worried advice needed please (sorry long)

[Lyn_no3]

Hi, not really sure where to start really, had my private gender scan a few wks back and when she was scannin me she asked if i normally carry alot of water around the baby, i said i had no idea and she said that this baby didnt have much water around it, she said they have a scale and i am on the very bottom of the normal, she then said, i take it your being monitored for this? which i'm not, as far as i'm aware, i didnt really think too much of it at the time, was too pleased about having a girl
but its really started to play on my mind and sorry if TMI but i seemed to have started leaking what seems like clear fluid, only tiny amounts really, but i have convinced myself that its a slow leak in my waters and thats why my waters looked so sparse?

thing is a friend of mine last year she was carryin twins lost one and then the second made it to 19 wks when she got a slow leak in her waters and the baby didnt survive and i keep having nightmares this is going to happen to me

i dont know if it is just me getting anxious or whether i really should consult someone about it, and with it being the weekend the only way to check would be at the hosp, n i would feel so silly making a fuss over nothing,.

sorry its so long but what do you ladies think?

 

[Baileysmummy]

if i were you i would get yourself up to the maternity suite and get checked out, they will have your scan results and should be able to tell if its your waters slowing leaking or not by doing a simple test....

please dont worry you will get yourself stressed out even more, i know its easier said than done, will keep my fingers crossed for you babes..
Take care

Hope all is ok please keep us posted...

 

[Nicola]

I think if you are worried you should have it checked out although I'm sure at your 12 week scan they would have noticed if it looked majorly wrong and at your forthcoming 20 week scan they will test for all that in depth. You can always call into your local antenatal unit and ask to speak with someone since your at the half way marker you can self-admit. Don't forget to take your notes with you. You could also call the NHS helpline for someone instant to talk to?

Also I have to say when I was at my private scan (exactly 16 weeks) they told me (who's planning a natural home birth) that my placenta looked as if it was laying low and might be early indication that a c-section would be needed naturally that spooked/worried me no end, from a natural homebirth to hospital procedures....eeeekk!! Mentioned this at my 20 week scan she said my placenta was perfect and baby was turning in the right direction so not to worry what so ever my natural home birth could go ahead (so far) as planned without fret and added that she disaprooved of these private scans as a lot of the time they worry people over nothing in order to make you re-book in 4/8 weeks time for these "bonding scans" they do where they just basically let you see things once again before baby is born, some call them "wellbeing scans". Anyway she didn't seem impressed with what some private places told patients....I wouldn't fret too much untill you have had some real impartial advice from the midwife your assigned to etc.

Keep us posted though, big hugs for now

 

[Nicola]

Oh and just to add I mentioned at my 20 week check-up that I thought I was leeking too and having to wear a panty liner....after discussion etc we decided it was more CM and a drip of urine (gross!) instead, everything looked ok etc so I was just told that most pregnant women tend to start leeking around 20+ and wearing a panty liner was perfectly normal through the later stages - please don't worry but having a check-up or chat with a midwife should help no end.

 

[Lyn_no3]

thanks for the replies

think ive calmed down a bit now, after readin about the private scan perhaps misleading me to worry that makes perfect sense cos i have been sat lookin at private scans again this morn for reassurance lol.

i have had all the offered scans i had my 20 wk nhs scan at 19 wks and my private scan was at 24 wks so no chance of waitin til my next scan to relax.
my midwife see's me once a month well less than that really and she said as i had alreayd had 3 kids she didnt need to see me as often surely she wouldnt say this if there was cause to worry??

n maybe my leakage is just normal, i am on number 4 so everything must be a bit over stretched and relaxed by now

 

[Sabrina]

Hi Lyn

Can you maybe check this over the phone with your MW on Monday? I doubt it's anything to worry about (the baby might be bigger than they expected and is taking up more room in the womb). But the thing is I know how the little stuff plays on our minds. Always best to ask and maybe feel a bit silly after than worry hey?

As for the leaking... I have had that too where sometimes I feel I have to wear a panty liner if only to protect my undies I don't think it's a worry as I've been ok at the usual check ups.