I am worried sick. My sister has been taken to hospital as she is losing fluid. She is only just 24 weeks

[Pinkchampagne]

She has had a stressful pregnancy. She has had bleeding problems from the start but every scan has showed that baby & placenta is ok. She is now just 24 weeks and has been losing fluid since 1pm today. She says she can still feel it moving around.

I am out of my mind with worry. The baby will be too little to stand a good chance of survival.

That seems pretty silly when they said expect baby within a week or two x hope the appointment goes ok x how u holding up pink? X

hope it goes ok, will check later to see if you've put an update up.

It sounds like communication doesn't it. If there are good reasons for handling it as they are, as Larry says, fine, but tell her. Don't have one person say you'll be likely to be having the baby within the next couple of weeks, and then someone else, we'll give you another scan in two weeks. No wonder she's worried.

Hope it all went OK Pink.

Hope her appointment went well, pink.

Have had a message from her to say she had to actually fight to see the consultant in the end & they only changed their minds when she was in tears. She doesn't get her blood results until tomorrow. She is going to phone me later & tell me all about it.

Bless her sounds increasingly stressful x hope results are good news tomorrow x think the hospital need to get their butts into gear messing about like that x ur poor sister and all ur family have enough to deal with without them adding to it x big hugs x

She got there & at first they asked which bloods she was there for, then was told the consultant didn't feel she had to see her until next week, as she had seen her (for around 4 mins before being discharged) last week. My sister then bust into tears & said "a week may not seem a long time to you, but it is a lifetime to me at the moment & I have so many questions I want to ask her"
The midwife then said "well when your waters go like this there is nothing much anyone can do except cross your fingers!"

Eventually she was seen by consultant but only after lots of upset from my sister & my BIL going on at them.

Furious on her behalf. No excuse for that kind of treatment (or lack thereof), they are just not giving her enough time, information or care. Regardless of what they can do clinically, they are just not meeting any other needs which surely must have a massive impact on her emotional well being, all this stress cannot be good for anyone ESP the baby. So sorry for her, and you, really don't know what to suggest, she must feel so reliant on them that she doesn't want to rock the boat. Makes me furious that at your most vulnerable, people take advantage.

Hi

Although this doesn't help you much, this has been pretty much the same treatment with all of my pproms.

I was only scanned every fortnight and the consultant with my first 2 was completely useless- I was told we will just have to wait and see- which doesn't help at all.

My hospital has a day assessment unit at the maternity unit and onceI reached 24 weeks they put me on the monitor 3 times a week and were so supportive they monitored everything very carefully and if they thought things weren't right would take me down for a scan straight away- might be worth seeing if the hospital has that facility- that offered me real reassurance and support.

Sounds awful so sorry pink x

She has been told that when her antibiotics run out on Friday that she won't have anymore as they just give you a 10 day course. Does that sound right?

She also asked about drinking more fluid & was told it wouldn't help, but would just mean she would need the toilet more.

I guess it depends on the hospitals protocol. I would hope that if they r stopping the antibiotics something is in place to help pick up early signs of infection x there is also a risk of developing immunity with long term antibiotics but one would hope hospital has weighed up the risks x but it is important to remember that she is entitled to a second opinion x with regards to water consumption provided she isn't drinking ridiculous amounts staying hydrated will be good for her and baby x but she also needs to make sure she eats properly ( hardto do when stressed I know but anything that helps the baby right ... ) I'm not a doctor and can't say for sure what she or anyone else should be doing but sounds like a second opinion wouldn't hurt especially as the people she has seen have been less than helpful x

I'm angry on behalf of your sister!

That's dreadful :(

your poor poor sister. That is just dreadful, she has enough stress already, without worrying now about infections. Can she get a second opinion on the antibiotics? Would her GP be able to prescribe some? What does her midwife say? On the bright side, she has managed a few more days, and the baby is still hanging on....

Yes that is standard with the antibiotics, but she should be going to the hospital at least twice a week so they can dip her wee and check for the start of any infection. They should also be doing bloods once a week.

If you read around the general consensus in the USA is that drinking extra fluids can help to keep the fluids up- and just try to keep laid up as much as possible.

Her biggest risk now is infection, so just keep monitoring movements and temperature and general health, if she feels under the weather at all she needs to get down to the hospital ASAP.

I kept myself a virtual recluse with mine for fear of getting a bug/infection.

Sending big hugs, I know how frightening and stressful this time is, you feel you have no control- all you want to do is protect your little one and the whole situation is on your mind 24/7.

XXX

pink I've read the feedback you've had and there are differeing points of view, to what people think the hospital should be doing. One of the main things that is coming out is the lack of communication from the Dr's and nurses to your family, and the lack of caring altitude.
Can I ask have they told your sister whether she has any fluid left round the baby after her leak and if so did they tell her how much.
The PROM facebook site would be good for your sister to go onto and tell her story. I did and found it very supportive.
I will say hospitals in this country do not all work the same. Your sister needs to keep rested, see if other people can do some of the housework i.e shopping,ironing,hooving, drink approx 2 to 3 litres a day and check her temparature if she feels unwell. My hospital siad if it goes above 37.2 then contact them. I get two weekly scans, do not get bloods taken very often, I have 1 to 2 cm deepest pool measured round my baby. My babies movements reassure me, I hope your sister's baby is reassureing her too.
Hope things improve.

My sister was told (the day after pprom) that she the fluid around the baby was 3.7. She doesn't get scanned again until next Wed so no idea what it is now. As for the temp, (which she has to take around 4 times a day) she was told to contact them if it went above 37.5. Hers was 37.4 one day last week but she did have a cold at the time. I don't think there has been any mention of checking her urine twice a week though.

Her baby is still quite active which is good.

That sounds great if the baby is active. Well just keep hopeful, I've heard of alot of promising stories out there, the longer the baby stays in mummy the better. There's a lot of recommendation out there for steriods if your over 24 weeks and had a leak, but she will have to ask at her next appt. Each week feels long but just pray turns out well with your sisters baby.

She had the steroid injection the day after it happened, mrsallcock, even though she was a day short of 24 weeks at the time. You are right about each week seeming so long atm!

hi pink thinking of you and sis. the other week i went to the health advisor to give bloods, she was lovely and i was in there ages and she told me all about how her son had just decided to come at 24 weeks, no problems at all and is now a strapping 40 year old, just thought I would pass that on. Not that I think this will happen to your sis, I think it makes sense to drink lots of water to keep fluid levels up and if she is feeling baby allot then I think it is a happy baby. take care of you.

Wow, that's amazing, surfmama, and all those years ago too!

My sister still hasn't got her blood results back as they tested for the wrong thing!!

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sorry for you all. sending light.