Preventing/alleviating Polyhydramnios when fetus is normal

I am about 7 months pregnant. This is my fourth pregnancy. My first
2 pregnancies I had normal amounts of amniotic fluid. My third
pregnancy I had a lot of fluid. It wasn't enough to diagnose me with
polyhydramnios but just to give you an idea, I lost 25 pounds just
from the delivery. Anyway, the baby was normal and fine. This
pregnancy I seem to be collecting just as much if not more fluid. I
am already measuring 40 cm and I have almost 2 months to go. Assuming
the baby is normal, is there anything I can do to alleviate this
situation other than extracting fluid out with a needle (which I don't
think would be warrented in my situation)? It doesn't seem like
avoiding salt or drinking lots of water would help with water inside
the amniotic sac, but has anyone tried it or something else that
worked?

"MrsEener" wrote in message
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I am about 7 months pregnant. This is my fourth pregnancy. My first
2 pregnancies I had normal amounts of amniotic fluid. My third
pregnancy I had a lot of fluid. It wasn't enough to diagnose me with
polyhydramnios but just to give you an idea, I lost 25 pounds just
from the delivery. Anyway, the baby was normal and fine. This
pregnancy I seem to be collecting just as much if not more fluid. I
am already measuring 40 cm and I have almost 2 months to go. Assuming
the baby is normal, is there anything I can do to alleviate this
situation other than extracting fluid out with a needle (which I don't
think would be warrented in my situation)? It doesn't seem like
avoiding salt or drinking lots of water would help with water inside
the amniotic sac, but has anyone tried it or something else that
worked?

Why do you want to relieve the amniotic fluid? Isn't it there for a reason
regardless of how much? I didn't think polyhydramnios *causes* problems, I
thought it *could sometimes* be a symptom of a problem. I could be wrong
here though.
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JennP.

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"MrsEener" wrote in message
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I am about 7 months pregnant. This is my fourth pregnancy. My first
2 pregnancies I had normal amounts of amniotic fluid. My third
pregnancy I had a lot of fluid. It wasn't enough to diagnose me with
polyhydramnios but just to give you an idea, I lost 25 pounds just
from the delivery. Anyway, the baby was normal and fine. This
pregnancy I seem to be collecting just as much if not more fluid. I
am already measuring 40 cm and I have almost 2 months to go. Assuming
the baby is normal, is there anything I can do to alleviate this
situation other than extracting fluid out with a needle (which I don't
think would be warrented in my situation)? It doesn't seem like
avoiding salt or drinking lots of water would help with water inside
the amniotic sac, but has anyone tried it or something else that
worked?


Why do you want to relieve the amniotic fluid? Isn't it there for a reason
regardless of how much? I didn't think polyhydramnios *causes* problems, I
thought it *could sometimes* be a symptom of a problem. I could be wrong
here though.

It can be a symptom of a problem and it also prevents the baby
positioning properly. They tend to move around a lot more and my first
child never engaged. The reason given was the polyhydramnios I had. She
did not put pressure on the cervix. If the baby is not right up against
the cervix there is increased risk of cord prolapse.

Larissa
DD Feb 99 (polyhydramnios, failed induction, c/s)
DS Mar 01 (footling breech, c/s)
due early dec

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Why do you want to relieve the amniotic fluid? Isn't it there for a
reason
regardless of how much? I didn't think polyhydramnios *causes* problems,
I
thought it *could sometimes* be a symptom of a problem. I could be wrong
here though.

It can be a symptom of a problem and it also prevents the baby
positioning properly. They tend to move around a lot more and my first
child never engaged. The reason given was the polyhydramnios I had. She
did not put pressure on the cervix. If the baby is not right up against
the cervix there is increased risk of cord prolapse.

Ah, I forgot about the risk of cord prolapse. Thanks.
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JennP.

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Why do you want to relieve the amniotic fluid? Isn't it there for a reason
regardless of how much? I didn't think polyhydramnios *causes* problems, I
thought it *could sometimes* be a symptom of a problem. I could be wrong
here though.

For one thing it is extremely uncomfortable. For another it makes
labor and delivery more risky because of increased risk of cord
prolapse, placental abruption, and uterine hermoraging. It also could
cause preterm labor. Besides all that, most of my maternity clothes
already are looking too skimpy on me.

Sometimes the cause of polyhydramnios is unknown. There doesn't seem
to be anything "wrong" with either the baby or the mother. I think
the current theory is that the amnion just produces more than the
normal amount of fluid but no one knows why.

Oh, BTW, I didn't mean to say I wasn't diagnosed with polyhydramnios.
Obsviously I had polyhydramnios. I meant to say it wasn't considered
dangerous enough to consider draining it.

"MrsEener" wrote in message
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For one thing it is extremely uncomfortable. For another it makes
labor and delivery more risky because of increased risk of cord
prolapse, placental abruption, and uterine hermoraging. It also could
cause preterm labor. Besides all that, most of my maternity clothes
already are looking too skimpy on me.

I had forgotton about the cord prolapse. Didn't know about increased risk of
placental abruption and uterine hemmoraging.

Sometimes the cause of polyhydramnios is unknown. There doesn't seem
to be anything "wrong" with either the baby or the mother. I think
the current theory is that the amnion just produces more than the
normal amount of fluid but no one knows why.

Yes. I had unknown cause of polyhydramnios with my ds. It was earlier on and
it seemed to get back to normal levels after that.

Oh, BTW, I didn't mean to say I wasn't diagnosed with polyhydramnios.
Obsviously I had polyhydramnios. I meant to say it wasn't considered
dangerous enough to consider draining it.

Oh, I didn't even know you could. Would it be done like an amniocentisis? I
don't think I'd want to take that risk, IMO.
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JennP.

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