Mrs. Bob Loblaw
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Last pregnancy, I got a lot of advice when I was worried about having a c-section. I am scheduled to have my 2nd baby a week from tomorrow, at 39 weeks. I am 37 years old, have gestational hypertension, and since around 32 weeks, I have had too much amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios), with no known cause for it. I was holding steady at around 28 cm of fluid, which I believe put me in the "moderate" category for polyhydramnios. I am monitored twice weekly, which includes the fetal non-stress monitoring and an ultrasound to check the baby and my fluid. From Friday to today, my fluid increased by 11 cm, all the way up to 39 cm. This puts me into the severe category. My baby is also breech.
My baby also scored non-responsive on the non-stress test. His heart rate elevated some, but it did not happen enough times. I ate before going in for monitoring and they had to use the belly buzzer twice on him. I am going back tomorrow for another non-stress test, to make sure everything is okay. They tell me to make sure I can feel the baby move a lot, but as I told them, I can't always tell. I think all that fluid is giving him lots of room to move without me feeling it easily.
The doctor decided that, since my c-section is already scheduled, we'll just keep that date. From reading, it sounds like I am at a higher risk for complications and if my water breaks with my baby in breech position, it could be extremely dangerous.
Also, the risk of birth defects seems like it's really high. I found one study that said, for severe polyhydramnios, only 25% of babies are born without any problems, and the problems the babies do have sound pretty major.
Has anyone been through this or know someone who has? I am freaking out about all the problems associated with this and can't calm my head. It's feeling pretty hopeless and I'm doubting my doctors' decisions to not deliver me a week earlier than scheduled.
My baby also scored non-responsive on the non-stress test. His heart rate elevated some, but it did not happen enough times. I ate before going in for monitoring and they had to use the belly buzzer twice on him. I am going back tomorrow for another non-stress test, to make sure everything is okay. They tell me to make sure I can feel the baby move a lot, but as I told them, I can't always tell. I think all that fluid is giving him lots of room to move without me feeling it easily.
The doctor decided that, since my c-section is already scheduled, we'll just keep that date. From reading, it sounds like I am at a higher risk for complications and if my water breaks with my baby in breech position, it could be extremely dangerous.
Also, the risk of birth defects seems like it's really high. I found one study that said, for severe polyhydramnios, only 25% of babies are born without any problems, and the problems the babies do have sound pretty major.
Has anyone been through this or know someone who has? I am freaking out about all the problems associated with this and can't calm my head. It's feeling pretty hopeless and I'm doubting my doctors' decisions to not deliver me a week earlier than scheduled.