Does polyhydramnios (excess water) always mean early delivery???

[Indian Maa]

Latest on me- I'm having baby in 5 days time via c-section at 37+3!!!!

AFI was 31.8 a week ago, baby still transverse, so they kept me in hospital as I have a history of waters going early. Consultant has looked at all the scans and general growth, etc, and decided its time to think about getting baby out! I'm thrilled- would so much rather have a planned and controlled delivery than an emergency section with the possibility of extra complications.

Fingers crossed I could be heading home with a healthy babe in arms this time next week...

Any more news on your fluid levels, etc, Indian Maa?

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Hi thats really a great news.. You gonna have a safe time getting away with the water and hugging away your healthy kiddo...,good that you are under observation. Also AFI 31 seem to be good or ok... happy for you... Please drop a line next week.. Hugs....

Mine, i never had a scan after 25 weeks.... The OB was a high risk specialist.... At 27 weeks, she gave me the last shot of P17 and said that the baby is viable if born now and she referred my case to a regular OB... She gave me vaccination and checked babys heart beat with a dopler...thats it.... So no more regular scans....... I am not very happy with the newcsituation....next appointment at 30 weeks in three weeks,.. I think i will demand a scan then... I have a slightly dilated cervix too from 14 weeks... I think its safe to check....right now, i am working but taking it easy...Just trusting my body, though a little tensed.... I am sure i still have extra water, coz i am not at ease...

Woshing you and baby a safe delivery...take care and keep me posted...

 

[Indian Maa]

I had this with my last pregnancy. My fluid levels were high at my 20w scan and by the time I saw the perinatologist at 32w my levels were up to 36% and increased even further to 41% (the 2 diff drs said maybe just a fluke for the difference and they measured a diff area/way etc). They were going to do a amnio at 36-4 to remove some fluid but never got to b/c my water broke at 36w 1d. Why they wouldnt just induce me still baffles me to this day.

They said my fluid levels probably had a big thing to do with the early delivery as well as the pre term labor at 29w and 33w.

Also when my water broke it kept stopping. The dr said this is normal for any delivey but the babies head kept clogging the area and i'd just has a small gush than stream that followed me than when the baby would move another gush than the dripping stream and that lasted for about 2 hrs and I finally had a huge gush.

Hi, thank you for sharing this.... I cnt express how much i wish and pray for a fullterm baby.... Yes, for many it happend that babies go preterm due to extra water.... I am controlling my diet though no GD.... Hope it comes down by next scan which mostly will be in 3 weeks.... Thanks again....

 

[feather]

Hi all,

Well, she's here!! On Monday afternoon, our little girl was born! My section went well, very calm and planned. LOADS of fluid, I think they said between 2 and 3 litres of the stuff. She needed resuscitation at birth due to the section being before 39 weeks, but it was literally 10 seconds with an oxygen mask, nothing more. Then a beautiful big gurgly cry to clear everything else! She was taken down to SCBU to have a naso-gastric tube inserted to look at her insides, check for blockages, but all clear!!

The only slight issues we have had are consistent with an elective section at 37 weeks rather than the polyhydramnios- and it literally is just her having a slightly gurgly cry initially as it takes a day or two to clear all the mucus from their chest if they don't go through labour. And that is a very, very minor issue!

I am convinced that if they hadn't delivered her on Monday I would have gone into labour by now- during the final 24 hours I was having lots and lots of tightenings, some getting painful. If I hadn't needed a section, and baby had been head down, that wouldn't have been a problem! But I was very relieved to get down to theatre... I have no idea what my final AFI reading was as it wasn't measured again after I was admitted to hospital. But it seems there was no obvious reason for my excess water, just one of those things.

Even though I only had a section 3 days ago, I feel physically good after the discomfort of a polyhydramnios pregnancy!!!!!

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[Indian Maa]

Hi feather,

Thanks for updating us..... Nice to know that your girlie out and well without complications and you too are doing well... Have fun ... Enjoy motherhood, god bless..

I did not have it measured again after 25 weeks.... Will have a scan in 7 days or so.... But i am waiting for the delivery,,.. I know many more weeks are left... Still......

I have now spd... May be coz of additional water and weight, its getting bad, day by day.... Started using a belt... But doesnt seem to be helping.... I am working as welll... So life is not fun anymore ....

Take care... Sending lots of love you way....