2024 AFE Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil 🕯️✨ | AFE (Amniotic Fluid Embolism) Foundation

🤰Amniotic fluid is a clear, slightly yellowish liquid that surrounds the unborn baby (fetus) during pregnancy. It is contained in the amniotic sac. 🤔What is normal AFI amniotic fluid? A normal amniotic fluid index is 5 cm to 25 cm using the standard assessment method. Less than 5 cm is considered oligohydramnios, and greater than 25 cm is considered polyhydramnios. 💁‍♀️Tips To Increase Amniotic Fluid 1️⃣ Increase your water intake, as this is one of the easiest ways to increase the amniotic f

Know what constitutes true low amniotic fluid and know your options from there! • Being dehydrated can impact your fluid levels and sometimes cause alarm where there isn’t any true concern. • Know that you can ask for hard numbers and if appropriate, you can try to hydrate and have an additional scan to see if your AF levels have come up! • There are multiple ways to test amniotic fluid levels and some are more reliable than others! Knowing what your provider uses is a good piece of info to get,