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Lucilu

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Low Amniotic Fluid Posted: 06-27-07 15:40pm


hey you guys i know i havent been on here in a really long time but i just found out that my fluids are low and i'm 36 weeks and 3 days the doctor told me that they are going to take my baby out early via c- section! because of it ? probably on friday june 29...thats this friday !!! i'm really worried... just needed to vent ....

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Posted: 06-27-07 15:47pm


How low are your fluids? Did they give you a number? Did they give you any more information or just that?

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Posted: 06-27-07 15:51pm


well last wednesday it was at close to 7 and now it's at 5 ! i guess 5 is the cut off for it so yah and ummm i dont think ive been leaking any thing just discharge, i dont know wy my fluids are low im always drinking water ! but my aunt said that my body just didnt produce enough of it ! you think thats true ! im so confused and worried about my baby i hope she is going to be okay ! and she is breach ! and they would try to turn her if i had enough fluid but i dont so thats out of the question!

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Posted: 06-27-07 16:11pm

Lucilu wrote:

well last wednesday it was at close to 7 and now it's at 5 ! i guess 5 is the cut off for it so yah and ummm i dont think ive been leaking any thing just discharge, i dont know wy my fluids are low im always drinking water ! but my aunt said that my body just didnt produce enough of it ! you think thats true ! im so confused and worried about my baby i hope she is going to be okay !
and she is breach ! and they would try to turn her if i had enough fluid but i dont so thats out of the question!

I honestly think your baby will be fine. I am on a "Premature rupture of membranes" website and some of the women have been leaking throughout pregnancy. Most of their levels are dangerously low at two. They would love to have a fluid level of five. Five is low but as long as your child had good fluid levels for the lung development, he or she should be alright. If your fluid levels were seven before, then I do think you baby will be fine. Of course, I am not an expert but I have been reading about fluid levels for the last six months on my other website.

I can see why you are concerned, though. It is natural to be worried. At least they were able to catch it now. Were they going to try to manually turn the baby but found out your fluid levels were low?? Do they suspect that is the reason why your baby is breech?? Just curious. I am now wondering about myself. I am 36 weeks and my baby is breech. My water broke at 13 weeks but resealed. They haven't measured my fluid levels at all recently. I will find out tomorrow or during the "turning" on monday.

Try to hang in there. I know it is so hard not to be worried but I hope you can at least get some sleep before Friday.

Lucilu

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Posted: 06-27-07 16:55pm


you should have them check your fluids, but yah they were wondering why my baby hadnt turned, so they decided to check the levals and thats probably wy she hasnt turned ! she needs that fluid to help her move around in there ! but thank you for responding and ill keep in touch ill let you guys know in a few weeks what happend and how my baby is doing ! ill probably have her by friday. wish us luck !!!

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Posted: 06-27-07 17:19pm


darnit. i just wrote a big long post and i lost it. i think that low fluid, if they can't account for any leakage or loss any other way, can sometimes be an indicator that the baby isn't producing enough fluid, which in turn can signal some kind of problem with kidneys or bladder function. i don't know how common that is but i'm sure your doc is just being careful about it. low fluid can also increase the risk of club foot if left too long and cord prolapse during vaginal delivery. i can imagine it must be pretty stressful to be told you are going in on friday with so little time to get used to the idea. i'm sure the doc just wants to be on the safe side and is keeping you and baby's best interests at heart. i feel for you. i am 36 weeks and a couple of days myself and it could happen to any of us i guess. come on here and vent to us anytime if you feel it will help you deal. i really hope everything goes well with the delivery. keep us posted on that and do your best not to stress, just try to go with the flow!!

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Posted: 06-27-07 19:16pm

kaerbear wrote:

darnit. i just wrote a big long post and i lost it.

i think that low fluid, if they can't account for any leakage or loss any other way, can sometimes be an indicator that the baby isn't producing enough fluid, which in turn can signal some kind of problem with kidneys or bladder function. i don't know how common that is but i'm sure your doc is just being careful about it. low fluid can also increase the risk of club foot if left too long and cord prolapse during vaginal delivery.

Great answer!!

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Well..... Posted: 07-06-07 23:10pm


they didnt have to do the c-section on that friday but they are going to schedule me for one on the 16 of july! because my baby is breach! and my fluids are up to 10 now so thats is good ! but what is club foot ? ??? kaerbear ???

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Posted: 07-06-07 23:42pm


My husband and his father had clubbed feet when they where born. Basically the foot is fixated in an extended, flexed position, rotated inward position and requires surgery to repair [mod note: this condition does not always require surgury]. My husband and his father are living proof that it is not something you cannot over come they get around just fine we just have to tell our doctor when we finally get pregnant and one sticks because the chances of us having a child with the same problem are high.

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Posted: 07-07-07 05:56am


oh my gosh. i'm sorry i hadn't responded to this earlier. i'm glad someone with some info did anyway. i don't know a lot about club foot but i know it's one of the things they check for immediately after the baby is born and when they do ultrasounds. it's when the baby is a little too cramped in the womb as far as i know. the little feet can get be bent inwards because they didn't have room to grow properly. i'm pretty sure it is something that can often be fixed before the baby is able to walk. they put a series of casts on the baby's feet to stretch them in the right direction while they grow so that they will grow straight. i think the parents have to also do some physio as far as stretching and moving the feet. in severe cases they will do surgery. that's about all i know about it. i hope i didn't scare you by saying that but it is something that doctors try to watch very carefully for so i'm sure they are looking out for it and that might be a reason they are concerned. good luck. i'm sorry i didn't respond to your question earlier after being the one to mention it, but this post got lost in the shuffle somewhere.

Lucilu

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Posted: 07-07-07 12:16pm


thanks for write back, everyone ! thats for the info i hope everything with my baby will be okay and we will find out but monday so ill be back on here when i feel a little better, after the c- section ~k~ thanks again

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Posted: 07-07-07 13:16pm


DERR sorry guys i posted really late and ik was tired i did forget to mention that sometimes no surgery is required. but i just wanted to put my 2 cents in again as well and say that it is also genetic.