How to collect urine from a baby with a urinal: instructions

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

From this publication, readers will be able to learn how to collect urine from babies, as well as get acquainted with the tricks for taking material for analysis from boys and girls. In addition, the article provides comprehensive information on how to properly collect urine, whether it is necessary to wash the child, whether it is worth restricting him in drinking and eating the day before, what urine should be poured into and how to deliver it to the laboratory so that the analysis does not have to be redone again.

What's the problem?

So, mom went to see the doctor, who said she needed to give her baby's urine for a lab test. "Good!" the woman says and leaves. But if this situation happened to her for the first time, she probably will not be able to fulfill the doctor's instructions. Any person will proceed from their own experience, and therefore decide in the morning, after sleep, to simply substitute a jar under the children's "piss" in order to take its contents to the laboratory. But inreality, the case may fail.

A baby, like a one-year-old child, will not be able to go a little into a substituted container at the right time and in the required amount. Of course, exceptions happen, but, as a rule, children do not want to obediently fulfill the will of their parents, they run away from the “terrible” vessel or are afraid of it and point-blank do not want to write in it. In order not to torment either yourself or the child, you need to know some rules for taking the urethra and how to collect a urine test from a baby.

What not to do?

The first and most important rule is that foreign impurities should not be allowed to enter the biological material. But how to collect urine from a baby so that there is nothing foreign in it?

1. Before the child pee, it must be washed well and dried with a clean and soft towel.
2. It is forbidden to use the urethra taken from the pot, unless before going to the toilet, mom washed it and sterilized it for 10-15 minutes under a stream of steam.
3. Urine squeezed out of a diaper, sliders or diaper is also not good.
4. The container into which the urethra will be poured must be crystal clear.

Sometimes tests are carried out using rapid tests - these are strips with a reagent applied to their surface. So in babies, urine is usually checked for the presence of acetone. For a reliable result, do not put the test strip directly into the diaper. Mom will still have to learn how to properly collect urine from the baby and carry out the procedure forall the rules.

Requirements for material for analysis

In addition to purity, urine for analysis must meet other criteria, such as collection time, its temperature and shelf life. Surely all mothers know why it is important to use the material taken in the morning, immediately after sleep, because during pregnancy they often had to go to the clinic early in the morning to give a jar of urine to the laboratory. This rule also applies to children. But how to collect a urine test from a baby quickly, because the laboratories work only until 10 o’clock? The easiest way is to use a special urinal. This reduces the risk of foreign matter entering the urethra, and the procedure itself does not take much time.

It is impossible to store urine from the evening or from the night, after 2-3 hours it forms a precipitate and changes its biochemical composition. For the same reason, you should not put a jar of biological material in the refrigerator or stay outdoors with it for a long time in the autumn-winter period - low temperatures will adversely affect the results of the analysis.

Preparing for urine collection

In order for the laboratory study of the urethra to be reliable and reflect the real state of the body, it is necessary to exclude the intake of drugs and dietary supplements on the eve of urine collection. Almost all medicines are excreted from the body through the kidneys with urine, so it is better to refuse to take them, this will help minimize errors in the analysis. If it is not possible to exclude the use of the medicine, then you need to warn the doctor about it. Knowledge of such information will help him to correctly decipher the data obtained during the study.

Another important nuance is the restriction of fluid intake by the patient. It is not necessary to completely refuse to supplement the child’s water or wean him from the breast, but you should not exceed his daily fluid intake either. Because of this, the concentration of s alts and other compounds in the urine will decrease, and its general analysis will not correspond to reality.

What can I write into?

In this section, we will not talk about how to collect urine from a baby. And about where it should be done. As we said above, the pot is not very suitable for these purposes. It is almost impossible to thoroughly wash and sterilize it. And the container for taking the analysis should be perfectly clean. For this, the following things are best suited:

• glass or plastic jar, small size container;
• flat plate with low sides;
• new thick cellophane bag;
• disposable urinal.

There is a difference in how to collect urine from a baby girl and a boy. This requires various auxiliary tools, and a little further we will talk about this in detail.

Which container should be tested?

