Hi Alan,
I saw that range too, but thought the lower numbers were for later on, just before the birth.
I will have to measure how much water I drink. Before getting pregnant I drank at least two litres a day and I have increased that a fair bit. Maybe I drink three litres now.
It is hot here and I sweat a lot but I try to keep an eye on the colour of my pee because I read dehydration can cause a premature delivery.
I am trying to stay positive. The ultrasound doctor recommended another scan in a month. If it was a big problem I think she would have recommended I come back sooner.
If you are drinking 3 litres a day that should be enough depending upon your physical activity. The colour of your pee is a good indicator of your hydration. Your AFI would normally start to fall at about 34-35 weeks. Low AFI can indicate an abnormality with your baby where the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach is not formed correctly however this is easy to detect by ultrasound and I would think that your doctor checked for this. Aside from this I think that you just have a low AFI and would expect your doctor to suggest at least monthly scans until birth.
Hey GoingtobeinAsia! I had this problem too recently. At a growth scan at 28 weeks my AF was 11.8 then a couple of weeks later it was down to 8 so we repeated the scan in a week and it was up to 9.5. My OB was not worried as she said that it can be because bub and or I could just have been very busy the day the scan said I had low AF. It can vary quite a bit during a healthy and normal pregnancy. My preg is high risk so we are having heaps of extra scans otherwise I wouldnt have even known that my AF was fluctuating.
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