No Amniotic Fluid

[HarleyLady59]

My sister inlaw is a adopting a new born, the mother's didn't have any amniotic fluid for several weeks.  The baby is discolored, like a grey look, because it sat in the mother's womb without fluid.  Is this normal?  The doctor's claim that the baby is healthy.  Will the baby get her color back to normal and when?  Is there anything we should be aware of about the baby?  Would the baby have lived in species?  We are very concerned about the newborn.

Thank you,

[Missa75]

Very lucky I agree with the other 2 comments.  I found out at 25 weeks with my son that I was low on amniotic fluid and a restriction in the umbilical cord. I had my son a 34 weeks.  They admitted me 3 days before his birth for steroid injections and they did a level 2 us and  no amniotic fluid.  They did and emergency c section and my son was born 2lbs 14oz and he was not gray but he had lots of that white little hair but that fell out after a week.Good luck and if she isn't sure she should get a second opinion.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

I agree with Shandi....that infant is extremely lucky.  I took had an emergency c-section with my first becuase of lack of fluid...I remember laying on the table as the doc stuck his hand in to pull he out and he said "yup dry as the sahara desert"  she came out all discolored and bent in all the wrong places.  She is now a happy, healthy, extremely intellegent 11 yo with no signs of having had any problems.  She stayed in NICU 4 days after birth and had GERD as an infant and RSV once as a toddler...no other medical problems since.  

[shandi83]

well the baby is very lucky because my first prgnancy i was told that i was very low on amniotic fluid and i had to have an emergancy c-section because the doc said the baby would sufficate without the fluid so thank heavens that wasn't your case. but ask the doc to run some test to check the baby out and don't stop til they give you a clean bill of health!