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Questions regarding Low Amniotic Fluid and OligohydramniosFrom: Leila (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 30 Sep 2001 11:30:50 -0500 (CDT)
Okay, so today I am 23w5d and had an ultrasound, it was a follow up to one done exactly five weeks ago to recheck a low lying posterior placenta. While the technician was checking the placenta, they of course checked alot of other measurements.. pictures of the kidneys... we saw the bladder fill etc.. but then she says.. are you leaking any water or fluids? She says that for the age of the fetus I should be between 9-23 cm? is centimeters right? and that mine was at only 11. She said she saw some good sized pockets of fluids but that she couldn't count the fluid around the umbiblical cord. Now a few questions before I freak out (sorry) but I did do a search on the archives and came up with a lot of previous posts on oligohydramnios and in alot of the cases the women were advised to terminate the pregnancy?????? A few questions.... IS THERE ANYTHING that I Can do to increase these fluids? Will me drinking more fluids increase the amnio fluid? IS THERE A MEASUREMENT of amniotic fluid that is created based on baby's size, in other words, since I still have at least 12 weeks to term and my fluid is already that low... will it go lower at a proportionate rate? WHAT IS THE HISTORY OR PROBABLE OUTCOME? are these levels normal enough and I shouldn't worry about it even though borderline low fluids.. Do these low levels indicate that I will give birth earlier..or rather have to give birth earlier? ie induction or csection? I know doctors generally answer on this forum, with could be or wait and see, or within average, but i would REALLY appreciate any case studies/history/your experience. Thank you so much worried mother to be
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