U.S. Mommies To Be

[MissFox]

lmao sweet mama! go you!!!

 

[2ndtimeround]

Hi ladies! I am in S. Jersey. Congratulations to everyone here!

 

[southerngal2]

Hi 2ndtimeround!

 

[luckyme225]

Been crazy busy this last week, just wanted to pop in and say hi! Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[sma1588]

well ladies i have a pretty active little one ,some days i feel it more. the first time i felt it LO was going for about an hour straight then was doing it the next day for the ultrasound and now it feels like LO is on a trampoline or something it just keeps going and going

 

[lisaf]

lol thats awesome! I wasn't even sure I felt my guy until 23 weeks or so!

 

[southerngal2]

That's great!
My LO is quite active also! She hardly ever sleeps!

 

[bbygurl719]

hi everyone im from FL and im expecting my 1st and my OH's 4th. am very excited.

 

[southerngal2]

Had my ultrasound today.
The baby measured ok. She is about 4 lbs 3 oz.

But my fluid levels were at a 7.
The tech said it wasn't really low but that the Dr would like them over a 10.
I guess I'll wait and see what the Dr. says.

I know some of you had low levels on here. What were your levels?

 

[Sweet_Mama]

hi everyone im from FL and im expecting my 1st and my OH's 4th. am very excited.

Welcome to our little group. Congratulations on your first.

Had my ultrasound today.
The baby measured ok. She is about 4 lbs 3 oz.

But my fluid levels were at a 7.
The tech said it wasn't really low but that the Dr would like them over a 10.
I guess I'll wait and see what the Dr. says.

I know some of you had low levels on here. What were your levels?

I forgot to ask mine last week when she measured them, but I believe they were good or she would have said something, right. I hope someone else here has their numbers to share.

 

[luckyme225]

Southern- Glad your LO measured fine. I don't have low fluids but I know they normally monitor it closely when it's below 5.

 

[Sweet_Mama]

Warning: RANT about to happen...


What is it like to have someone take care of you? I mean, to have a partner with a good job, that pays all the bills so you never even have to think about the, does all the laundry and grocery shopping, cleans the toilets, and even cooks dinner whenever they are home? What is that like?

What's it like to be able to stay home with your two young children, with 6 free hours in each day to do with whatever pleases you (because you certainly wouldn't want to spend it cleaning anything or preparing dinner for your working spouse), having plenty of spending money deposited into your personal account each month, and only needing to be responsible for the two children (who are in school all day)? What's that like?

Where can I get this deal? Why am I the one on the other end of it? Why do I feel exhausted from walking across the room and ask what's for dinner and only get a blank stare and an eye roll? WHY?

Sorry, but thanks for listening. I've just about had my fill...

 

[blessedmomma]

Had my ultrasound today.
The baby measured ok. She is about 4 lbs 3 oz.

But my fluid levels were at a 7.
The tech said it wasn't really low but that the Dr would like them over a 10.
I guess I'll wait and see what the Dr. says.

I know some of you had low levels on here. What were your levels?

hey hun- mine were at 8 at 32 wks. each week i had to go in for sonograms and they kept going down. my OB said same as yours, she wanted them over 10. i had to get checked to see if my water was leaking, it wasnt. i also had non-stress tests every week to check on the baby. at the sonograms they always checked his weight, placenta blood flow, fluid levels, swallowing reflex, movements, etc. she said she would only induce if they went under 5 or if there was any other problems along with the low levels. like if he would have not grown good that week or had poor blood flow in placenta, etc. he was weighing ok and blood flow seemed good and even though he wasnt moving much he still passed his tests. at 36 1/2 weeks fluid had dropped to 4. he seriously had a small pocket of fluid by his legs that measured 3 and one by his butt that measured 1. none by his face at all. thankfully he was head down. a lot of time if fluid is low they cant turn and get stuck breech. since fluid had dropped so low they decided to induce at 37 weeks. when they broke my water during labor there was a lot of blood in it. they found out his placenta had been pulling away for a while. after he was born she looked at the placenta and said it looked like it was deteriorating. his pediatrician said the next day that he looked good, but it was good they got him out when they did. it could have detached at any time and he would have been stillborn. not trying to scare you, but if i were you i would see if they can check where the placenta is attached. everything they did check seemed good, even blood flow from placenta. knowing what i know now i would have had them check the attachment earlier.

he was still 6lbs 13oz, so healthy, but still scary that i could have lost him at any moment. i asked her why his placenta was dying and pulling away and she said there is no real reason. it just happens sometimes.

i hope they keep a good eye on both of you. and my best advice would be to go in as much as they need you too to check on you and baby. i had weekly appts and was told to drink water as much as possible. also was put on bedrest as they want you doing very little to not dehydrate your body. these didnt help too much it seemed since my levels kept going down anyways, but hey i dont know how much lower they could have been if i didnt do it so im glad i did.

sweet_mama- im sorry your having a rough time. i have one of those hubbys who does all that and even without asking. seeing your post reminds me i need to appreciate him more. i hope things get better for you. pregnancy is hard enough without extra stress on top of it

 

[Sweet_Mama]

sweet_mama- im sorry your having a rough time. i have one of those hubbys who does all that and even without asking. seeing your post reminds me i need to appreciate him more. i hope things get better for you. pregnancy is hard enough without extra stress on top of it

Thanks. It's just so frustrating sometimes.

 

[MissFox]

Sweet mama I support my DH (has had lots of shoulder surgery) and feel for you bc I would get home after working 10 hrs and have to clean and get asked what was for dinner. He's a great guy but we fought a lot over it. He's better now the baby is here.

I was induced for low fluid and it was at 8. They had other reasons too bbut I went from 10.5 at 37+4 to 8 at 39+5 and wasn't leaking. Dr said that it looked like Rosie was 2 weeks overdue at 40+3.

 

[southerngal2]

Thanks ladies.
I had never heard of low fluid until coming on here. I didn't know anything about it.
I'm waiting for my OB to call and tell me what I'm supposed to do. I really hope it's not bed rest! I drink a lot of water already, so I guess I'll just add a few more bottles a day.

Sweet_Mama- I'm sorry you're frustrated.

 

[blessedmomma]

southerngal- i was having my 5th baby and had never heard of it either. if you google it keep in mind that they bring up the worst possibilities. i was wrecked for weeks after reading about it.

 

[MissFox]

Yes- google gives worst case scenarios and extremes.

 

[southerngal2]

Yea, I googled it. It actually confused me.
Some sites say it's not low unless it's 5, some say anything under 10.
So I'm going to stay off google and wait for my Dr to call. Of course I'll probably ask around here. It's nice to talk to people who actually had it.

 

[blessedmomma]

from my understanding from my OB is that under 10 is considered low but your not actually "diagnosed" as ogliohydraminos (im sure i spelled that wrong) until it goes under 5.