Anyone having regular growth scans due to risk of IUGR?

[Jox]

aww Crayz, so scary im glad they are looking after you and are planning delivery. If you do get worried about movements at any time make sure you go straight to the hosp. Leo stopped growing at 32 weeks and was delivered by csection at 34 +3 weeks because like your bubba he was breech too! Just wanting to give you a little hope that your stay in NICU would hopefully be a short one, Leo didnt spend a single day in NICU, not even a minute and we were home with him 3 days later (would of been 34+6wks gestation) and that was mostly just because i had a section!! I really hope your bubba has some good growth between now and her birth x

I am the gestation today that i was with Leo when his static growth was identified, 33+6wks, so only 4 days away from the point he was born!! crazy and scary x

 

[kelly6407]

Aw crayz, so sorry to hear ur baby isn't doing as well as u hoped.
There's always a chance baby will grow a little more b4 birth, the bigger they r the better they do usually, well my little girl had severe iugr and weighed 1lb 8oz and has done amazingly well. U wouldn't believe she was ever that small to see her now at 13months old.
Good luck, hope the nicu stay is short and sweet!

 

[Crayz]

Jox-That's wonderful news and puts my mind at ease! Thank you!

Kelly-Same, same. 13 months! Wow. That's awesome! Is your LO still a little tiny thing?

Mine is genetically predisposed to the "tiny genes." As I've already mentioned, both sides of the family are chalk full of "Little Women."

Do you ladies ever notice and developmental delays with either of your kids? That's what I really worry about. Yes, I know she will learn at her own pace, all babies do, but I don't want her to struggle. I mean, who would? I know that the cards that I have been dealt may be different from yours (although I hope not), but I Like to hear other people's experiences. Calms my mind.

 

[kelly6407]

Jox-That's wonderful news and puts my mind at ease! Thank you!

Kelly-Same, same. 13 months! Wow. That's awesome! Is your LO still a little tiny thing?

Mine is genetically predisposed to the "tiny genes." As I've already mentioned, both sides of the family are chalk full of "Little Women."

Do you ladies ever notice and developmental delays with either of your kids? That's what I really worry about. Yes, I know she will learn at her own pace, all babies do, but I don't want her to struggle. I mean, who would? I know that the cards that I have been dealt may be different from yours (although I hope not), but I Like to hear other people's experiences. Calms my mind.

My little girl is still small for her age, she's not the average size of a 13month old cause she still only weighs 16lb and is still short but she's not had any development issues. When they r prem u adjust their ages when looking at development so she is right on track with the average 10month old which is what she technically is. U adjust their age till the reach 2yrs old then they are just like every other 2yr old.

So if u compare my daughter to another 10month old she is doing the exact same and some things she does is even ahead of her adjusted age which is impressive. When I say she's 13months to people I do get the 'oh she's tiny' line but then I go on to explain why she's small, she's still small for a 10month old too, she's even smaller than my friends 5 month old lol

 

[Jox]

lol kelly, my friends 5 month old is almost 18lb!!

Leo was 6 weeks prem weighing 5lb4oz. He did some things 'behind time' like smiling, crawling and walking but some babies do these things later anyway. Leo was 16 months by the time he walked but was literally running straight away. I think the main thing he was behind on was his growth, it took him till over 12 months to catch up in clothes and even now at 21 months he still wears mostly 12-18 month stuff, altho he doesnt look tiny anymore.

But for 5lb+ and 34 weeks i dont really class him as prem anymore (would feel a fraud) coz he was such a good size etc they stopped putting his corrected age in his red book after 12 months too.

xxx

 

[Crayz]

Thanks ladies for putting my mind at ease more!

I'll just have a little teacup baby! She'll weigh less than my Mini Dachshund!

Wow, 5lbs. + is a good size for a 34 weeker! I'd do anything for a 5 lb. baby at this point.

I mean, heck, I'll take 4 lbs.!!

