Polyhydramnios at 30 weeks.

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I had a biophysical profile scan today and they diagnosed me with polyhydramnios. Said that my fluid levels were too high at 28. My baby is measuring big, in the 88th percentile, and she has been measuring 1-2 weeks ahead since my first scan at 6 weeks. My OB got called out of the office so I had to see someone else who tried to convince me that there is something genetically wrong with my baby.

Anyone else had this and had a perfectly healthy baby or complications?
 
I had this with my daughter.

At 32 or 34 weeks (sorry can't remember exact) the consultant basically said it might cause early labour but they weren't concerned because she was decent sized and should have an excellent outcome even if she came early. I went a week overdue!

They had me do a glucose tolerance test and something called a TORCH screen (blood tests) to check I hadn't been infected with anything - all came back negative.

Went into labour naturally despite her never really engaging. Ended with a Csection because she moved into an odd position, but was told it was just one of those things and not necessarily related. (And the C-section recovery was so smooth and easy, too).

When she was born, they put a nasogastric tube in - through the nose down into the stomach - and then took an x ray. This was just to make sure there was no blockage that the scans failed to pick up because in rare cases this can cause the fluid problems. She was absolutely fine and healthy. The only problem was that the Xray tech was held up meaning it was more than five hours before she was allowed her first feed - but that was just unlucky circumstance.

Other than having to tolerate lots of jokes about how I must be having quads because I was so big, it was absolutely fine and neither baby nor me suffered any ill consequences. Apparently it's relatively common for it to happen 'for no reason' and might just be the way I make babies, so I guess time will tell if it happens again.

Please don't be too scared. The odds are on your side that this is nothing but a quirk of your body, and since they've spotted it they will make sure they are prepared for any eventuality.
 
Thanks. I saw a different OB as mine got called out of the office. She scared the crap out of me bc she kept suggesting downs even though I had a normal quad screen and baby looks great. I'm hoping it's just bc she's big. I'm also rh neg and I read that can cause polyhydramnios as well
 
i had this with my last pregnancy, i had alot of extra fluid and was diagnosed with polyhydramnios. the complication i got was that my waters broke at 36 weeks and he was preterm, but was totally healthy and fine :) x
 
I had fairly severe polyhydramnios with both my pregnancies. The first time it was only picked up when they broke my waters and I practically drowned all the medical staff in attendance. During the second pregnancy it was picked up at about 30 weeks. I had to have fortnightly scans until my daughter was delivered by c section at 38 weeks. They also made me have the glucose tolerance test about 3 times (I passed every time) as a possible explanation because all looked well with baby. Despite consulting doctor google and stressing, it would turn out that I simply fall into the category of women who produce excess amniotic fluid for no clear reason. I was given steroid shots prior to the birth as they felt my babys lungs might benefit, and when she was born Iris still had a lot of fluid on her lungs as they feared (probably in part from the c section delivery) so she went straight to the special care nursery. They checked her swallow reflex (which was fine), monitored her overnight and I had her back in my room by the following day. She is perfectly healthy, as is my son, and I am sure your baby will be too. Good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy.
 
Hello, please try not to stress too much. I had severe polyhydramnios and almost sent myself crazy with worry. I read everything on google and thought my baby was gonna have problems when he was born i was past myself. My fluid levels started to rise at 28 weeks and the normal level is 25 and under and mine reached 36!! I had to have a detailed scan which was normal and was told that with fluid levels that high there is an overall 5% risk of the baby having problems. Charlie was born at 38 weeks (induction) and absolutely perfect. They broke my waters and needed 30 towels to mop up the water it was unreal. They warned me that Charlie might need a naso-gastric tube to check for stomach problems but he was feeding fine so he didnt need one. The only problem i had was because of all the fluid he hadnt gone into the birth canal properly and i needed foreceps to get him out. Fluid levels can fall and rise mine went from 36 one week to 28 the next but then back up to 34cm. Please try to relax, your baby will be fine im sure. xx
 
Thanks ladies. I talked to my OB and he reassured me that my baby looks healthy and has since the beginning. They are going to keep a close eye on it and I have another ultrasound next week. I've gotten huge over the past week and now my ankles/lower legs are swelling so I pray I can make it to at least 38 weeks. I'm still worried bc realistically I should be, but more from the risk that comes from the poly.
 
