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Prenatal kidney enlargement
Hi my wife name is meenakshi SAXENA age 32 y female She completed 20 week of pregnancy, and she had an level 2 ultrasound and quadruple marker blood tests .  Here kidney size of baby were 4.2 and 4.4 mm (date 29/07/20). Rest all parameter in ultrasound and quadruple test reports are normal. Also amniotic fluid normal. Now for 2 days she is experiencing pain in left lower abdomen which increases when she lying taking left side . It's continous since 2 days . We worried and ask go for an ultrasound where anything serious ruled out but the both kidney size of baby are 4.6 and 4.8 mm. (07/08/20). Also amniotic fluid adequate. Now we are worried what to do in this situation. Can it be dangerous for our baby. And how long will it be heal on its own ? Plz help.
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Hallo First of all her pain is not related to baby , and won't affect baby Secondary baby s renal pelvis is mildly enlarged but has not crossed the upper limit of enlargement , so it's safe
Next Steps
1) wife can take dolo 650 for her oain 2) keep an eye on baby s renal pelvis in follow up scans ,we HV to monitor in  serial ultrasounds
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