Polyhydraminos??

Ok, so I have been worried (no, make that panicked) that something would go wrong with this pregnancy because I got pg so quickly after surgery. Up to this point all has been good. But they have now discovered that I have polyhydraminos. 2 weeks ago, my fluid level measured at 25 (should be 15-20). They rechecked it today and it's up to 30. The doc said this could mean nothing and not cause any problems. Or it could be a sign of problems with the baby, could cause preterm labor, etc. They are going to start fetal monitoring with each appt at my next appt (34 weeks) to keep an eye on the baby and make sure all is good. At least I have a cause of my shortness of breath now! But must admit, it scares the crud out of me. Anyone have any experience with this? 

BTW, don't google when you want info on something going on with your health, it just scares you more! :)

I have no advice, but wanted to just let you know I am thinking positive thoughts for you.  I am sure everything will turn out o.k!!!!!!!!  Sending the power positive thinking your way.

Keep us posted!

Kim

Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way. Good news is that if the baby has to come early it's in pretty good shape to be OK! Have they discussed giving you the steroid injections to mature the lungs just in case?

I hope that all works out OK

Sorry to hear aboutyour diagnosis. I have the same thing.  I go tomorrow to the high risk Doctor for an Ultrasound and to discuss what we'll do next because I am now measuring a month in advance in my fundal height. I already got the steriods for his lungs and am on strict bed rest for preterm labor due to this condition. But just want to let you know your now alone. Only a few more weeks to go!

I'm afraid that I do have experience with this with my first pregnancy. My fluid levels were abnormaly high, but they were never able to figure out why they were like that when I was pregnant. We came to find out why after I delivered my baby. It turns out because of my extreme fluid levels, my water broke at 32 1/2 weeks along because my body could simply not hold anymore fluid. My water breaking experience was unreal as it was unlike a normal water break, it was basically Niagra Falls coming out of me!

I'm sure that there are plenty of reasons why one may have increased fluid levels, so don't think that your situation has to be like mine, but all I can do is share with you my own story. It turns out that my son had a birth defect called VACTERL association. It's a random group of birth defects that they categorize into this syndrome of some kind. One part of his association was that his esophagus had never fully formed so he wasn't able to swallow in-utero like babies normally do, hence the increased amount of fluid in my tummy. He ended up having surgery when he was less than one day old to manually create an esophagus for him. I can't remember the exact medical name for that part of his association, but my mind is thinking something like tracheal esophagial fiscula or something funky like that? Due to the VACTERL association, he ended up having many more problems that complicated his situation, but this one part is what caused the increased fluid levels and the reason why I went into pre-term labor.

Again, I'm sure there are plenty of other reason's why your fluid levels might be high, above is only my personal experience with it. I wish you the absolute best as you finish out your pregnancy and hope the Dr's can find a suitable explanation for you soon!

Oh, and when my water broke so early along in my pregnancy, they did put me on iv medication/hospital bed rest to prevent me from going into labor for several days, the amount of time they needed to give me the steriod injections to help mature my son's lungs. I read above that a couple other people had mentioned this. I think it's certainly worth discussing with your Dr. to be on the safe side and informed!

I had it with my last one. Turns out he has very overactive kidneys,.,,,in other words, he pees A TON!