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Hi .. I was diagnosed with polyhydramnios at almost 37 weeks. Got monitored by .y doctor. My AFI went from 24 to 22 to 29. Now I have a doctor appointment tomorrow and my doctor said if it's not under 20 I have to grt induced or have a c section directly after they check. I want to know what other ppl did if they had to make this decision. I feel that a c section is the most safe option since I can fail the induction and put stress on the baby. Any advice?

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Hi,

I had this and I had to be induced and have my waters broke whist the doctor held the cord just incase of cord prolapse. I never had to have a c section straight after and went on to give birth naturally. But in the end I had to have a emergency c section because she didn’t want to come out and I wasn’t getting any further than 3cms, also her heart rate was dropping.

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Kpollina26 in reply tocazcazzy

Thank you for your reply. So thats why I'm considering just getting the c section incase the induction dosnt work or im not able to push him out because they are saying he is really big already. How big was your baby?

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cazcazzy in reply toKpollina26

She was 7lb 10.

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Kpollina26 in reply tocazcazzy

God Bless... so would you say I'm better off just scheduling a c section ? If you had to do it over again would you?

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cazcazzy in reply toKpollina26

Yes I would as I had a pessary induction and after 24 hours nothing happened so they left it another 12 hours, which they then could then break my waters. I was not progressing hours after that so I had to have a hormone drip which wasn’t working either. It was 8 and a half hours after my waters broke so because of that and her heart rate dropping they then said I would need an emergency c section.

Everyone is different though and I would say for you to discuss it with your midwife and see what advice she can give you. x

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Kpollina26

Thank you so much!

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