I have to say.this is why I think late-term ultrasounds are such a load of $hit. Still, in the office it is though they tell me everything and then I go home to worry about questions I didn't even think about asking then.
The 4D picture showed it quite clearly and if that is the reasoning behind why they are monitoring my fluid levels so much, I understand completely. My only current problem is one that is bothering me but no one else: The umbilical cord is wrapped up in his hands near his neck. Only one nurse thought I may be going into labor because it's my third pregnancy and she understood I knew what contractions felt like by now. It's rather annoying, especially when the doctor on the phone sounds about the same. I hate every nurse asking me if this is my first pregnancy as though I have no idea what should and shouldn't be happening to my own body. My doctor was not on call and I had been referred to the doctor on staff that asked a bunch of stupid questions that were on my file. (She also said something about my fluid levels being 14.7 and not low at all.) Went in for an ultrasound and everything was fine and he got a ten out of ten rating. (All the while I was drinking water too, so I had to pee constantly!)Įverything was fine on the monitors besides my heart rate was elevated, probably due to pain and annoyance at the current hospital bill.
#Low amniotic fluid at 38 weeks induced full
They did a few blood tests and took a urine sample and the only thing they found was that I was dehydrated, so they put a full IV through me in a few hours.
By the time I finally got there and admitted, the contractions had gone away but I had a fever of over 100. Went in to the hospital yesterday due to feeling horrible, running a fever, and having contractions. I'm hoping that has a lot to do with the low fluid levels, but can drinking more really help all that much? It doesn't seem like it would, but I'm drinking a ton more water than I was and staying inside out of the heat more often than not. It's been rather hot this year compared to the past few summers I was pregnant with our little girls and it's hard to stay hydrated. It doesn't seem like there is a huge problem since I'm considered full term as of today and our first born had low fluid levels as well, though she was post-due. I don't know much else about it until more testing is done next week, so I have to suffer through the weekend wondering about what could be wrong. Should I be concerned? I was told to rest more and drink more and that they'd keep a close eye on us, but nothing that sounded concerning besides that the baby may need to be induced rather than allowing me to go into labor on my own. No complications in any of the pregnancies besides slight spotting once this time several weeks ago that had no ill effects and nothing was wrong on my tests thus far. This is our third child and our first born was a small baby, but our second one was normal. Hopefully he'll be gaining a lot more before next week. I know that probably isn't the correct weight, but it's what they're going by currently. The ultrasound tech gave an estimate of 5 pounds 8 ounces, which is a bit small for almost 37 weeks. I wasn't told a level on how low it was and the baby is moving around just fine and in the proper position. (By that, I assume she means next week if my tests don't show any improvement.) My doctor explained that if the fluid levels haven't gone up, our baby may be here sooner than expected. They've scheduled an ultrasound followed by a NST early next week. We just had another ultrasound done at 36 weeks and everything was fine (besides him wanting to sleep through the whole thing) but when the doctor talked to us later she explained that I had low fluid levels and that we may need to start coming in twice a week rather than once a week.
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