I think I remember some of the ladies here saying they had low amniotic fluid during the last few weeks. I had an ultrasound this morning and the tech said that my fluid was on the low end of normal. Everything else looked fine. Cord/placenta was working well and the kidneys and bladder looked fine. The baby is measuring at 5 lbs 2 oz as of today so she's also growing just fine. I'm trying to not freak out about this but you know how easy that is when your preggie! She said to rest a lot, stay off my feet as much as I can, and increase my fluids. Anyone else have any experience with this?

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I was concerned about this with both pregnancies because I went overdue. First off, don't worry - the doctor will not let you go longer than your body will allow. Amniotic fluid levels are very important so they keep a close watch and will of course err on the side of caution.
Secondly, both of my midwives told me to drink a lot of water and up my vitamin intake. You need a super healthy placenta & uterus to maintain your fluid levels.
It's normal for your fluid level to get lower as you near your due date.

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Hope it increases for you Carrie. Didn't Sara (mum to Emma) have this issue too? Haven't seen her around much.

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Oh Carrie, I did with Lily. It was getting lower and lower each time they checked and I ahd also lost about 17 lbs during my pregnancy, which only put me at a total of 6 lbs gained!
But in the end, she was ok and weighed 8lbs, 6oz at birth!
I drank as much water as I could. Scared me a bit though!

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