Anyone having regular growth scans due to risk of IUGR?

[tishtosh]

Glad to hear all scans and check ups are going well, thats what we like to hear!

Ive got the mw on mon then 2 weeks after that have another growth scan, its quite nice having the third tri broken up by scans. Its a long wait otherwise!

Even with ds I had to have a scan at 35 weeks so Ive never had just the two standard scans, it must feel so long for the people that do.

 

[Marie131]

Ugh, I had a questionable NST yesterday. Not sure if baby had a decel or just wiggled off the monitor. I hope things aren't starting to slide I see MFM on Tuesday.

 

[destynibaby]

i just read 27 pages of stories! lol i love it. i love it even more that all the outcomes were good!
I got late prenatal care.. starting at 15 weeks. My LO has been measuring about a week behind my LMP since my first ultrasound. The abdominal has been the main concern, it has been as low as 10th percentile, it is now 12th centile at my last scan of 28+4. On my notes it said his weight is growing steady in the 30th percentile. at 26 weeks his HC was <5th centile so not even on charts then at next scan it was at 12th centile. They didnt seem concerned as he is growing. All my tests have come back low risk for anomalies and the placenta, cord, and everything else is measuring good. My fundal height is always measuring 3-4 weeks ahead.. but i know those arent at all accurate. Ive had growth scans every 2 weeks since 20 weeks, and the good news at my 28 week appt is that they wanted to see me in 3 weeks instead of 2!!! So baby is getting better. His heartrate is always in the 150s, and i can feel him kick and move several times daily. He was estimated 2lb 3oz at 28+4 (by lmp) or 27+1 (which is what hes actually measuring). I hope that me having late first ultrasound just kinda threw my dates off, because they had a problem giving me a due date, and just said we'll go by LMP. so lmp makes baby seem smaller and puts his percentile range down. anyway.. next appt is Tuesday.. hoping for some good growth either way!

 

[tishtosh]

Hello Destynibaby, glad to hear all your scans are going well. Its nice to have so many positive outcomes on the thread.

Ive got a mw appt today, should get my 28 week blood work back (which was taken at 26+6, dont know where they get their dates from!)

2 weeks today til my next growth scan.

 

[Marie131]

Welcome, destynibaby. All that growth sounds encouraging, hopefully you will get some more good news tomorrow.

Good luck today, TishTosh!

Tomorrow is another MFM and growth u/s for me. Hopefully our wee girlie is sticking to her curve.

 

[tishtosh]

Had the MW on Mon, Ive got slight anaemia so am on iron tablets and bump was measuring 27cm at 29 weeks but she wasnt too concerned because Im quite tall and slim she said the baby can tuck itself away (not sure where!) and Im having growth scans anyway so no point sending me for more.

Cant wait to see my girlie again, 12 days to go!

 

[Marie131]

Sounds like a good appointment, TishTosh.

I saw MFM yesterday and baby's growth is slowing The doctors are still pleased though and expect we should stay stable until delivery around 34-37 weeks! Yikes, I am so not ready to be having a baby next month!!!

 

[destynibaby]

my appt yesterday went good. he is currently 3lb 6 oz and his abdomen went from the 12th centile to 13th centile. i have another appt in 3 weeks. Everything else looks great!

 

[kelly6407]

Hi every1. My next scan is on Wednesday when I'll be 31+4, still feeling very positive about this baby though and I don't have any concerns and think he'll be growing perfect still. I'm still getting a lot of kicks and movements and my bump is still growing like it should. So happy mummy to be .

Guess I'll find out on Wednesday

Hope every1 else is doing good?

 

[tishtosh]

Good luck at the scan Kelly!

Ive got mine next Mon, really cant wait to see her again. I too am getting lots of kicks and belly is growing so I dont feel too concerned. Still nice to have extra scans though to put my mind at rest.

 

[kelly6407]

Back from my scan


All is good

He's still a perfect size, right on the middle line and staying there so bang on average.
There's no concern over his growing at all, everything is progressing as it should so looks like I'm going to have a healthy full term baby at the end of all this. So happy.

My bp is fine, actually the lowest it's been this whole pregnancy 120/80
Bit of protien and white blood cells in my urine so they've sent that away to be tested for infection.


I've to go back in 2 weeks to get my section date so will know then what day he will be born.

 

[tishtosh]

Yay Kelly glad to hear your scan went well. hope I can come back and say the same on Mon.

 

[Marie131]

Sounds like good news, ladies!

Everything is still stable here, except my BP is starting to creep up. Growth scan coming up on Tuesday. The doctors are talking about inducing around 34-35 weeks. I may only have 2.5 weeks left. Yikes!

 

[destynibaby]

im in the same boat as you marie.. my blood pressure has been slightly elevated for about 3 weeks now.. in the 140/90 range.
they told me about inducing but havent said i needed it yet.

 

[NervousMommy]

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I am currently 27w+2 and I just recently received the betamethasone steroid shot bc they thought they were beginning to see absent diastolic end flow in the placental blood flow. I just had a follow up Doppler since my first dose and they saw a drastic improvement to the flow. Has anyone been through this? Im just wondering if the improvement is a temporary thing and how long it's expected to last. I have my follow up growth and dopplers on Monday and I'm praying he has grown significantly in the last 2 weeks. He is currently 2-3 weeks behind in growth and I'm worried about very early preterm delivery if they continue to see absent diastolic flow or even worse, reverse flow.

 

[Marie131]

Good luck at your scan today, NervousMommy. Hopefully you get some good news. I don't have any advice as our dopplers have all been normal/stable, but from what I've read babies can still grow w/ absent flow. Let us know how it goes!

Any updates from Vixxen? I hope her wee babe is doing alright.

 

[NervousMommy]

Thanks Marie131. I just had my follow-up growth and doppler. He is now measuring closer to 3 weeks behind in growth (I am currently 27w+5) and dopplers are still elevated, but no signs of absent diastolic right now. We now have blood flow dopplers checked every 3-4 days so I guess each time we go in and don't get checked into the hospital I guess is a good sign.

 

[Marie131]

That sounds promising. Every day in is good!

 

[tishtosh]

Scan on Mon went well, she's growing on track and the blood flow through the cord looked good. Consultant said I must be one of the lucky ones where low Papp A doesn't affect anything but they'd rather be safe than sorry and to keep takin my aspiring but he was really positive about it all.
One more scan in Oct and all being well that'll be the last one before she arrives!

 

[Marie131]

Good update, TishTosh. I had a scan yesterday and growth is slowing. There is still growth so the doctors are pleased. The doctors are really positive about how stable everything has been w/ this pregnancy, but they want to deliver at 34 weeks, 35 weeks max. I'm having a hard time coping w/ that at the moment. Really scared about what life on the outside is going to mean for our little baby. I can't believe she is going to be on the outside in just 2 weeks!