One of the guys my husband works with said not to worry. As long as all the tests come back normal, she's fine, just really small. Him and his wife had two preemies. One was 3lbs. and change. He just said they're kind of ugly until they fill out. LOL. I admire his honesty.

 

[Jox]

How many wks r u now crayz and how much r they estimating her to be?

My 1st was 4lb1oz born at 36+2 and I don't really remember either of mine being particularly tiny (which in comparison to most they weren't lol)

Xxx

 

[Crayz]

Jox-At 30 she was measuring at about 2 lbs. 8oz. I have another growth scan tomorrow morning. Hopefully she's grown a little.

I've had 3 shots of steroids already so her lungs should be good to go!

She said 2-3 weeks but can't give us a definite answer. She just told me to keep my bag packed by the door and put it in the car for every appointment I have, because there will be no warning. It will just be, "Well, today is the day!"

It's just weird. Everything looks good otherwise. My NST's are always stellar, and flow to her heart and brain are always great. Fluid is perfect. It's really devastating because there is nothing I can do. I'm sure you know the feeling.

Oh, and she's still breech in the butt down position. I guess that's good news because it would mean she still has some room to grow.

I did get to see her little,face yesterday. She has my husband's chubby cheeks, so maybe she won't come out looking like a total alien.

 

[Jox]

aww bless her, a teeny baby x

I hope your scan goes well tomorrow and your back on to tell us shes grown abit!

With leo, when he just stopped growing his blood flow, waters and ctgs were all still perfect, he just literally stopped growing once i hit 32 weeks!!

Im at the hosp tomorrow for a CTG and to see consultant after, really hoping to discuss my induction date with him if i get past my scan next week. we'll see x

 

[Crayz]

aww bless her, a teeny baby x

I hope your scan goes well tomorrow and your back on to tell us shes grown abit!

With leo, when he just stopped growing his blood flow, waters and ctgs were all still perfect, he just literally stopped growing once i hit 32 weeks!!

Im at the hosp tomorrow for a CTG and to see consultant after, really hoping to discuss my induction date with him if i get past my scan next week. we'll see x

Thanks Jox! I will definitely let you know how it goes.

To be honest, I really like the doctor I see. She's the specialist for all of the military hospitals in Asia. She's also a Chaplain so she's good at delivering horrible news. That being said, I trust that she knows what's best for our daughter, but I LOATHE going to her appointments because I always leave in tears. I stopped wearing make-up and nice clothes to the appointments. Now it's comfy pants and hoodies. If they're gong to take her early, I want to be comfortable while I bawl without having mascara down my face..

I hope your appointments go well also! Keep me updated on your induction. When do you think they are looking at? Or do you have no idea? I'm just curious because maybe they'll have similar birthdays! How cool.

 

[Jox]

well coz of Kasper i wont go over 38 weeks, which is the 10th July but im gonna ask for a few days earlier for the induction to actually be booked for. Kasper was a vaginal birth but Leo a csec so got the whole VBAC to get thru too.

less than 4 weeks either way so yes our babies might be appearing at about the same time x

 

[Crayz]

Good for you with the VBAC! I'll never have another child, so I won't ever get to have that experience. I hope yours goes very smoothly. Are you nervous at all?

Yes, I'm seeing early July babies is our future!

DH and I said it would be funny if she was born on the 4th of July (Independance Day in The U.S.) in Japan, taken care of by a Russian NICU doctor.

We'll have a good story to tell her about how she came into this world either way!

 

[Jox]

Y wont you have another? due to your complications this time? or just a decision the 2 of you have made? tell me to mind my own if you like lol

I am very excited at the prospect of having a VBAC, i was adament on having and elec csec before conceiving and early on but the more it goes on the more i want my VBAC. I 'enjoyed' my labour with Kasper (dispite the obvious down side ) and atm am not scared or nervous of having a natural labour. Leo was breech so a csec was really our only option but if Jb stays behaving and stays head down (has been for about 3 weeks now) then i will definitely give it a go. I so want to try Bfing this time and its harder after a section plus i wouldnt even be able to pick Leo up and hes such a mummys boy and loves his cuddles x

 

[Crayz]

The stress of all of the complications from this pregnancy, I can't do it again. I can't run the risk of this happening again. It's been really tough. I admire you for doing it more than once!