The volume of urine required for an adequate laboratory diagnostic test should be approximately 20-30 ml. That is, ifthere will be less material, an employee of a medical institution may not have enough of it to check all the indicators, but it’s also not worth carrying more. An excellent option would be a jar of baby food. It has an optimal volume - up to 100 ml, and it is easy to wash. The quality of container cleaning is of fundamental importance. If the bottom of the container contains sugar residues (from jam, for example), it will certainly dissolve in the urine and its level will be very high, although in reality this will be just a banal mistake of the mother, who failed to carefully prepare the dishes. You also need to rinse household chemicals very well from the container in which the analysis will be taken.

The easiest way to talk about how to collect urine from a baby boy. With due patience and a few actions that stimulate urination, the child will quickly pee, and the mother will only have to substitute a previously prepared container under the jet. It is best to immediately use special jars for analysis. One set includes a tank, a lid and a sticker on which you can write the child's name, year of birth and address. The advantage of such packaging is the possibility of its cheap and easy processing in the future.

How to collect urine from a baby boy with a urinal?

If a mother fails to catch her son in need, she will have to arm herself with a special device - a urinal. Its cost is cheap, and the benefits are enormous. It consists of a voluminous bag that is put on the genitals of the child. Hole for threadingmember, treated with medical glue around the entire circumference. In order to fix the urinal on the body, you need to remove the paper protection from it, which prevents the glue from drying out, straighten the bag and, inserting the boy's genitals into it, stick it to the scrotum and pubis. The sharp part of the urinal should be at the bottom.

Not all parents succeed in doing this procedure the first time. How to collect urine from a baby with a urinal and prevent spillage?

1. You need to carefully press the glued sections of the bag to the body to avoid leaks.
2. Don't put a urinal under a diaper as this increases the risk of it shifting.
3. After gluing the bag, it is better to put the child on his feet or scold him in a column, so all the liquid will drain down and remain inside the container.

Unfortunately, not every pharmacy can buy a urinal, what to do if you can't find it? How to collect urine from a baby?

Use improvised means

There is one proven method that has been used by more than one generation of moms. For its implementation, you need to prepare a dense plastic bag. We will make a reservation right away that this option is more suitable for a boy, and not for a girl. How to collect a urine test from a baby using a bag? They need to wrap the genitals and buttocks of the child, forming a semblance of a diaper. A recess is made in the lower part into which urine will drain. Having dressed the baby in a bag, you need to wait until he pees, and then, having removed the impromptureservoir, carefully pour its contents into a jar for analysis.

The second home version of how to collect a urine test from a baby (girls will not be able to use it) will be needed for those who need to pass the middle portion of the urethra. For this, the child is undressed, put a medical diaper or oilcloth under him and wait until he starts to write. Babies have poor control over their urination, so you probably won't have to wait long. When the first drops of liquid stand out from the penis, you need to quickly substitute the container and “catch” urine for analysis.

How to do a urine test for a girl?

The easiest way to collect urine from a baby girl is with a urinal. How to attach and use it:

• baby needs a good wash;
• straighten the bag and carefully stick around the labia with a corner down;
• when urination has occurred, the container is removed, and its contents are poured into a jar.

Now let's talk about how to collect urine from a baby girl, if the use of a special bag is not possible (it is not there, or it does not hold well). The easiest way is to take a shallow glass or plastic plate, which will act as a vessel. After washing and sterilizing the dishes, you need to put it warm (not hot) under the buttocks and wait until the girl pee. Then the urine is simply poured into a jar.

How to "help" a baby pee?

Of course, you can wait until the process of urination occurs by itself, but this is not always convenient. Toto reduce the waiting time, it is better to use one of these tricks:

• pronounce the sound "psss-psss" near the child's ear;
• take the baby to the bathroom or kitchen and turn on the water, this noise will make him want to go a little;
• putting the undressed child on an oilcloth or waterproof diaper, draw warm water into a small syringe and drip it onto the baby's genitals (suitable for boys).

Each of these ways will help the baby relax and do their thing as soon as possible.

We hope that the recommendations given in the article will be useful for readers, and we also wish all children good he alth!