At around 16 weeks of pregnancy, the fetus in the belly will begin to eat amniotic fluid. Eating amniotic fluid is the key to learning how to swallow and maintaining the dynamic balance of amniotic fluid, which is of great significance and function. But during pregnancy, expectant mothers are also very curious about how often the fetus eats amniotic fluid?
The fetus will have the behavior or movement of eating amniotic fluid every day. In the mid pregnancy stage, the amount of amniotic fluid eaten by the fetus is relatively small. As the gestational age increases, the amount of amniotic fluid eaten by the fetus will gradually increase. For example, after full-term, it is possible to eat 500-1000 milliliters of amniotic fluid per day, which is also the standard amount of amniotic fluid swallowed. There is no need to worry about the adverse effects of swallowing too much amniotic fluid by the fetus.
The fetus can eat some of its mother's amniotic fluid every day, which has a direct effect on the development of its gastrointestinal tract. If it cannot eat amniotic fluid, it may have problems with esophageal atresia. If the fetus cannot actively consume the amniotic fluid in the abdomen and the amniotic fluid cannot be processed, it is also easy for pregnant women to experience polyhydramnios.
In fact, expectant mothers often cannot detect and do not know that the fetus is eating amniotic fluid, so there is no need to pay too much attention or have any special precautions. They only need to do prenatal check ups on schedule.