Plus I suffer from horrible anxiety already, and had to quit my meds for the pregnancy. I could have taken an SSRI, but they make my anxiety worse, so I can only tolerate SNRI's, which carry a lot of risks. I've had to take a low dose of benzos though, which is scary in itself because it's a class D. But they have assured me that the risks with the benzos she is showing no signs of (heart, brain, or cleft palate). If I don't take it, I cannot function like a normal person.

Normally my anxiety isn't nearly this bad as I've managed to control it better over the years, but there are a lot of factors involved. My husband is in the military and is hardly ever home (he missed the first 3 months of my pregnancy. I got my BFP and he was like, "Okay, see you in a few months"), we live in a foreign country 8,000 miles away from any family or support where nobody speaks English in my neighborhood, and with the LO issues, and I'm sure my hormones are all out of whack, this has not been a glowing experience for me.

Sorry so long, but hey, you asked!

I'm sure your VBAC will be great! I'm sure the experience will be like the one you had with your first born. You'll get to hold your LO right away and have that bonding time, and hopefully BF will be easy and comfortable right away. And if not, you'll figure it all out.

I'm very excited for you!

 

[Jox]

Must be so hard not having family around for support!! is hubby there now? will he be there till bubba is born?

This bubba will definitely be our last. Too much stress, altho hes been a good mover so that side of things hasnt been too bad.

this baby growing is so much harder than people realise isnt it x

 

[Crayz]

It's tough being so far away. And every time I talk to my family, I cry. It's rough. I feel trapped on this island.

I am thankful for the experience. Not many people get the opportunity to live outside their own country, and Japanese culture is quite amazing. I've learned so much. I worked at a salon on one of the bases here for over a year with two local women, and they were the best co-workers I've ever had. Very hard working and so, so sweet.

I am just really ready to move back to the states. So it's only a matter of about 6 more months. I think that will make a huge difference in my anxiety.

DH is here, but after he got back, they were looking to send him on a 6 month deployment, and I just about lost it. I told him to send me back to the states, I would have the baby there with support of friends and family, not ALONE in a foreign country. He got out of it because he knew I would not come back here after that, and thankfully so, because my pregnancy became high risk shortly after that. Now they schedule him for nothing as they know I could have this baby at an time. He'll get about 6 weeks off for paternity leave, which will be nice as I will be recovering from surgery. During that 6 weeks though he'll have to travel to the states for some written tests he has to take, but only for a few days.

So right now things are good to go! He's not leaving, baby is coming, and we are all ready for her!

Also, DH is retiring from the military, so after this duty station, no more deployments, no more moving every 3 years, no more crying on the phone with family! I'm so looking forward to a normal life!

 

[tishtosh]

Can I join this thread please? Im not sure if its exactly what Ive got but I was told I had low PAPP A levels which can lead to IUGR.

Im 17 weeks at the mo with my second, first pregnancy went v smoothly so no experience of this and its quite scary!

Ive got my 20 week scan 2 weeks tomorrow and they're going to check the blood flow to the placenta.
If thats all ok Ill be having growth scans at 28, 32 and 36 weeks. I guess if it doesnt look ok Ill have more regular monitoring so fx.

 

[vixxen]

Wahoo out of hospital again! just in for a couple of nights lol.

Sorry you are going through such a stressful time Crayz without your family, glad your hubbie is there for you now, and after baby being born.

Hi Jox wow that growth is going good!

Glad you ladies are getting to the point doctors are talking about planned deliveries i'm hoping to get that point too, am really dreading the prospect of going in on a check up to be told i need to deliver that day!.

Well i guess for me at the moment it is so day to day, test to test lol.
Hopefully will not be staying in this weekend but will see at tomorrows scan and a ctg on sat

 

[vixxen]

third trimester!

 

[vixxen]

tishtosh