thanks for your replies. they don't really know why the fluid is leaking. She has been bleeding throughout the whole pregnancy which initially they weren't too concerned with but she has passed about 3 rather large clots. They seem to think that these clots are putting pressure on the membrane causing it to rupture and thus leak. The reason behind the bleeding and the clots is still unexplained so it's hard to know exactly what's going on.

She has been told that there is very little fluid. they can see the uterus almost 'collapsing' over the baby as there is hardly any fluid there at all to keep in inflated if that makes sense.

at this stage baby is developing normally, but if the fluid doesn't improve in the next two weeks there is no way the lungs or kidneys will be able to develop.

and yes, there is the risk of infection ever present.

Such a hard situation.

It's just crap.