" . . . . In utero, the baby is normally drinking up to 500 ml amniotic per day prior to delivery, small amounts at a time, but probably filling stomach to about 20 ml. However - this does not mean they are meant to drink 20 ml of colostrum on day 1. . . . .
Tricia Shamblin, RN, IBCLC"
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Tricia, how do we know how much amniotic fluid fetuses drink?
Thank you,
Julie Tardos
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