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Just wondering if anyone has had amniotic fluid levels at the higher end of the scale and what it means? At 32 weeks it was 10 and then at 36 weeks it was 24 which apparently 25 is the max it should be.
I have GD but I am diet controlled and levels are fine. Bubs has a small problem with the left kidney but I don't think this has anything to do with the fluid levels. Anyone else have any suggestions as to what could be causing it or what they do about it? I'm almost 39 weeks.
kidneys can affect fluid levels. bub is constantly swallowing fluid and then weeing it out (so it goes through the kidneys). generally though kidney problems cause too little fluid. some times too much fluid is caused by swallowing problems.
Thats just my limited knowledge, and very generalised. so please dont freak out or anything, just saying ONE possible cause!!! Did your Ob say anything that might be causing it? or are they just keeping an eye on it?
*hugs* hope everything is ok.
Hi I have had extra fluid with all with pregnancys but with ds3 I was confirmed with polyhydramios my fluid level was 28cm at 38 weeks!
No problems with any of my boys (ds3 has hypospadias but was told the higher fluid was not to do with it seeing as I was carrying extra with each of them, the only reson they checked fluid levels with ds3 as he was a tad smaller than my other two but all was cleared no kidney or bladder problems he was passing urine normally as they kept an eye when he was born to see what when and how much was passed.)
I cannot give birth naturally so was careful of each niggle etc as can go into labour from the extra amount of fluid I always had niggles and sometimes random contraction but ds3 stayed put until his scheduled date.
I was strapped to a machine a few days before ds3's arrival as with extra fluid I couldnt feel all his movements and contractions now and then Would be picked up, I think they said i had a grumbly uterus and if they intensified or became regular then to pop down to be checked otherwise just to keep doing what I did normally.
I have 3 healthy children, I just looked like I swallowed a huge beach ball carrying them lol.
They are seeing me first thing in the morning and will have to have an ultrasound. Think they are just concerned about how quickly the levels jumped up, scan might show that is still at 24 or it may have dropped, won't know till tomorrow but as usual I jump on here for any advice...lol
I'm sure it's all ok but googling it hasn't helped! All my ultrasounds have shown bladder, stomach, bowel to be fine so I shouldn't worry too much!!
Google is certainly not a good thing, I had myself convinced something awful was wrong!
They'll check and note down movement and also breathing reflexes, swallowing maybe?
They measured ds3, he was not far off their estimate weight and height just a bit under. My ob just put it as getting more sneaky looks at bub as each appt for scheduled c/s and even with ob they would do a quick scan. Polyhydramios doesn't occur until usually the third trimester the fluid continues to rise.
My sisters dd was showing a slight kidney problem which she outgrew, alot of bubs can be born with one kidney slighty abnormal and it corrects itself. I think by 3 months it had disappeared when her dd went for an u/s to check how things were.
hi,
i had polyhydramnios (which is high fluid levels) and my level was 30 by the time i had DS at 34 weeks. its usually a side effect of GD. you can get it tho without having GD also.
just means that when your waters break there will be a lot of fluid there :D
Yep, ds who is now 16 weeks had truck loads of fluid, 28 I believe. My fundal height went from 33 at 33 weeks to 41 at 35 weeks. I had regular scans to make sure he was ok an growing but by the time I was 36 weeks I had a really irritable uterus and was getting 15 min contractions. There was nothing wrong with him but it put a lot of pressure on my uterus and the two csection scars that I had.
Honestly I looked like I had a basket ball up my top and I was uncomfortable but other than that there were no issues. They may try to scare you with a prolapsed chord or detached placenta but the chances of that are really really slim, the same for a normal pregnancy. Ie don't worry about them at all.
I ended up with another csection as I was so uncomfortable and they couldn't induce me. Ds is very happy and healthy and so am I.
Thanks for the replies everyone!
They aren't too concerned about the fluid levels now and want to induce me because of the GD even tho I am diet controlled and never had any raised levels!
I have refused induction as I am due next week anyway so unless bubs needs to be out I'll let it at least get to due date!
Cant work out why my fluid levels raised quickly but my fundal measurements are always spot on and I am not that big! They then proceed to tell me that the ultrasounds aren't very accurate...then why do them and worry mums to be for no reason :wall: