38 week check up - ketones in urine

[treeze]

Hi girlies

Had my 38 week check up today...

baby is now only 3/5ths palpable (was 4/5ths 2 weeks ago)... i thought it felt like it had moved down even more!

just a quickie - does anyone know anything about ketones in urine.. mine were showing positive in urine so they have sent my sample away and also done a vaginal swab to check for infections etc... has enayone heard of this before or know what it might mean?!!

I got excited and said "ooooh do you want me to come in for induction then?!!" (i am so uncomfy now i think i would jump at the chance if they said yes!!) but midwife just smiled and said "nice try... but no...lol!"

i googled it and it seems to be to do with lack of carbs / gestational diabetes but my test for gestational diabetes at 28 weeks came back fine and regarding eating i have been eating LOADS of carbs. It did mention about dehydration as well which i think could well be the problem... i've been a bit rubbish at drinking water the last few days...

oh well any comments or knowledge about this would be greatly received!!!!

thanks theresa x x x

 

[treeze]

forgot to say... they brought my sweep forwards a week too!! 2 weeks today!

 

[Princess81]

I always thought of it as being to do with no carbs as well I'm not sure what it means in late pregnancy x

 

[pinkymum]

Yeah I've only heard of Ketones when people do the aitkens diet and don't eat carbs. I think it can show up if you have a urine infection as well

Treeze you're not allowed to queue jump

 

[xx emma xx]

I had ketones in my urine lots at the beginning and it was down to not drinking enough. Because I had bad morning sickness I couldn't even stomach water so it could just be that xx

 

[Alexandra84]

Apparently ketones in you urine mean that your body has started to burn fat instead of glucose for energy. Essentially it's indicating that your body isn't getting enough food for you/baby. The article below says that to avoid it you have to make sure that you don't overexert yourself and not to skip any meals.

http://birthamiracle.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/urine-testing-during-pregnancy-what-is-it-for/

 

[msflowerfairy]

I had ketones in my urine when i went into labour ward the other day while experiencing preterm contractions. I am currently 32 weeks pregnant.
It made my pulse go a bit bonkers, and baby's heartbeat was really high too.
They said i was severely dehydrated, and i ended up on an IV for 8 hours!
I also have a nasty urine infection which keeps setting off contractions, so that was also a reason for my dehydration, and admittance.

 

[Vicxzy]

Dont worry hun Ive had ketones all the way through due to sickness/ dehydration, u just need to eat/ drink more x

 

[treeze]

thanks for the responses...

my test results still haven't come back yet but i went to the chemist and bought some ketostix which show up how bad the ketones are and they showed mine as very low (although on my notes it says ketones ++++.

So anyway rang docs today and they said the urine sample is fine - no further action..

think like alot of you have said it was dehydration from the day before when i realised i had not drunk much at all!

oh well must all be ok i guess! x x