Anna says, "Is it weird I love this one?" but not everyone agreed this was such a great idea. Have you tried it?

If you've ever had to get a urine sample from a baby, you'll know it can be tricky. Some people suggest having them stand up while running the bath and see if nature takes its course as you sit in waiting, cup in hand, hoping you don't miss the moment of opportunity.

A nurse has shared a trick that is essentially foolproof and we wish we'd known about it sooner.

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"Nursing tip for getting a urine sample on an infant or toddler," Anna Patoray explains in the TikTok that has since had more than 1.3 million views.

"Grab an eye pad or some gauze. Put it in the loading zone (of the nappy).

"Grab an empty clean syringe (size appropriate - 60ml works great, I just couldn't find one at the moment)."

She ends the clip by demonstrating how the urine just squeezes straight out of the syringe into a sample pot.

"Happiness," she says - and boy would this have been for me had I known this six years ago... or would it?

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At first glance, this may be a handy trick, but as the comments point out, you should always ask your medical care provider for advice before taking these sort of shortcuts.

"Our hospital did a sticky plastic bag around her area and caught it that way," commented one person.

Another added, "Paeds nurse here. Hard pass. I want accuracy for my UA."

"This is great for a nonclean catch. But this is not a great way for a UA [urinalysis]," chimed in a third.

One NICU nurse said they do use this method, but only "when a clean catch isn’t ordered."

And another asked, "Why not just use the bags?"

Someone joked, "I'm here for the lab tech comments" and there were plenty who pointed out that the nappy not being sterile would mess with the results.

So perhaps just go out and grab one of those paediatric urine bags, or even ask your doctor if they have one you can take. At the very least, ask your doctor if you can get away with this method before you go to the effort of 'milking' a piece of gauze.

The Royal Children's Hospital has a great fact sheet on this very thing.

To use the 'Clean-catch' method, follow these steps: