Low amnio fluid and high-risk pregnancy

[joanne634]

Thanks for your reply and all your information!

My Obs. now wants me to have twice weekly ultrasounds and CTG's twice a week as well. Apparently Lupus can cause low fluid and a small baby so he's not overlly concerned as he kind of expected it (just didn't let me in on the secret lol). The past three ultrasounds I've had have shown that the fluid has neither increased or decreased, but baby is growing -allbeit very slowly . I need to be induced anyway because of the clexane so my Obs. thinks the date will come forward to 37 or 38 weeks, instead of 39 which it was.

I am making sure i stay well hydrated and I've been told to stop exercising (except for pre-natal water aerobics thankfully!) and rest as much as possible (luckily theres a very good reason because it's very boring! lol). I'v also been having to see my Obs. weekly for about a month now.

Do you have to have regular ultrasounds? Hope your preg. is going well.

Thanks again for your help =D. Good luck!

[LionsandBears]

One reason to keep an eye on low amniotic fluid is to see if bub is processing the fluid through his/her kidneys. Especially as you have poly-cystic kidneys yourself, I would imagine they will be keeping a close eye on the development of bub's kidneys too. Low amniotic fluid CAN be (but doesn't always mean) that the kidneys aren't developing properly. I would ask your OB if he's checking the kidneys out during the scan.