What are the chances of a uti being harmful to baby?

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I'm almost 21 weeks and I can't get in to see the doctor until late Thursday afternoon

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The only way it will be harmful is if the bacteria made its way to the baby and that would take a few weeks so I'd say your ok

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You should probably go somewhere else to get in sooner. In pregnancy, UTIs can escalate quickly. Urgent care or your ob should see you. Especially if you have fever. (I'm a nurse practitioner, btw)

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If it goes untreated it can cause complications. A couple days to wait should be fine, just uncomfortable..

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They are if you don't get treated but waiting until Thursday will be OK if you aren't running a fever.

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If you're thinking of not taking medication then a UTI can be very harmful--they cause your bladder to contract which can mimic real contractions and cause pre term labour. If you're getting treatment don't worry about it; the bacteria can't harm the baby at all it's just the bladder contractions (what makes you feel like you have to pee 24/7 even though there's no pee) that is the problem. I'm sure it will be fine (:

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As long as you get treatment it's not a big deal but untreated UTIs are linked to preterm labor.

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They aren't harmful to the baby. I had one as well about a month ago & my baby is doing fine. Just continue to drink water & when the doctor give you medicine take the every pill or the UTI will come back.