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loss of amniotic fluid at 18 weeks
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?
My amniotic fluid leaked after at almost 18 weeks after having an amniocentesis. I lost my first baby boy on the Christmas day of 2010. I miss that so cute little face so much. He still has a strong heartbeat after 17 hours delivered. He was sleeping and looked just like an angel.
My life is not the same any more. I want my baby back. Everynight when I go to bed, I wish everything is just a bad dream and when i wake up in the morning I will still have my baby. Please don't do the amniocentesis test unless you have someone has a genetic problem in your family tree.
My life is not the same any more. I want my baby back. Everynight when I go to bed, I wish everything is just a bad dream and when i wake up in the morning I will still have my baby. Please don't do the amniocentesis test unless you have someone has a genetic problem in your family tree.
Hi, I seen that this was posted quite awhile ago. I'm curious how everything worked out so far? My water broke last week, I was 11weeks. The nurse told me that I probably peed myself, but I insisted that I didn't and got an ultrasound the next day. I had no fluid but a very strong heartbeat. They tried to talk me into a D&C, I was terrified, my husband was still at work and I felt so alone and didn't know what to do. I had read about a few women being put on bedrest w/ antibiotics and their sac sealed over and in a few cases, built up fluid again. Am I crazy to want to try? I just know that if i don't, I'll always wonder, what if. I haven't leaked any fluid since that first day, so I'm trying to be hopeful but I'm also trying to prepare myself for the worst. I believe that you have to try everything you can. I was just thinking about your post and wondering and hoping that everything is working put for you. I have an ultrasound tomorrow to see if my fluid is building back up. If anyone can think of any other options, please let me know. I've had to research everything myself.....and am now looking for a new dr as well! One that can provide me w/ options and the info that I need and deserve regardless of what they feel I should do. I hope that you are doing well:)
Amen, Our Lord will always help when the dr's. can't, and yes he does answer prayers. I had a very difficult pregnancy as I have previously posted. My son was in NICU for 3 months and while we were there he was also diagnosed with Septo-Optic Dysplasia. I have taken him to his eye dr visits and the optomalogist says that his eyes are great and that he will not need any surguries. Praise the LORD. He is on 3 types of meds one for his stress hormone, thyroid gland, and another to help control his liquid output. I thank God that with the help of these meds my baby is doing well his blood work that his endocronologists orders have all been great. I continue to pray for another wonderful miracle that my baby will grow healthy and will one day not need these meds, especially the daily injection. Miracles do exist and my son is living proof of it. GOD is AWESOME!!!!! We have also been BLESSED with a handsome little boy which is now 6 months old. Thank you for sharing your story with us all. May the Lord continue to Bless you and your family.
I'm 19 weeks with twins and leaked twice today, scared, and the doctor told me to rest and wait to see if I have any more leakage. If I do, I need to go to the hospital and have an ultrasound to check the fluid around my identical boys. I've only leaked twice- both times happened after standing up, and they were about 30mins apart- I'm scared to stand up now.
Hi ladies, I do realise this is an old thread but for those of you searching for hope...
My son was delivered at 25 weeks. He is now home and healthy, 7 months old!! My first birth was term, completely natural and went wonderfully well. This pregnancy was difficult - I began haemorrhaging severely at 7 + 2, due to subchorionic hematomas. This bleeding with huge clots continued until 18 weeks. Then at 18 + 5 my waters broke.
I was told we needed to terminate, that even if the doctors were to keep me pregnant, our baby would pass away after birth. They were concerned about infection, and I was in preterm labour. My waters were green and smelled very strongly (different from my first birth) I began haemorrhaging again right after my waters broke, so I was constantly losing blood and amniotic fluid. They told us that the fluid level was too low, and that they would be delivering me that day.
Here is my message of hope - I asked my father to pray for me. So he did. He asked that our Lord Jesus provide this miracle, for His glory. And God certainly is glorified. I was sent home hours later, with perfect fluid levels, no contractions, and no evidence of ruptured membranes on the ultrasound! When my waters broke again (not possible according to doctors, but also according to doctors I would not be leaving the hospital pregnant to start with!) at 23 + 6 I was admitted, and my son was delivered via emergency caesarean at 25 weeks after spontaneous labour began.
My boy went through a 4 month stay in NICU, with plenty of ups and downs along the way. He suffered from a great number of prematurity problems, and was diagnosed with Septo-Optic Dysplasia. We were told to expect retardation, seizures, hormonal deficiency, visual problems etc and that he would need surgery. God has answered our prayers again. Our son has had NO problems whatsoever, has needed NO surgeries, and is in fact doing so well that we do not need to come back for his scheduled preemie reviews.
There is always hope. The Lord provides where men cannot. The hospital staff are amazing. They are so knowledgable, and try so hard for us and our babies. But they cannot always help. God can, and He does answer prayers. We lost a baby between our two children, and we lost our son's twin. Yet we are abundantly blessed! xx
My son was delivered at 25 weeks. He is now home and healthy, 7 months old!! My first birth was term, completely natural and went wonderfully well. This pregnancy was difficult - I began haemorrhaging severely at 7 + 2, due to subchorionic hematomas. This bleeding with huge clots continued until 18 weeks. Then at 18 + 5 my waters broke.
