How do I use a urine collector on my 8 month old daughter?

You could try putting her on a potty when you think she may do a pee, because at least then you can collect it in the bags. I'm not sure how else you will be able to get the urine in the bags because it isn't that easy to get out of a nappy and i don't think trying to get it out of a nappy would give a good test result anyway because it will have bits of the nappy in too. I know it may be frustrating and not easy to get your baby to do pee in a potty, but if you know when she normally pees more...... put her on a potty then and hope she does it. She probably wouldn't like it, but its worth a try. ~Joeys wife

i work in pathology here in australia, and have put on many pediatric bags on girls and boys.it is easy when you know how,just go to your local pathology rooms and ask one of the collectors to show you how it is done or to put it on for you.most bags have a peel off tape and they just stick on,you need to make sure the bag is open and sitting correctly before you place the diaper back on.go see you local pathology or the doctor ,they should help you.cheers sue

Stupid question...why does the doctor just not use a catheter to collect a sample?

Back when I used it, I used soap and water to clean the genital area very well. The bag itself had an adhesive part on it that you put on the area (after it was dry). then give your daughter a drink and a few minutes later you have your sample. can you give us the make and model...so maybe we can look on the net for instructions and help bit.

Actually, you should call a local hospital. They have a new thing out that is a bag that surrounds their entire area, but it tapes on. It works really well. My daughter had to have that done and I refused to have her go through being catherized, so they put this bag on her that tapes around the entire area so that no pee can go into the diaper. it works, so you might wanna check into that. God bless and keep us posted

i don't know if this will help you but its what i had to do for my son when he was 10 months old. he wasn't well and they wanted a pee sample but you think i could it in the bag and stay in the bag til i got it off him...no way. so i asked my dr and they said i could use his potty. i wasn't potty training him yet but i did have one. they said as long as it was good and clean. like wash it out real good and dry it then let him pee into it and pour it into a sample collecting bottle. it took a while of just sitting there with him playing with toys, reading books, drinking lots of fluid but we got it. and the dr was happy with that. i hope that helps you

I'm just going to go along with everyone elses suggestions to get help from your doctor or other "professional". The only time I've had to use those bags was on an almost newborn boy...and between his age and the "outer plumbing" it wasn't very difficult but even he had some leakage. I can't even figure out how you're supposed to get it to work on a girl unless yoou have some really strong adhesive and double bag it just in case!

When i had to collect urine sample for my daughter, i used a type of bag that can be like pasted to the area... so it was very easy... i think you have to ask the doctor how to use the pediatric urine bag... with my doctor... she even showed us how to do it... It is quite frustrating but when you get the hold of it... it is quite easy...

When my daughter had gastro the doc used a catheter to collect a urine sample, alot easier in my opinion, i would call and ask your pead if this is an option tell them your having no luck with the bags. Hope you have some luck.