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My fluid was so low I was induced immediately (LO was having decels in her HR) at 38 weeks. My (back) labor was long and complicated, and involved cervadil, Pitocin, and an epidural. I will spare you the gory details because that's not where you are right now, and not what you need to be focused on!

My fluid was a little low at my 40 week appointment so they wanted to induce me. It wasn't a huge concern though so they set up my induction to be at 41 weeks, hoping I'd go on my own at some point that week. I didn't so I did have to be induced...they used cervadil, and Pitocin and I ended up getting an epidural. My labor went pretty quick though. They set up the cervadil at 7PM on Sunday, started Pitocin 8AM Monday morning and she was here before 5PM that day.

ETA - they did say if my fluid was any lower I would've been sent to the hospital that day for induction. Try not to worry about it too much and just do what they suggest to see if that helps. I know it's a horrible feeling when things don't go as planned but try to stay positive!

@MsLipGloss: you are a wise lady. Those are words we could all use to hear!

@nana87: I hope that baby girl looks fabulous on Monday. But you, lady, are going to be great, no matter what happens. Look at what you've been able to do already during the last nine months! You've got this

I agree with @MsLipGloss, sometimes it's better to just concentrate on the positives(healthy baby) and not worry too much about your "ideal labor."

At my 35 week ultrasound, we found out I had low amniotic fluid levels. Less than 7 when I think the avg is 11+. DS was also an IUGR baby. My OB threatened to induce me right then and there, but wanted a high risk maternal doctor's opinion first. Thankfully, the high risk dr said I could wait it out, but to be on bed rest and hydrate like crazy. I had ultrasounds every other day along being hooked up to the NST monitor. We took it one week at a time. At 36 weeks, my OB made the executive decision to induce me when I was 37 weeks so that DS was full term.

Me and DH were on a roller coaster of emotions. We cried and hugged and tried very hard to mentally prepare ourselves.

I was admitted to the L&D bright and early on a Friday morning and began my induction process. Honestly, my labor and delivery process was absolutely amazing!!! So amazing in fact, that I hope my 2nd labor and delivery is similar if not just like this past one. Given I go into labor naturally vs being induced. However, if induction is necessary, I'm not against it at all now. I did get an epidural bc there was a threat of c-section from the start of my induction due to DS's heart decels as a reaction to the pitocin. We found out it was bc he wasn't a fan of me laying on my left side, but did okay on my right side so I went on to delivery vaginally.

Please feel free to Wall me if you want to talk more about it or just want someone to talk to!! You'll do great and it just means you'll know when you'll have your LO in your arms!

@nana87: Low fluid doesn't mean it's your fault . . . there are many reasons/causes for low fluid. So just stop taking on that guilt right now!

Also, I think you're missing the part about being incredibly lucky that your practitioners found out that you had low fluid, so that you can try to help it, but if not, that your baby will be delivered before there are any problems resulting from low fluid. My OB only discovered that I had low fluid because I mentioned that my LO wasn't moving around as much as normal, and after being monitored, she noticed some decels in LO's HR. That led to an u/s, which led to my being sent immediately to L&D for an induction. So sure, maybe this won't be the birth of your dreams, but I can't imagine a better outcome for your LO.

I was a week overdue, so I went in for an NST/fluid level check at 41 weeks-- we didn't even do the NST because my levels were pretty low. They admitted me to L&D immediately.

I was induced with pitocin (I was already 2-3cm, so I didn't need the gel/pill) and hooked up to an IV and antibiotics (I was group B strep +) around 8:00am. OB broke my water around 3:00pm, and I got my epidural around 7:00pm. Went from 3cm to 6cm after the epi, kept progressing through the night and started pushing around 4:30a the next morning. LO was born a little after 5:00am No foreceps or vacuum needed, and I'm glad that I didn't have to have a c-section!

Mine was low around 37 weeks, I think. I got it back up after a week, but it went back down a week later, so I was induced at 39.5 weeks. My labor progressed well, but Liam's giant head got stuck in my pelvis, so I had to have a C-section.

My new OBGYN told me that it's really hard for the U/S techs to know what the real fluid levels are. It depends on the position and size of the baby and they really are just making an estimate based on the pockets they can see at that given time.

@nana87: No reason to feel guilty. These things happen! Natural births are great, but so is modern medicine. Thank goodness we live in a time where these things can be caught and taken care of so that we bring a healthy baby home with us!