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I was being monitored for a different issue (early-onset pre-eclampsia) but had biweekly ultrasounds from 28 weeks on and ultimately weekly BPP ultrasounds and NSTs at either 32 or 34 weeks (it was barely a year ago, how quickly we forget). Our insurance covered the ultrasounds as long as they were coded/billed correctly. In our case, we had to be very careful about when we scheduled our appointments. Even when we were having our weekly ultrasounds, insurance would only pay for measurements every 2 weeks and they were super strict on it being EXACTLY 2 weeks. Once we were forced to schedule a scan one day early and they weren't able to do measurements because it had been only 13 days, but the regular BPP was still covered. Hope this helps in some way.

So with extra fluid you could have a prolapsed cord if your water breaks, poor baby positioning requiring c section because they have so much more room to move, preterm labor due to too much fluid, you could have sudden infant demise, you could have a nuchal cord because they have so much room to move, your uterus could rupture; but it seems that those are all small odds of happening, but if something happens it could be really bad.

@mediagirl: Also I don't know if they told you about the grading scale for the BPP, but there is a possible 8 points. If you get a 2 you're having a baby now, a 4 you get admitted for monitoring, a 6 you have to add a NST and reevaluate after waiting a little, an 8 you get to go home and be pregnant for another week and everything looks great. So they don't just write little things off week to week, if they see something you'll get it checked out.

@mediagirl: just wanted to send good thoughts. I hope everything turns out just fine!

We had biweekly monitoring with ultrasounds from 20 weeks on for a renal anomaly, but not polyhydramnios. Insurance didn't even blink or give us any trouble as long as the MFM coded the ultrasounds and visits accordingly.

I did! I was diagnosed around 34 weeks with my second kiddo because I was measuring 4 weeks ahead. I did weekly nst’s with a fluid measure and had biweekly ultrasounds to do the BPP. Mine was unexplained, but my fluid levels kept rising until my cs. I think at the end I was measuring closer to 5 weeks ahead. I had always had a scheduled cs, but did end up delivering a few days early because they discovered heart decels at one of my nsts. Not sure if it was related though because I had a cs with my first for the same reasons. I know my ob has mentioned that if my water broke I was supposed to go directly to the hospital and not call them first. She said she would’ve been more concerned if baby wasn’t head down, but he stayed head down even with all the fluid. All my ultrasounds and nsts were def covered! Good luck!

@mediagirl: me! They caught it at my 20 week ultrasound and I had to go every 2 weeks for u/s and stress test, until 30 weeks and then I had to go weekly. It seemed sooo excessive to me and I was really frustrated because I had started a new job and the only monitoring hours were during the work day. I really felt that being AMA was the main factor for doing the extra monitoring.

My insurance covered all of the monitoring and I did not pay anything (not even a copay). Baby came on time, perfectly healthy, although through a planned c-section because of the fluid (but again, I felt my practice was overly conservative).