Polyhydraminos stories

[Chalkybee]

Hi, I've just been diagnosed with very slight PH. I'd love to hear people's birth stories if you've been diagnosed with this.

They don't know what's causing it, my glucose test was clear, and no issues with baby who seems to be measuring the right size. Am 29 weeks but starting to panic a bit (shouldn't have googled!). The consultant didn't seem that phased, and didn't even mention cord prolapse which surprised me, I had to ask him and he said it was minimal and unlikely. I've had births. Water needed breaking with first and with second, water broke prematurely, but we still managed a successful home birth.

I know there's a risk of breech with PH, due to the extra room, was your baby breech? Or did they turn in time?

I had polyhydraminos. Consultant not overly concerned, was just advised to go to hospital right away once waters broke due to risk of cord prolapse. Waters broke Hollywood style in the middle of the night. I tell you, it was impressive! Caring husband put builders sheet over passenger sheet.... he just happened to have it in the car!
Went to hospital, was monitored and labour started almost right away and ramped up quickly - may be because of waters going so quickly and lots of immediate pressure on cervix, who knows.
Baby born five hours after waters going! I was on labour suite, but it was still a midwife led birth. There was a bit of a scary moment right after the birth as I suddenly seemed to leak a lot of blood. But it stopped before the midwife could even press the emergency button. She later said that it could have been the last bit of waters going and mixing with some blood, making it look like scary blood loss!
I had asked to try the birth pool, but gave birth on dry land in the end. To be honest, when I was in established labour, I didn't even care to ask whether it was because of the poly... I only cared about the gas and air.
So, overall, not a problem at all. Three days later I felt like a new woman and fitted into my old jeans... I hardly ate in the last two months as my stomach didn't have room any more due to all the water! So don't worry too much.

I had increased fluid (not enough to call it poly) with dS1. Was likely late onset diabetes though as he was macrosomic. I was induced at 41+3 for reduced movements and had a CS at 9cm for infection and abnormal CTG. I did have a PPH which is more likely with poly and required 2 units of blood.
With ds2 I developed significant poly at 37-39weeks, large baby again and sonlabeled with suspected late onset diabetes again. All previous tests normal. I was induced at 39+4 and had a normal birth, although with 3rd degree tear, lost 2.5L blood and had 4 units blood... but that was nothing to do with poly 😀

Lots of stories with poly, I’m a midwife and tbf I’ve never seen a cord prolapse associated with poly, usually pre term babies or women with 5 plus babies