loss of amniotic fluid at 18 weeks

[haredew]

my water broke at 18 weeks, 2 days later i started bleeding . i have had several ultrasounds the first showed less than 2oz. of fluid. the second, done the following day, showed a slight increase in fluid levels, both showed a strong heartbeat. i am on antibiotics and complete bed rest, the bleeding is very light compared to what it was, and nothing new has happened in 7 days. is it possible for the fluid to increase enough so the baby and lungs will develop properly or am i setting myself up for heartbreak? am i just waiting for my body to miscarrie, or for infection to set in, or does the baby have a chance?

[Hannie247]

Hi, I am 13.1weeks today. I found out I was pregnant with a copper coil iud fitted at 6weeks pregnant. After regular check ups and scans the pregnancy has been developing well. I have had bledding and clotting speradically since 8weeks. On Sunday I leeked alot of fluid. I went for a scan today, the babys heart is beating but it is not moving and looks to be curled up whereas last week in my scan it was jumping all over the place. They have noted that I have lost most of the fluid. Also it looks like my coil has moved and is showing alot of blood around the coil area on the US. They have not given any hope at all. I am now basically waiting to miscarry. If nothing happens in the next week they have booked another scan for me, DR said I will need to make a decision next week to terminate the pregnancy if its still there as it will not be developing properly. I feel completely useless and am just waiting for the worst to happen. Im so sorry for everyone else in the same position or to have ever lost a baby. Although there are some success stories on here I am not holding out as also having the coil is threatening more problems. What sort of  infection can this cause and what may happen?

[Beccabb]

Did they tell you the fluid index ?
She's still pretty early and it's good that her waters haven't gone :) at 17 weeks she won't feel alot of movements they tend not to mention kick counts till about 28 weeks pregnant, my fluid was low but is not back at a normal level, just tell her to take it more easily and rest a bit

[pleasehelp116]

hi my wife is 17 weeks pregnant and yesterday morning alot of  fluids came out  of her but  there was no  blood just  clear water.we decided to  head to  the  hospital a  little later,She was  checked out  and  the doctor  said   something   about  the sack not being opened,then the gyn came   and swabed her did his test  and  said there was no signs of  fluid leaking but the  sack is  low  on fluids,also my  wife said  the baby is not  moving,did ultrasound and saw  perfect  heartbeat,can anyone please explain to  us what  is the  outcome ,,this is her  first pregnancy

[myama17]

Salut a tous,

Lire tous vos messages a été pour moi une petite consolation pour savoir que je ne suis pas seule et que vous avez réussi a surmonter vos tristesses. J'ai perdu les eaux a 16 semaines de grossesse lors que tout allait apparemment bien pour moi, pas de contractions ni de douleur. Le col etait OK et le medecin ne peut toujours pas me dire ce qui a provoque la rupture des eaux. Je perdais tellement de liquide amniotique que mon gygy m'a mis tout de suite sur pytossin quand je suis arrivee a l'hopital en urgence qualifiant mon cas "d'avortement imminent". Je pleurais car je voulais garder le bebe, je gardais espoir. J'ai perdu le bebe Helas. Je me sens inconsolable mnt car je n'ai pratiquement plus d'espoir. J'ai deja fait une fausse couche de meme qu'une grossesse ectopique rupturée donc j'ai seulement la trompe droite, des fibromes. Je ne sais toujours pas ce qui a provoque cette perte d'eaux. Mon mari est triste egalement et j'ai meme eu l'idee de me suicider tellement c'est douloureux. Je pleure a longueur de journee, en cachette de tous. Je pense a ce petit garcon que je caressais a chaque seconde dans mon ventre et qui n'est plus. Je me sens vide, inutile. Je ne souhaite a personne ce que je vis. Cela risque-t-il de se reproduire si je tombe enceinte a nouveau?

Merci de vos reponses.

[AFwife011]

Hi everyone,

I like everyone else who reads this, is looking for hope and for answers. i dont think any answers can really be provided but hope can certainly be gained. I was diagnosed with PPROM when my water broke at 20 wks + 5 days. I noticed the lost of all my amoniotic fluid and went to a generic hospital. I began having contractions and started bleeding (though not heavily). I was admitted on the first of january and I am still here.

There is nothing the doctors can do at this point. I am on hospital/complete bed rest and I have to push the fluids. I have ultrasounds every other day. My son has a strong heartbeart but there is no amniotic fluid around him. However, I feel him move all the time. He is quite the kicker. He has survived so far and today he is 22 weeks.

There is no telling what will happen but I take every day at a time and for everyday that passes and he is still here, its a miracle. I am monitored every 8 hrs for infection and thank god so far have had none. There is still some leaking from time to time but no real bleeding. The hope is to get my son to 23 wks and 6 days to which I will be transferred to a hospital with a level 3 NICU.

I dont know how similiar my story is to anyone elses but if it helps, im only 23 and this is my first pregnancy and this pregnancy has been nothing but problems. I hope I can give someone help or hope. Also, if there is any other story like mine, please let me know. And I ask for prayers for my son as I will give my prayers to all of you.

[Btdpt]

What was the outcome?

[creativity4hire]

No one is crazy for wanting to try.

Our fluid ruptured at 16 1/2 weeks and she is now 31 weeks. She has spent 14 weeks on strict bedrest (including the last 7 weeks in the hospital). As part of the hospital stay, she gets an ultrasound everyday and NSTs twice daily.

On most days, our little boy doesn't have any fluid around him but his heart rate is strong. We don't know anything about his lungs right now but the doctors are optimistic that even if he was born now, he'd have enough body weight to make it in the NICU.

If at all possible, find a high-risk OB/GYN practice. And a hospital with a high-end Tier 3 perinatal unit and NICU. The high-risk docs work alongside my wife's primary OB/GYN practice, and the NICU is just good to have once the baby is born.

I can't understand why this happened to us -- it is easily the darkest period in our lives. Still, I have been praying all alone that her and I will be changed forever no matter what happens with our baby. By posting my comment on this blog, I really believe we are heading toward fulfilling whatever God is calling us to. We still have a long way to go but if there is anything we have learned, it's DON'T GIVE UP.

I have prayed for you. Please keep us posted.