Why do I have frequent and urgent urination when I am pregnant?

Mothers who have given birth have all had this experience: frequent urination and urgency as soon as they become pregnant. This is mainly because the mother's metabolic products increase after pregnancy, which increases the burden on the kidneys and causes the bladder capacity to continue to decrease. It is completely normal for the amount of urine to increase. Expectant mothers do not need to worry too much, but if there is pain when urinating, they must seek treatment in time.

1. Why do I have frequent and urgent urination when I am pregnant?

Frequent urination during pregnancy is the most common phenomenon during pregnancy. This is mainly because the mother's metabolic products increase after pregnancy, and the baby's metabolic products also need to be excreted by the mother, which greatly increases the workload of the kidneys and increases urine volume. At the same time, in the early and late stages of pregnancy, the enlarged uterus or the descending fetal head compresses the bladder, reducing the bladder capacity, causing an increase in the frequency of urination and a feeling of not being able to finish urinating.

2. Symptoms of frequent urination in normal pregnant women

(1) Increased urination frequency, more than 7 times during the day and more than 2 times at night, with the interval between urinations being less than 2 hours.

(2) There is no urgency, pain, fever, or back pain when urinating.

(3) Urine color is normal, not turbid, and there is no hematuria.

(4) Frequent urination will soon be relieved after the baby is born. But in the first few days after delivery, frequent urination will still exist, and the frequency and amount of urine you urinate will be higher than when you were pregnant. This is because your body is trying to get rid of the extra fluid that has been retained during pregnancy. After a few days, your urination frequency should return to its normal pre-pregnancy state, but not as often as before.

3. What to do if you have frequent urination during pregnancy

As the pregnancy progresses, the mother's urination frequency and urine volume increase. Frequent urination is a normal phenomenon in pregnancy. This frequent urination is not accompanied by urgency or pain, and no abnormalities are found in the urine test. No treatment is required. However, urinary tract infections caused by various reasons during pregnancy may also cause frequent urination, often accompanied by urgency and pain. If the urine test is abnormal, you need to seek medical attention immediately. Therefore, if you only experience frequent urination after pregnancy, don't worry, as there will be no abnormalities in the fetus. However, care should be taken to prevent and treat urinary tract infections during this period, and special attention should be paid to reducing the mechanical pressure of the uterus on the ureter, reducing its expansion and urine congestion.