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Key points below
Why does my child need a urine test?
Your child’s doctor has asked for this test. The results will help them treat your child. You can get a urine (pee) sample from your child at home. Then bring it to one of the Children’s Wisconsin drop-off locations.What supplies do I need?
You will get a collection kit that has:
- Urine collection bag (U-Bag)
- Sterile container with twist top
- 3 soap towelettes (wipes)
- Disposable gloves
- Biohazard specimen bag
How do I get a urine sample?
Clean your baby’s skin
1. Make sure your baby’s bottom is clean. The urine sample must not have any poop.
2. Wash your hands with soap and water. This keeps your bacteria from getting into the urine. If that happens, the test results will not be right.
3. Put the gloves on your hands.
4. Open the 3 wipes. Use each wipe one time only.
5. Spread the labia (vaginal lips) apart.
6. Use the first wipe to wipe the left side of the vaginal area from front to back. Do not go back over the area again with the wipe. Throw the wipe away.
7. Use the second wipe to wipe the right side of the vaginal area from front to back. Do not go back over the area again with the wipe. Throw the wipe away.
8. Use the third wipe to wipe down the center of the vaginal area from front to back. Do not go back over the area again with the wipe. Throw the wipe away.
Put on the urine collection bag (U-bag)
1. Take the U-Bag out of the pouch. Unfold the U-Bag to can see the oval opening with the white tabs around it. The bottom of the U-Bag is the longer side. This is where the urine will collect. There may be a blue tab at the bottom of the U-Bag. Do not remove this.
2. Carefully peel off the white tabs. These will be used to stick the U-Bag to your child’s skin.
3. Stick the top of the U-Bag above the genital area and the bottom of the U-Bag at the base of the vagina.
Note: Do not put the U-Bag around the baby’s anus (hole where your child poops). This this will cause poop to get into the bag. Then the urine sample cannot be used.
4. Make sure that these tabs are secure and stuck to your child’s skin on all sides. This will help prevent leaking.
5. Put the U-Bag so it hangs outside of the diaper. Then put the diaper on. This will let you see when there is enough urine in the bag.
Tip: You could cut a hole in the diaper to pull the bag out to see when there is urine.
Remove the U-Bag and put urine in container.
When enough urine is in the U-bag, carefully remove it from your child.
- Fold the sticky tabs securely together. Place the entire U-Bag in the sterile container. or
- Hold the bag over the sterile container. Carefully remove the blue tab at the bottom of the U-Bag. Let the urine to run into the cup. Twist the lid on tightly to stop spills.
Label the Specimen
Write this information on the container:
1. Your child’s first and last Name
2. Your child’s date of birth
3. Time of collection
4. Date of collection
All of this information must be on the container. If it is not, Children’s Wisconsin will not be able to do the urine test.
Bring the container to a Children’s Wisconsin testing site within 12 hours of collection. Store the urine sample in the refrigerator (unless your provider told you something else) until you bring it back.