Low Amniotic Fluid

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I've been for a scan today (35 weeks + 3 days) and have been told that I have lost nearly all the fluid and that in the last stages as the fluid decreases as the baby grows that I will lose more so will need to induced early. Has this happened to anyone else? I am very uncomfortable as feel every move the baby makes and have bad back ache.

Consultant has told me that baby is growing well, he just says that it's better for the baby to be out rather than in with the lack of fluid.

I had it from 30w with DS. You should be monitored regularly and induced early (and please make sure that you contact a midwife if you don't feel the baby move for a few hours).

Obviously, I don't know how little fluid you have left (it can replenish a bit), so i don't know how urgent it is they deliver. DS was monitored and then induced at 39w (their dates, it was actually earlier as we found out when he was born) and born by emcs when that didn't work. The consultant would have delivered at 32w though (edd changed every couple of days).

DS was fine, but he did have some physio/osteopathy after he was born as he hadn't had enough fluid to bounce around in. That is something to watch out for.

FWIW - you'd probably have the back ache even without the low fluid.

Good luck.