I had this pretty bad with my third child. he was perfectly fine though! me on the other hand was in a ton of pain! I was diagnosed at about 33 weeks and had to have and ultrasound done at the beginning of every week and NST at the end of the week for the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy to monitor the baby and fluid level. their big concern was the cord getting a knot in it with the extra room he had. the last time they measure my bell for "fun" I was 36 weeks and measure in at 52. I was the size of a women having triplets by the time I delivered him....doesn't help that he as 8lb 11oz and 21 1/2 in long! also you are suppose to have like 2lt of fluid at birth I had over 5! I had a cseciton bc my first two births were but my ob had said that they would have wanted to do a csection anyways bc they were worried if my water broke I would end up with a prolapsed cord. I did go into preterm labor twice once at 34weeks and once at 36 weeks they were able to stop it both times with the shot they give and he was delived at 38w5d....

hope that helps!
 
I had this with both pregnancies. Both times the baby measured big too. I had to take the glucose test twice on both pregnancies and passed it every time. My eldest was born with a kidney condition (though unrelated to the polydramnious, if anything I should have had less fluid) and my youngest is perfectly fine. The consultant thought I might go early second time around and as I was having a c section it was book at 38 weeks. There is an increased risk of the umbilical cord coming down before baby's head with poly but as long as you are watched carefully it'll be ok :) I think I just carry babies big with extra fluid!
 
I am dealing with this right now. Most recently my levels (at 32 weeks) were up at 36. I'm freaked out because my waters broke early with my daughter (now 3 1/2) and I'm terrified of a cord prolapse happening at home, but my doctors seem very laid back about the whole thing and insist the risk is still small.

They think I have GD, so I'm doing blood sugar monitoring and weekly scans now plus NSTs. Praying the levels go down next week at my next scan.
 
I cannot believe that they would tell you something is wrong with your baby because of fluid level. This is ridiculous!! I had this condition when I was pregnant with my 2nd baby. Then they told me that my daughter had a heart condition(which she didn't... At all). I had a fluid level that was top of the charts crazy high....they induced me because the risk when your water breaks, is that you can have a cord prolapse(cord falls out) cutting off oxygen to baby. This is if baby's head is not engaged. In my particular case, my daughter had so much fluid to move around in, she turned breech, and flipping every day. I eventually ended up with a csection. My daughter was 8lb3oz and healthy happy baby!!!! Absolutely nothing wrong with her! If they suspect something is wrong with your baby, which I doubt there is, keep in mind that the high fluid level can make images of your baby on u/s distorted and inaccurate. This is what happened with my daughter, her heart appeared abnormally large...and all was ok with her
 
I'm afraid its not ridiculous to tell you something may be wrong with baby as a result of this condition. The risk of cord prolapse is small but serious as pp have mentioned. However there are also some very serious birth defects which can cause it too. dD was born with one. She had choanal atresia. Essentially her nasal bone didn't firm correctly and their was no openings for her to breathe through. If there hadn't been a host of specialists on hand because of other complications she could easily have suffocated at birth or had an emergency tracheoseotomy carried out. The risk is small but very serious and I would rather have over cautious doctors than ones who didn't prewarn me about the risks. And to add DD had ten scans, nine of which were 20 weeks and later and the issue with her nose was not picked up. I was even told they could see her practice breathing which it turns out was physically impossible.
With regards to heart issues on ultrasounds we were always told the diagnosis was provisional until birth as the heart is so small and conditions can be so often missed or misdiagnosed. The heart is the size of a thumbnail at 20 weeks. Again I would rather be warned and monitored for a condition and find it was for nothing than have it not worried about and become an issue later. Another baby we met had the same condition as DD and went home undiagnosed after birth. She was rushed into emergency surgery six days later when her heart failed. DD was operated on after her as they had been controlling her condition from birth and she was stronger as a result
 
I had my repeat scan and my afi is down to 19! So exciting. Baby still looks great, is swallowing and Kidneys are functioning properly.
 
I had my repeat scan and my afi is down to 19! So exciting. Baby still looks great, is swallowing and Kidneys are functioning properly.

Congratulations and 19 is a totally normal level. Your LO is going to be just fine :) x
 

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