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polyhydramnios - too much amniotic fluid

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:04

I got diagnosed with this on Thursday and have been worried sick since as I googled what it meant as the hospital were not very helpful in their explanation and I have to wait until 14th to see a consultant. I haven't got gestational diabetes and I had a 4D scan on Saturday and was told as far as he could see the baby appears to be swallowing and processing the fluid. Has anyone got any experience of this or can put my mind at rest? Thanks in advance for any replies xx

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JustFabulous · 06/08/2012 21:06

Keep an eye on the baby's movements and go to hospital if there is any change.

I had this with my first baby.

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:08

Hope you don't mind me asking but did you have a good outcome? I have read so many awful stories. The hospital is monitoring me every week for a heartbeat and movement trace. Luckily at the moment he is a very active and I have a Doppler which is reassuring but I feel like a ticking time bomb! X

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Jjcrackers · 06/08/2012 21:10

I had this with my DS. It got to the point that it was acute and they were thinking of draining me (I was huge). Was monitored weekly and had an MRI scan. All was fine...he was just a big baby.

McPhee · 06/08/2012 21:14

I've just come through my pregnancy with this. Dd is 5 weeks now. I'm not going to lie, I was the same as you with my fears. Literally driving myself mad. Infact, one day I ended up in hospital being monitered because I was sure I hadn't felt baby move. Of course, as soon as we got there, she was doing somersaults . But do try and relax, because the stress won't be good for you either.

Have you been informed about what to do if your waters should go?

nearlymumofone · 06/08/2012 21:16

I had this with my last. I was worried sick. I was totally massive. But I needn't have worried at all- everything was absolutely fine. I went 10 days over before I had a natural and easy labour- no problem with cord or anything- they had to break waters and it was a bit like a tidal wave- other than that totally fine. I know it's easy to say but try not to worry- I spent so much time worrying that I wasn;t able to enjoy the pregnancy. Good luck xxxx

JustFabulous · 06/08/2012 21:18

I did but more by luck than design. The midwife was shite and sent me home. A trainee suggested I come in early for an appointment and immediately had me put on a monitor. Thankfully the sonographer was also amazing and DS1 was born by emergency section at 38 weeks and they were able to revive him.

JustFabulous · 06/08/2012 21:19

He wasn't that big either.

IceCubes · 06/08/2012 21:21

I had this whilst pregnant with twins- I was giant! The consultant wasn't concerned about it at all.

What gestation are you? You will probably be offered extra scans to monitor the situation and take the 'wait and see' approach which, trust me, they wouldn't take if they were worried. Try not to panic!

missmapp · 06/08/2012 21:21

I had this with ds2, was monitored weekly and kept a close eye on movements, all was fine, but did nearly flood the delivery room when my waters broke!!

DizzyCow63 · 06/08/2012 21:23

I had this too and everything was fine. I was monitored closely and had a sweep at 38 weeks, DS was born the next day.

My waters didn't break naturally and as DS's head wasn't engaged at 5cm, they took me to theatre to break my waters, just as a precaution. They did prep me for a EMCS but it wasn't needed as his head engaged once my waters were broken and I delivered him naturally a few hours later; I hope I don't frighten you by saying that but it took me by surprise and I would rather have known in advance it was a possibility.

I did also have a pocket of fluid behind DS which came out in a gush when DS was born and soaked the midwife from head to toe

The fluid also distorted DS's weight on scans. The day before he was born the consultant measured him at 9-10lbs and 24 hours later he was born at 7lb 1!

Sorry if that doesn't make complete sense, trying to rock DS to sleep but pm me if any q's. Good luck.

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:24

Thank you so much for your replies. I haven't had an information about it at all really- only what I have read on the net. The midwife who explained what it was (because the doctor couldn't be bothered to come and speak to me) basically said it meant there was something wrong baby and we wouldn't know until he is born. I was told if I felt there was a change in movements to go straight in but that in itself is worrying me as I can't always feel him move as there is so much fluid in there.

