carrying water??

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luluzulu · 10/02/2011 11:54

ive been told im carrying alot of water. what does this mean? i am quite a size at 28 weeks will i lose this water when i have baby? im not particularly worried about my weight and have never weighed myself during pregnancy im hoping i will be able to get back my post pregnancy figure.

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Scouseem · 10/02/2011 12:36

Just that the baby has a lot of water around them. Are you measuring right for how many weeks you are?

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luluzulu · 10/02/2011 21:03

yes i'm measuring ok. so i will lose this water during birth?

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onimolap · 10/02/2011 21:07

Two possibilities:

a) as Scousem said, there is a large amount of amniotic fluid around the baby. This will all be lost at delivery.

b) you've got very puffy ankles (or wherever); pretty normal, but the MWs should keep an eye on it, as it is one of the indicators for pre-eclampsia.

And go through it all with your MW at your next appt.

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luluzulu · 10/02/2011 21:48

I WILL BRING IT UP WITH MY MIDWIFE THANKS FOR THE ADVICE ITS MY 1ST PREGNANCY SO I'M JUST GOING WITH THE FLOW OF HOW MY BODY IS CHANGING, PRE- ECLAMPSIA HAS ENTERED MY MIND SO I MAY WELL BRING THIS UP WHEN I NEXT SEE MW. THANKS

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