Low Fluid

I did a search on this & didn't come up with much so thought I'd ask others experiences.

I've got fluid levels of 6 at 34 weeks & the range they like is 8-18 with under 5 not at all good.

At the moment I'm drinking copious amounts of water to see if that'll help boost the fluid level, anyone have experience that this has definitely helped? I'm normally a shocker for drinking water & my last pregnancies I probably drank enough cause I was at work.

I am also suspected IUGR as well which will stem probably from low fluid as well but more interested in people experiences re the low fluid and increasing it.

I had low fluid with my dd at a 32week scan and then again at a 36week scan. I drank heaps of water and rested alot in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy and by 38week scan fluid looked normal again and by the time I gave birth (at 40+5) I had tonnes of fluid lol!

From memory the only thing you can do is drink water and rest?

Hope it works for you and good luck for the next few months!

Lol yeah I can imagine rest being a little harder to come by then if it was your first :-)

Definitely change up your water if possible, makes it easier to drink tones of it. I used to drink a little sparkling water as well just to make it a bit different from normal water.

We got a fluid level of 8 today, still need monitoring but drinking lots of water has obviously helped, there could be error due to the sonographer but least we've come up a lot, plus I've definitely got way bigger in the tummy area.

Just took a photo to compare to last weekend & there is a definite more rounding to the sides of my tummy so crossing fingers monday morning it'll be up past 8 & I can go on my merry way

That is great to hear!!