If you have any concerns about the amount of fluid around your baby, talk with your health care provider.Hey i saw this and thought i would wright to you.i had the same thing happen to me but it was at 20 weeks.They saw no amniotic fluid and basically told me that my baby had no chance of survival.This was my second pregnancy as I already have a little girl.We were then reffered to a hospital who had fetal medicine department.Following a long two weeks they put me forward for a procedure that would turn out to save my sons life.My son is now 6 months old and was diagnosed with luto in utero, that stands for lower uninary track obstruction.This means that basically they cant pee having back pressure onto his kidneys and damaging them.I had a shunt put into the babies bladder to release the pressure and therefore hope for some lung development.You see amniotic fluid is basically your babys wee and they need to drink this in order to develop lungs, the crucial time for lungs is 16-24 weeks.We went through what can only be described as the worst time in our lives waiting for our weekly scans to see how are babys kidneys were and as time went on even tho the pressure had been released the damage was getting worse.He was born at 38 weeks following induction and was born crying.He then went into renal faliure immidiatly after birth and was kept in hospital for a long time.His kidneys now are holding their own so to speak and his doctors feel the shunt has had some affect, but they will only work for a certain amount of time and will eventually fail into childhood when he will need diaylsis and a transplant.He has little or no appetite and is fed with a noso gastric tube into his nose, his development is behind due to how ill he has been and really sruggles to put weight on.I guess the reason im telling you this or anyone else whos baby turns out to have the same condition as our son then im here to talk, and to also tell you how we feel now we have caden.When they told us there was something they could do to save him id have done anything, i mean anything to keep him alive, but now he is here and I see the things he goes through I wish someone had told me this could happen, im not saying my decision would have been different just more informed.Dont get me wrong I was aware this could happen but when doctors refer to renal faliure I dont think i quite understood how many other issues would come up with it.Caden is a happy baby and is always smiling and totally has my heart, we have a tight bond and he fights for me just as I did for him but I am now pregnant with my 3rd baby and the thought of going through this again terrifies me.I wish you all luck for your pregnacies and future children x It's typically done during labor if the health care team detects problems with the baby's heart rate. If you have low amniotic fluid during labor, your health care provider might consider a procedure in which saline is put into your uterus via a catheter placed through the cervix. In some cases, it might be necessary to be admitted to the hospital to receive fluids through an IV. Your provider might recommend drinking more fluids - especially if you're dehydrated. If you're less than 36 weeks pregnant, your health care provider typically will review your baby's health, discuss why you might have low amniotic fluid and recommend monitoring your pregnancy with fetal ultrasounds. ![]() If you have low amniotic fluid and you're 36 to 37 weeks pregnant, the safest option might be delivering the baby. Certain health conditions in the baby, such as restricted growth or a genetic disorder. ![]()
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