunity to purchase a urinal.
• If you fix the package incorrectly, the urine will run out and you will have to collect it again.

Putting the podmymy girl on your back and spreading her legs, talk to the baby, so she calmed down (put a urinal bag on the capricious child is not worth it). As soon as the newborn stops moving, carefully put a bag of urinal on the area of ​​her genitalia. Now it remains to wait for the baby to urinate, carefully remove the bag and pour the urine into a sterile container, which is tightly closed with a lid.

• Pay attention to washing the baby. You should rinse all the folds well and move from the pubis to the anus.
• It is also important to wash thoroughly with soap and the hands of the parent who will collect the material for analysis.
• No need to try to get the urine of the baby by twisting the diaper or diaper.
• Do not store collected urine for more than two hours if you do not want to take the test again.
• The collection should be carried out only in a sterile container.
• Optimally collected for the analysis of the first morning urine of the child.
• If a girl does not urinate for a long time, you can resort to certain tricks that can stimulate her urination. For example, you can give the baby a little drink, pour water next to her, stroke her tummy a little below the navel, wet the diaper on which the girl lies, and lower the palm of the baby into a container with warm water.
• Also, a girl may be moistened with warm water and a cotton pad as a urinary stimulus. Attach it between the baby's legs, and the result will be very fast.