IUGR

I warned my mw that I have small babies & that she's bound to panic at the end. And they did. Baby came out the biggest I'd had!

BUT what they did was scan me every 2 weeks at the end with formal scans & then every other week I was up in ADU having ctg's and fluid/measures scans.

Did you have IUGR or SFD babies? Mine were all small for dates in the end. First one just missed out cause my dates were wrong based on the 20 week scan but I got 13%, 9% & my biggest baby was 5% but she was short but chubby were as the other two were long but skinny.

What they'll do is look at inducing you if there seems to be a reason that baby isn't growing inside.

My son was classes as SFD, although there were some concerns about his size when I was scanned at 34 weeks so possibly undiagnosed IUGR. My daughter was IUGR, stopped growing at 36 weeks and I was induced at 38 weeks. I've also had 2 miscarriages. Drs are thinking my placentas don't cope very well will full term pregnancy. Funnily enough my first child was a text book baby, full term and a nice weight, so not sure what's happened since then!

this is my first pregancy and Im currently 30w+6d

I was reffered to an OB and went and saw them on Monday where they did a scan and then informed me that she is IUGR. She has been measuring small since about 26 weeks. But still growing but slowly.

They also sent me for bloods to check up for any infections such as rubella, toxoplasmosis or cytomegalovirus whilst in the womb. Those results should come back in the next day or two (FX)

Im on growth scans every two weeks now and weekly OB appts.

I still feel lots of movements, I dont have high blood pressure. I eat well. When I was born I was 7lbs13oz. My placenta is anterior...and they havent mentioned that there is anything wrong with the placenta. I have had no bleeding either. And everything else in my pregnancy has been fine and normal

So Im really confused and worried as to why this is happening

What they have told me is the blood flow through the umbilical cord is high which means she is not getting the nutrients she needs. Its in the 95th centile and they tell me 100 is abnormal

They have told me that if she stops growing or her growth slows right down then they will look at inducing. I did ask about a C-Section and they said they would try to induce first...but I guess if baby is in destress then they will go for the Csec.

Im trying not to worry or stress out about it but its kinda hard not to sometimes. They have also advised that I go on restricted hours at work to take off some of the stress.

I hope that my bubs does stay inside and cooks a little longer

Im off to my MW this afternoon so hopefully she will shed some more light on whats happening

He only had to have 14ml of formula so not a big deal, but if she had been more onto it, he could have had my BM and if she had listened to me in theatre instead of ignoring me, If I have another I will be going back to the MW I had for baby 1 & 2.

Is your bump measuring small too BDTM14?

In the last 3 weeks of my pregnancy I got asked 3 times by 3 different people if Id had my baby, FFS I certainly didnt feel tiny but everyone else seemed to think so, the MW would always give me a worried look and scrutinise my tummy from every angle. I was pleased for the scans always reassuring me.

Yes shes measuring small
Shes not getting the nutrients she needs from the umbillical cord.
However when I was at the MW on Wednesday the fundal mesasurement was 28.5cm

Got a grwoth scan and OB appt tomorrow so will know whats going on a bit more then