I was told we needed to terminate, that even if the doctors were to keep me pregnant, our baby would pass away after birth. They were concerned about infection, and I was in preterm labour. My waters were green and smelled very strongly (different from my first birth) I began haemorrhaging again right after my waters broke, so I was constantly losing blood and amniotic fluid. They told us that the fluid level was too low, and that they would be delivering me that day.
Here is my message of hope - I asked my father to pray for me. So he did. He asked that our Lord Jesus provide this miracle, for His glory. And God certainly is glorified. I was sent home hours later, with perfect fluid levels, no contractions, and no evidence of ruptured membranes on the ultrasound! When my waters broke again (not possible according to doctors, but also according to doctors I would not be leaving the hospital pregnant to start with!) at 23 + 6 I was admitted, and my son was delivered via emergency caesarean at 25 weeks after spontaneous labour began.
My boy went through a 4 month stay in NICU, with plenty of ups and downs along the way. He suffered from a great number of prematurity problems, and was diagnosed with Septo-Optic Dysplasia. We were told to expect retardation, seizures, hormonal deficiency, visual problems etc and that he would need surgery. God has answered our prayers again. Our son has had NO problems whatsoever, has needed NO surgeries, and is in fact doing so well that we do not need to come back for his scheduled preemie reviews.
There is always hope. The Lord provides where men cannot. The hospital staff are amazing. They are so knowledgable, and try so hard for us and our babies. But they cannot always help. God can, and He does answer prayers. We lost a baby between our two children, and we lost our son's twin. Yet we are abundantly blessed! xx
On November 9, 2003, my water broke at 26 weeks along with my son. I was admitted to the hospital scarred and thinking that I was going to lose him. The doctors, many of them, told me that I would probably deliver in 24-48 hours and there was a chance that he might not make it or if he did he would probably suffer from complications. When a few days went by, and I didn't go into labor, we continued to count the days. I did not ever go into labor, nor have contractions, nor dilated. I didn't get an infection either. I continued to drink lots of fluid and hope for the best. I was in the hospital for 33 days before checking myself out (do not necessarily recommend this, but it worked for me) and then continued to go into the hospital daily to check the baby's heartbeat and check my temperature, etc. I had previously given birth to a son, and knew that I had never had a contraction. They did check to make sure I wasn't dilated previous to my leaving the hospital because they were afraid that I might have a prolapsed cord if I had been having contractions without knowing.
As we went to the hospital twice a day they checked my fluid a few more times with ultrasounds and my water levels continued to fluctuate. I continued bed rest at home and at 33 weeks, since my baby was breech, and they didn't want to risk the increased chance of infection after 34 weeks, so my doctor recommended that I have a c-section.
After a check of lung development via bringing some fluid into the hospital on a daily checkup, we decided that his lungs were not going to mature any more since he was breech and the fluid didn't get to his lungs since gravity pulled the fluid away from his mouth. We delivered our son on January 6, 2004, and our little boy Brett spent the next 19 days in the hospital learning how to eat since he never had the fluid in-utero around his mouth to practice.
He weighed 6lbs, 11 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. He came home with us on January 25th and is now a 6 years old, a 1st grader, happy and healthy and loving school.
At the time that all of this happened, I didn't know anyone that this had ever happened to. I wish I would have posted this many years ago to provide hope for those of you that may have found it through my story. I was told many times that I probably should not share my story because it is not a typical case. We were never told that we should induce so I cannot add any thoughts on that situation.
For everyone reading this post, I just send you my hope and best wishes for your situation. I can only hope that this brings comfort to some of you, and pray for those of you that have lost your little babies (I wish you nothing but healing). All my best to all of you!
As we went to the hospital twice a day they checked my fluid a few more times with ultrasounds and my water levels continued to fluctuate. I continued bed rest at home and at 33 weeks, since my baby was breech, and they didn't want to risk the increased chance of infection after 34 weeks, so my doctor recommended that I have a c-section.
After a check of lung development via bringing some fluid into the hospital on a daily checkup, we decided that his lungs were not going to mature any more since he was breech and the fluid didn't get to his lungs since gravity pulled the fluid away from his mouth. We delivered our son on January 6, 2004, and our little boy Brett spent the next 19 days in the hospital learning how to eat since he never had the fluid in-utero around his mouth to practice.
He weighed 6lbs, 11 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. He came home with us on January 25th and is now a 6 years old, a 1st grader, happy and healthy and loving school.
At the time that all of this happened, I didn't know anyone that this had ever happened to. I wish I would have posted this many years ago to provide hope for those of you that may have found it through my story. I was told many times that I probably should not share my story because it is not a typical case. We were never told that we should induce so I cannot add any thoughts on that situation.
For everyone reading this post, I just send you my hope and best wishes for your situation. I can only hope that this brings comfort to some of you, and pray for those of you that have lost your little babies (I wish you nothing but healing). All my best to all of you!
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