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Hey guys.  After my weekly ultrasound yesterday, my doctor told me that I have some excess amniotic fluid (called polyhydramnios) that developed between last thursday and yesterday. My measurements added up to a 24, where the max should be 20.  He sent me in for several more blood tests, and another glucose test to see if they can find the root cause why, but he did stress that in 60-70% of cases, they dont find a reason for it.  Unfortunately I did the forbidden (and stupid) thing and went to Google to look this up and now I am TERRIFIED.  I wont have any results until Monday, so Im going to be spending the freakin weekend analyzing everything now.

Does anyone have any experience with this? Especially at this late an onset?  Im 38 weeks...

Thanks =o)

This happened to my friend's mom when she was pregnant with my friend.  My friend came out normal but now she is obsessed with mermaids!

@Lindsay12.31.2010: awe thank you, i appreciate that =o)

@JoJo Bananas: LOL!!  

@Miss Sapphire: Thanks.  I (and the doctors so far) just dont know why I developed it at 38 weeks all of a sudden.  Im being tested for all sorts of viruses and, like I said, GD again.  Im semi hoping its GD so that they can rule anything being wrong with her out, you know?  Im terrified.  I hope they bring me in to induce me like early next week or something..

double post.  ugh.  WB either always cuts posts off or double posts them.  Annoying

I believe that that may have been this blogger's experience (I know for sure that she had a tooon of amniotic fluid): http://www.polkadotsandpearls.com/

She had a c-section, but I don't remember why/if it had to do with the fluid. 

ETA: just checked, and she had a 26! And everything turned out fine with her and her baby :) 

thanks everyone!  I KNOW I shouldnt have Googled...all that ever comes up is horror stories and bad-ness.  I appreciate the first-hand not so bad stories lol.

Thanks for all the well wishes!!!!  love you girls!  Maybe theyll bring me in next week.  I hope so!

@TheFutureMcBride: thanks!!!!!!!!  Love you! 

@KellyV: I work in NICU as an RN - we get called to all high risk deliveries, and polyhydramnios isn't even considered a risk factor serious enough to have us present! It is common enough to barely warrant most of us to blink an eye when we see it on the history sheet. Don't stress, I am sure all will be more than okay@!

@Ms Mini: thank you SO much for that input.  That makes me feel a lttle better.  I didnt realize it was that common

@guitargirl: Youre right.  Most of what I found on Google was earlier onset.  Im not all that anxious, but my doctor said he'd get me more info after the test results since most of the time there is no answer for it and it wasnt worth the stress.  So naturally I wanted to know more.  I did go to known sites like the Mayo Clinic and American Pregnancy, but what they say is still pretty grim. 

Hopefully I should have some results today, we'll see =o)

@shelbifox15: its so weird...I was HUGE all weekend (or I felt huge) and today my bump is like half sized.  I think she dropped more.  I feel the same, but even people are work are like "wow, youre small today." Maybe its the outfit or something lol, who knows.  Thanks for the kind words though, I appreciate it =o)