So i have to see a consultant on mon and have another scan. The scan showed that the baby is a bit small - only about 4lbs 10ozs and that there is a very low level of fluid in there - (7). The amniotic fluid becomes low because the baby brain spares and shuts down other organs, such as the kidneys, and stops peeing and so the amniotic fluid levels drop (amniotic fluid is pee from the baby).

again after i reached my home town ,my AFI was fine. I had an extra scan on tuesday as my baby is measuring up a few weeks smaller then it should be. So dont worry dear.take rest.dont strain.if it has to happen it will.but dont take chances or wait for normal delivery if your doc suggests you to go ahead with C-sec because of low AFI.īut one another thing i observed was when i was under complete rest,my AFI was fine.i was working before 20 days of EDD but when i took leave in middle for 7 days,my AFI was fine. At 35 weeks, this amniotic fluid which is surrounding the baby is at the peak and it will begin to diminish gradually from now on. I did have my labour pains and just before 30 min of delivery,fetal distress was observed and i had to go through C-sec.but i am happy as my baby is safe Amniotic fluid is also called as liquor amnii. That plan is to have me induced at 37 weeks (Im going in tonight for it). I was prescribed ARG powder everyday,that too dint work and when we were taking the last checkup before leaving for my hometown,they asked me to go through a C-sec because of low AFI.it was exactly 22 days before my EDD.so i asked them whether taking drips would help.the doctor said that i could take drips for 2 days and leave for my ntinue with ARG powder and take a scan there.still if it continues,i need to go through C-sec.i went to my hometown by the shocking part is my AFI was fine in those last 22 days.i was still continuing with the powder.īut god had other plans.i did had to go through C-sec not because of low AFI but because of fetal distress. After two days another ultrasound was done and they found the amniotic fluid had risen to 83 mm (8) which another doctor said was still on the low end of normal and that they would carry on with the plan laid down by the consultant initally. In my case,the low AFI(sometimes the level went down to even 7) was diagonised at the start of 3rd trimester and took was fine for sometime but then went down. She continues with expectant management of her pregnancy.As everybody here has mentioned,38 weeks is good enough for the baby to be out. Labor induction is not initiated before 39 weeks of pregnancy unless there is a. The issue was that they didn’t know why there was no fluid and so if there was an issue it was better dealt with being born. Fetal structural survey reveals no congenital anomalies noted on exam. Most women diagnosed with low amniotic fluid in the third trimester will have a completely normal pregnancy. If you experience amniotic fluid gushing or leaking from your vagina. I was picked up at 34/35 weeks and I was induced at 38 weeks because of it and actually my little girl is 1 today I put of induction for 2 weeks as when I asked what was the harm in not having fluid, they said none. She reports feeling intermittently “bloated” and subsequent ultrasound shows increased volume of amniotic fluid with an amniotic fluid index of 25 cm. During the middle of the second trimester (16 to 24 weeks), the baby undergoes an important phase of lung development. A 25-year-old G1P0 mother at 33-weeks gestation presents to her obstetrician for routine pregnancy visit.Major Depressive Disorder with Peripartum Onset (Postpartum Depression) Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPP)

So a couple of weeks ago I was in the 60th percentile and now Im in the 37th percentile. Herpes Gestationis / Pemphigoid Gestationis Im 37 weeks and my baby is only 5 lbs 5 ounces. Chorionic Villous Sampling / Amniocentesis

Low amniotic fluid at 38 weeks induced