QuestionI am 34 I have 3 children. I don't have a date for my cycle but my due date is July 5th of this year.
My quesstion is regarding the situation of a very slow leak of amniotic fluid. I have seen my Dr. and nothing has shown to be abnormal. My pregnancy is progressing. However, I know I am leaking amniotic fluid. I have tested with the strips that my Dr. let me take home. Of the five tests I did two were clearly dark blue changes.
I have undergone an ultrasound that showed that my amniotic fluid level is near 179. According to the tech. that is plenty and I have no need for concern, thankfully, the baby is showing all the correct placemant of vital parts and is healthy looking.
The tech. mentioned that there is a condition (that has a name something like sistemic rupture or something) that a leak is very slow/small and real.
I recall in my pregnancy with my son now five having the same sporatic leakage. I didn't regognize the wetness as an amniotic fluid leak while pregnant with him as he was my first pregnancy. I ended up having to have an emergancy induction due to extremely low fluid levels then it turned out to be necessary for an emergancy C-section. I'm guessing I was leaking slowly for the last two and a half months of that pregnancy.
Now I've put the two situations together and realized the similarities. The same timing and feel of leaking is true so far for this pregnancy. Only this time I recognized that the fluid is not urine but amniotic fluid.
My questions; What is the correct name of the condition that I seem to present?
Can I prevent any more leakage from hapening; Or at the very least where can I research this situation more thouroughly?
Thank you for any help you can offer me.
AnswerIf you have premature preterm rupture of membranes, as long as you have not lost too much fluid, there probably will not be any problem. You probably have a "high leak" and, since the fluid regenerates itself daily (the baby swallows the fluid and urinates more fluid), it probably will not have any consequences. However, since the integrity of the amniotic sac has been compromised, there is also a risk of infection in the uterus (because it is open to the outside) and this can lead to preterm labor or infection leading to fetal compromise. You should be on modified bed rest and should take your temperature frequently. If you develop any temperature over 100.4 F or if your WBC starts to creep up, you may have to be delivered earlier than planned.
