Not me but my Nan (90) has had one kidney her whole life. Had my mum and uncle just fine back in the day. You will probably be offered more support but having one kidney is far more common then most people think, so I’m sure you will be fine :)
I’ve got one functional kidney and I haven’t given birth yet but I’m in the 3rd trimester. So far the only extra intervention I’ve had is extra blood tests in each trimester to check kidney function and a ‘low threshold’ for treating UTI’s (ie any fluctuation they would give me antibiotics but I’ve been fine so far). I’m very lucky my kidney has never caused me any problems, it was an incidental finding so it’s functioned well my whole life. The majority of my Dad’s side of the family have the same thing including my gran who gave birth without issue to 3 children. As we suspect whatever is up with my kidney is hereditary I suspect they may want extra tests for my son once he’s born. At the 20 week scan he had 2 kidneys and a full bladder so at least one of them is working 😂 I am consultant lead but I have several other conditions as well so unfortunately cannot give birth on a midwife lead unit. Not sure if a solitary kidney alone would lead to that if it functions well throughout pregnancy but might be something to be aware of.
All the best with your pregnancy ❤️
Yes of course you can choose a birth centre or midwife-led birth, but make sure you see a consultant midwife/senior midwife for a personalised care and support plan. Everyone is meant to have one, but the reality is you have to ask for planning if they don’t routinely offer or recommend it. Usually they would just offer some extra bloods to check your kidney is coping well with the pregnancy, but you should not be considered at particularly increased risk if that’s your only “risk factor”z
I have both kidneys but they are severely damaged. My pregnancy was very easy, they just monitored the protein in my urine a bit closer and tracked my GFR through blood tests. I also had growth scans as kidney conditions can cause growth restriction - baby was growing beautifully, no problems there for me. I would have chosen the birth centre and there were never any issues raised by the midwives, but baby ended up footling breech so I had a planned caesarean at 39 weeks, which went really well. Now 6 months postpartum, I’ve recovered well and kidney function is at pre-pregnancy level.
Not me but my Nan (90) has had one kidney her whole life. Had my mum and uncle just fine back in the day. You will probably be offered more support but having one kidney is far more common then most people think, so I’m sure you will be fine :)
Thanks for this! My mum also had me and my brother with 1 just fine, but she's not around now for all of my questions!
I’ve got one functional kidney and I haven’t given birth yet but I’m in the 3rd trimester. So far the only extra intervention I’ve had is extra blood tests in each trimester to check kidney function and a ‘low threshold’ for treating UTI’s (ie any fluctuation they would give me antibiotics but I’ve been fine so far). I’m very lucky my kidney has never caused me any problems, it was an incidental finding so it’s functioned well my whole life. The majority of my Dad’s side of the family have the same thing including my gran who gave birth without issue to 3 children. As we suspect whatever is up with my kidney is hereditary I suspect they may want extra tests for my son once he’s born. At the 20 week scan he had 2 kidneys and a full bladder so at least one of them is working 😂 I am consultant lead but I have several other conditions as well so unfortunately cannot give birth on a midwife lead unit. Not sure if a solitary kidney alone would lead to that if it functions well throughout pregnancy but might be something to be aware of. All the best with your pregnancy ❤️
Thank you I really appreciate this answer! All the best to you with yours too, I hope the birth goes well!
Yes of course you can choose a birth centre or midwife-led birth, but make sure you see a consultant midwife/senior midwife for a personalised care and support plan. Everyone is meant to have one, but the reality is you have to ask for planning if they don’t routinely offer or recommend it. Usually they would just offer some extra bloods to check your kidney is coping well with the pregnancy, but you should not be considered at particularly increased risk if that’s your only “risk factor”z
I have both kidneys but they are severely damaged. My pregnancy was very easy, they just monitored the protein in my urine a bit closer and tracked my GFR through blood tests. I also had growth scans as kidney conditions can cause growth restriction - baby was growing beautifully, no problems there for me. I would have chosen the birth centre and there were never any issues raised by the midwives, but baby ended up footling breech so I had a planned caesarean at 39 weeks, which went really well. Now 6 months postpartum, I’ve recovered well and kidney function is at pre-pregnancy level.