Polyhydramnios (also called hydramnios) means you have too much amniotic fluid. This usually isn’t a problem, but in some cases polyhydramnios can increase the risk of pregnancy complications. "The ...
Amniotic fluid is a liquid that surrounds and protects your baby in the womb. When there’s too much amniotic fluid in your womb, though, that condition is called polyhydramnios. It can cause ...
Hydramnios is a condition specific to pregnant women. It occurs when you have too much amniotic fluid around your baby. It occurs in around 1-2% of pregnancies. Polyhydramnios is a different word for ...
With a little more than 10 weeks to go in my fourth pregnancy, I knew that something was wrong. I mean, I had always been an, ahem, larger pregnant woman. I like to say that us women who are on the ...
When I was pregnant with my first child, I didn’t pop. I exploded. At 26 weeks, a well-meaning stranger asked if I had passed my due date. Passed my due date? I hadn’t even entered my third trimester.