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Low Amniotic Fluid

huney411huney411 member
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I had a 22 week ultrasound yesterday and was told I need to follow up with a peri natal specialist regarding low amniotic fluid. They didn't give me a number but I emailed them to find out just how low they are talking about. I don't think I have a leak or anything and baby has been growing fine up until now. Just wondering if anyone had any experience with this? I thought I was getting enough water every day with my typical 8 to 10 glasses, but apparently I need to try to drink more. 
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Re: Low Amniotic Fluid

  • AmCheriAmCheri member
    Do they tell you your AFI when you emailed them?  We dealt with low AFI but it wasn't until closer to the end of my pregnancy.  It was one of the reasons I was induced.  The good thing about AFI is that it varies.  Since you have low levels, drinking more may help as I understand maternal dehydration can be a cause.  As for leaking, you wouldn't necessarily know.  I lost a huge amount of fluid from a late Friday appointment to an early Monday morning appointment, without the slightest hint of leaking.  Good to hear you're seeing a perinatologist.  You'll get more information that way and they may bring you in for more frequent monitoring.  Try to take it easy and drink up!
    Baby girl Lila born 2013.
    Baby boy Henry born 2015.
    Expecting our capstone baby (boy) early March 2018.
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  • ash1980ash1980 member
    Hi, just wanted to chime in that I had the same thing happen today at my 20 week ultrasound.  AFI is 8.7 and we are being referred to a high risk specialist.  Really freaked out and can’t stop googling :(.
    Mom of 2 with 1 on the way!
    Mason 7 - 1/8/10
    Samantha 4 - 6/28/13
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  • knottie19be114a3f56d2ffknottie19be114a3f56d2ff member
    Hi i had low fluid starting at 19 weeks, and baby had small head and was severly growth restricted throughout my pregnancy. I got referred to fetal medicine as a high risk pregnany for testing and monitoring at 22 weeks. All ultrasounds resulted in poor images due to the low fluid, where they couldn't be sure if my baby had deformities and explained that low fluid and head in the 2nd percentile could indicate that the baby could be sick and if tests showed anything we could consider late termination. I was tested for all the trisonomies, zika and others over the next 10 weeks, had ultrasounds bi-weekly, and was put on bed rest. For reference my AFI was 3cm -5cm until I delivered. By 32 weeks everything came back negative and the fluid had slightly increased with bed rest (and home remedies - will list below). I was moved to low risk, had a c-section at 37 weeks when my fluid dropped again and delivered a beautiful and perfect 5.6 pounds baby girl. She is almost 2 and is above normal on all growth charts. Her head is normal sized. In the end the placenta failed which caused the low fluid and the low fluid caused the growth restrictions. 

    If anyone is wondering what home remedies i used for low fluid. I had a premier protein shake daily as increased protein is supposed to help with low fluid. Another thing I did was a packet of knox geletin dissolved in a cup of hot water with a splash of juice 1-2x per day - midwives recommended this for low fluid. I also sat in a bathtub/walked around in a pool a couple of times a week - belly submerged in water is supposed to help but I dont remember why. 

    Stay strong, it's scary and stressful to get news like this - I hope my story brings you some comfort knowing that it all turned out well in the end
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