The National Women's Health Information Center lists these common causes of urinary tract infections in women: 1  Wiping from back to front after a bowel movement. 2  Having sex. 3  Holding urine for too long.  Being 1  diabetic. Having a kidney stone or other factor that makes it difficult to urinate.  Producing less estrogen, such as after menopause.
If you are using Premarin Vaginal Cream (conjugated estrogens vaginal cream) and breastfeeding, you should know that the hormones in the cream are absorbed into the bloodstream and pass through breast milk.
However, if you are having a difficult pregnancy and are at risk for early labor, and in particular have been told to avoid sex during pregnancy, then weaning would probably be advisable. (Oxytocin is also the hormone released during female orgasm.) Your milk is safe for your breastfeeding child.