What should I do if there is too much amniotic fluid?

For pregnant women, too much or too little amniotic fluid is not good for the health of the fetus. If there is too much amniotic fluid, it is easy to cause fetal malformations and will also have adverse effects on the health of pregnant women. Therefore, if this situation occurs, you must check it in time, understand the specific reasons, and do the corresponding treatment under the guidance of a doctor. Let's take a look at this aspect.

What should I do if there is too much amniotic fluid?

1. The treatment of polyhydramnios mainly depends on whether the fetus is deformed and the severity of the pregnant woman's symptoms. The treatment of polyhydramnios combined with fetal malformations should be determined according to the degree of polyhydramnios and gestational age.

Specifically, you need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations first, and then take corresponding measures based on the examination results. No matter how many weeks of pregnancy you are pregnant when your water breaks, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. When taking a car to the hospital, you can use a piece of plastic sheet to protect the seat (even if you are not experiencing uterine contractions). Generally, the hospital will recommend that you stay in the hospital for observation.

2. Therefore, don't panic when amniotic fluid leaks out. You can use sanitary napkins for protection, and it will be easier to distinguish the color of the leaking amniotic fluid. The amount of amniotic fluid that flows out varies from person to person, and may be just a few drops or a large amount. The amniotic fluid is almost transparent, slightly light yellow, and may contain blood at the beginning.

Causes of polyhydramnios

1. Due to atresia or stenosis of the digestive tract, the fetus cannot swallow the amniotic fluid, or absorbs it slowly after swallowing, while the fetal urine volume remains the same, resulting in polyhydramnios. The fetal respiratory tract is also one of the pathways of amniotic fluid metabolism. Respiratory tract malformations can also lead to polyhydramnios, but it is extremely rare.

2. Abdominal wall defects can cause umbilical hernia and visceral eversion, leaving only a thin peritoneum between the abdominal cavity and the amniotic cavity, leading to extravasation of fetal body fluids and polyhydramnios. Diaphragm defects are called diaphragmatic hernias. The contents of the abdominal cavity enter the chest cavity through the hernia orifice, hindering the development of the fetal lungs and esophagus. The amount of amniotic fluid swallowed and inhaled by the fetus is reduced, leading to polyhydramnios.

The above is the conclusion drawn based on the editor's investigation. If there is too much amniotic fluid, pregnant women should not be overly nervous so as not to affect the development of the fetus. So how to restore the amniotic fluid to normal? We should first go to the hospital to listen to the doctor's arrangements, try not to be picky about food, eat a reasonable diet, and give the pregnant mother a healthy body and the fetus a good development.