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McPhee · 06/08/2012 21:29

It doesn't always mean something is wrong with the baby. Although I was told that Dd had a very large abdomen, so I was expecting problems. She was born by C-Section at 39 weeks, weighing 8lb 1oz. During the scans, they estimated her weight at +10lb. Dd head never engaged either because of the fluid bouncing her out all the time, but my Csection was because of 5 failed inductions and a bishops score of 1. I have a crap body

How many weeks are you?

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:30

I'm 29 weeks tomorrow by the way!

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nearlymumofone · 06/08/2012 21:31

nat try not to read things on the net- I did and it sent me insane with worry. Good luck xx

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:31

My 20 wk scan showed he had a slightly larger tummy too but nothing has been said about that.

Can I ask what is a bishops score?

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McPhee · 06/08/2012 21:32

A bishops score is the scale they use to determine how dilated you are.

So mine basically was a complete no entry or exit situation

IceCubes · 06/08/2012 21:33

OP - that midwife sounds terrible. If you are really stressing maybe see your GP or another midwife to have a proper chat before you see the consultant?

McPhee · 06/08/2012 21:35

You can always call the ward and ask to speak to the maternity bleep holder if you need reassurance too. They would rather see you, than have you worry.

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:36

Have to say such a huge thank you for the replies. Feeling much more positive now. I have never posted on here before and have only ever tried Bounty where I still haven't had any replies about this.

It's really interesting to see how many of you were told you were having big babies and didn't!

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McPhee · 06/08/2012 21:41

I was told the scans are never 100% accurate, and they're normally 1-2 lb out!

Just incase, no one has told you, because it's important. If your waters do go, you need to get your bum up as high as you can and call 999. Do not attempt to get to hospital incase of cord prolapse. The paramedics know how to handle it. This is obviously the worse case scenario, but something you should be aware of.

But carry on as normal, don't change anything, and try to enjoy your pregnancy x

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:50

:-) That has made me smile. Obviously a serious thing that must be done due to cord prolapse so thank you for that information.

How did you all cope with the weight of your bump? I'm struggling to walk far or stand for long periods of time as the top of my bump gets so tight it hurts. Any tips?

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pamplem0usse · 06/08/2012 21:52

It makes me very cross the misinformation propagated (by medical professionals!) about polyhydramnios.
I had it with my DD and the registrar told me that I should cancel a lovely break I had planned at 37 weeks.... in Scotland (not the third world) where I was going by first class train. Later someone bothered to tell me this was completely unnecessary. They do have hospitals in Scotland apparently ;).
Anyway I was induced at term, horrible failed induction and then emergency section after three days. But I think this was more because of mis-management than anything else. My DD just wasn't ready to come out.
Anyway she was 9lb 12 at term which they now think was the cause of the PH. They rushed her away from me at birth to stick a tube down her throat and check her digestive system was OK which was a bit unfortunate when I just wanted cuddles!
34 weeks with number two and looks like I might ahve it again. Roll on consultants meeting thursday.... Oh and there was nothing wrong with my DD or me (although people keep insisting I must have gestational diabetes despite all the tests being negative!!!)
x

McPhee · 06/08/2012 21:56

Oh yeah, you'll probably be tested to GD too. Although I wasn't tested until I was 36 weeks, so a bit late tbh.

Invest in a really good bump support. I've got a few and I'm happy to pass one on to you if it would help. Oh and lots of body butter on that bump!

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nat5455 · 06/08/2012 21:59

I got tested for gestational diabetes last week. Scored 6.3 and apparently anything up to 7.8 is normal so I'm really normal there!! My whole pregnancy has been normal apart from me being huge!!!

Will have a look at bump supports any suggestions of a good one? X

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McPhee · 06/08/2012 22:26

Well I got mine in Mothercare, but I'm sure there's loads around. Oh actually I did get one at a second hand baby fair, which was really good. It's packed away now, but I'll check tomorrow what make it was. If I were you, I'd get a couple so you've got two to rotate in the wash. They get kind of sweaty.

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