Amniotic fluid is low... Please read!?

Question

I am 38 weeks 5 days..

And Yesterday I found out my amniotic fluid is at a 6. They want it at atleast a 10. Also they found a little Protein in my urine and I have been having symptoms of pre-eclampsyia (sp) She wants me to come in thurs to check levels again.

What do you think the chances of being induced are?

Answer 1

when i was around 35 weeks the Dr's found some protein in my urine so i did the 48 hour test thing. and it wasn't that bad. so they waited and i did it again at 39 weeks and by the time i was done doing it brought the test to the lab and they got the results i was already in active labor at the hospital. they looked up the results and it was unbelievable. if i hadn't gone into labor on my own, then they would have started me on pitocin. they had to put me on meds for the pre Eclampsia that makes you really nauseated. and you can not get out of bed for 24 hours. so it really sucks. between contractions i was puking. they made me stay on the medicine even longer then 24 hours, until my blood pressure came back to a normal rate. so since you are only a week away from your dd they may not induce, it really depends on if u continue to loose fluid and if your levels come back really high.  

Answer 2

I had protein in my urine with my first pregnancy. It was toxemia, which is like pre-eclampsia. I was induced 3 weeks early and had to have a c-section because I wouldn't dilate.

Answer 3

Very High chance of being induced.  

Answer 4

You're so far along that even if they did induce the baby would be fine.  So don't worry.  Also, a friend of mine went in recently with the exact same problem at almost the exact same time in her pregnancy.  They sent her home and told her to come back in a few days.  They checked again and decided to go ahead and induce to be on the safe side.  She had a beautiful healthy baby girl with no problems!  :)  Congratulations!