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I was pregnant last Feb and had to terminate the pregnancy due to me being high risk. I had a chil 2 years ago and was classified as High risk and everything was all right, but this time we decided to terminate the pregnancy and place an IUD to prevent any future pregnancies. We yesterday I found out I am 6 months pregnant and the only thing that teh doctor did in Feb was remove the membrane so the baby has been with out fluid for 5 months. The intitial ultra sound did not show any problems but I am having an MRI done to confirm. The baby was breathing, there was a heartbeat, I can feel the baby move around. I am too far along to terminate and its was hoping there were any suggestions out there? I have been drinking lots of water through out the past 6 months, but any advice or suggestions is appriciated.
Wow, and the baby survived. That is one tough tot.
At this point being high risk you are just going to be monitored very closely.
More than likely they will take the baby early.
Have you had a U/S and did it confirm that there is NO amniotic fluid?
I found this info in an article. Maybe it will help:
Doctors use various methods to measure amniotic fluid levels, but the most common test is an amniotic fluid index evaluation, or deep pocket measurement. Your doctor will measure the largest pockets of amniotic fluid in four different sections of your uterus and evaluate the combined measurements against the amniotic fluid index (AFI). A normal level for a woman in her third trimester is between 5 and 25 centimeters (cm). Oligohydramnios is suspected if an AFI shows a fluid level of less than 5 centimeters (or less than the 5th percentile), the absence of a single fluid pocket 2 to 3 cm in depth, or a fluid volume of less than 500mL at 32 to 36 weeks gestation. The treatment for oligohydramnios varies depending on gestational age. If you are not full tem yet, your doctor will monitor you and your fluid levels very closely and may perform tests such as non-stress and contraction stress tests to monitor your baby's activity. If you are close to full term, your doctor may recommend you be induced and deliver your baby early. Other treatments include:
Amnio-infusion during labor using an intrauterine catheter. This process injects fluid directly into the uterus to help cushion the umbilical cord during delivery and lower the chances of a cesarean delivery.
Injection of fluid prior to delivery through amniocentesis. Although oligohydramnios often returns soon after this procedure, it can help your doctor visualize the fetal anatomy and accurately determine fetal development.
Maternal re-hydration with oral fluids or IV fluids has shown to help increase amniotic fluid levels.
If you are diagnosed with oligohydramnios, it is important that you continue to eat well, drink lots of fluids (water is best), rest as much as possible, avoid smoking and report any signs of preterm labor to your health care provider right away.
At this point being high risk you are just going to be monitored very closely.
More than likely they will take the baby early.
Have you had a U/S and did it confirm that there is NO amniotic fluid?
I found this info in an article. Maybe it will help:
Doctors use various methods to measure amniotic fluid levels, but the most common test is an amniotic fluid index evaluation, or deep pocket measurement. Your doctor will measure the largest pockets of amniotic fluid in four different sections of your uterus and evaluate the combined measurements against the amniotic fluid index (AFI). A normal level for a woman in her third trimester is between 5 and 25 centimeters (cm). Oligohydramnios is suspected if an AFI shows a fluid level of less than 5 centimeters (or less than the 5th percentile), the absence of a single fluid pocket 2 to 3 cm in depth, or a fluid volume of less than 500mL at 32 to 36 weeks gestation. The treatment for oligohydramnios varies depending on gestational age. If you are not full tem yet, your doctor will monitor you and your fluid levels very closely and may perform tests such as non-stress and contraction stress tests to monitor your baby's activity. If you are close to full term, your doctor may recommend you be induced and deliver your baby early. Other treatments include:
Amnio-infusion during labor using an intrauterine catheter. This process injects fluid directly into the uterus to help cushion the umbilical cord during delivery and lower the chances of a cesarean delivery.
Injection of fluid prior to delivery through amniocentesis. Although oligohydramnios often returns soon after this procedure, it can help your doctor visualize the fetal anatomy and accurately determine fetal development.
Maternal re-hydration with oral fluids or IV fluids has shown to help increase amniotic fluid levels.
If you are diagnosed with oligohydramnios, it is important that you continue to eat well, drink lots of fluids (water is best), rest as much as possible, avoid smoking and report any signs of preterm labor to your health care provider right away.
What did the doctor tell you? I didnt think a baby could survive without fluid. But you said there was a HB and movement??
Anhydramnios is when there is no to so little of amniotic fluid available to the baby. I can't seem to find anything good about that. Alot of the sites that I have looked at were medical journals and papers. They all said that the baby is usually delivered with severe deformities or problems although I did run a across a few miracle babies that were born completely healthy. Hopefully there is a good chance that they can help at this point. I have to ask, what sort of complications are we talking about other than lack of amniotic fluid put you at such high risk?
First of all if the waters have been ruptured you and the baby are at risk of severe infection. Your body SHOULD continue to produce amniotic fluid so long as you are drinking plenty of fluids. At this point you are 6 mos along. When you say high risk....what factors make it so? Is there a severe risk to YOUR life? My opinion is that you should do everything you can to bring the pregnancy to term and have this baby as healthy as possible. As you said it's too late to terminate but it would be horrible to allow this child to suffer now. I think you need to get some seriously good prenatal care at this point.
are you serious? omg this child is a blessing...please tell me you want it!!!!!!
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