Low Amniotic Fluid And Measuring Small In First Trimester Posted: 02-22-06 19:30pm
Hi,
i'm 8 wks pregnant today, but when I went
to my first appointment yesterday, my ob
told me that the amniotic fluid is low and
that the embryo is measuring small (it was
measuring 7 wks 1 day, when I was 7 wks 6
days along). Is this cause for a
miscarriage in the coming weeks, or could
I end up having a healthy term baby?
Thanks,
christina
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lsipes
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 325
Posted: 02-22-06 19:40pm
It could be something as simple as you're
not as far along as they thought you
were... There's no definite answer
telling you how far along you are. Don't
worry until you have reason to worry!
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yellow ribbon
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Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 5554 Location: FL
Posted: 02-22-06 21:01pm
Unless you know the exact day you
conceived then something like 5 days
difference should be a problem. Also
drink lots of water and only water that
should increase your amniotic fluid since
amnoitic fluid is just your babys p the
more fluid u give it the better he/she can
expel it.
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fatfamily02
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 02-22-06 21:26pm
It says right on the u/s sheet---+ or - 5
days. So to be 5 days off from the u/s
is normal. Dont worry--im sure
everything is fine. And all baby's
develop differently in the womb. God
bless
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QueenBee2_3
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Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 194 Location: CT U.S.
Re: Low Amniotic Fluid And Measuring Small In First Trimeste Posted: 02-22-06 22:53pm
christinamuir
wrote:
hi,
i'm 8 wks pregnant today, but when I went
to my first appointment yesterday, my ob
told me that the amniotic fluid is low and
that the embryo is measuring small (it was
measuring 7 wks 1 day, when I was 7 wks 6
days along). Is this cause for a
miscarriage in the coming weeks, or could
I end up having a healthy term baby?
Thanks,
christina
it's possible that the egg fertilized
later than you think. Sperm can survive
up to an amazing 5 days sometimes. Most
up to 48 hours or so.
A 5 day difference isn't a big deal,
really. All of my daughters measured
smaller than what I "knew" to be their
edd's. They were born small too, so if
you're petite, it would make sense that
your baby "might" measure smaller than
what's considered average.
What you want to be sure to do is drink
about 1 gallon of water per day to help
your fluids. Your blood mass increases
during pregnancy, as well as your body
making more and more amniotic fluid. I
think it's something like 2 tb per day or
something, but don't quote me on that.
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christinamuir
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 Location: san diego
Posted: 02-23-06 18:41pm
Thanks for all of your help. This is
actually my fourth baby and I haven't had
low fluid or a baby measuring small with
any of my other pregnancies, so I was
really concerned when my dr told me the
news. He also didn't sound too
reassuring. He would say things like,
'well, I don't think this pregnancy is
going to go very far' but then he would
also say that I could come to my next
appointment and everything will be fine.
I just don't know what to think because of
the mixed signals I was given from my Dr.
I guess i'm half expecting to miscarry
like my dr said, but at the same time i'm
hoping for a miracle.
I'm going to drink more water like some of
you have suggested, and hopefully that
will help with the fluid levels.
