Anyone having regular growth scans due to risk of IUGR?

[Crayz]

Vixxen! Glad to see you, and out of the hospital too! Woot!!

Thanks for the support also. I'm just having a hard time, that's all. I'll be much better once baby is here! I'm ready to be done being pregnant. And the steroids are making me retain some water and break out (yuck).

I don't have a date either Vixxen. Mine is also day by day. I could go in tomorrow for my growth scan and she could say, "Okay, time to take her out!" I have my bag packed, so I'm ready!!

Today was quite the busy one for LO. She was dancing around in there constantly, so that makes me feel better.

Tosh-Of course you are welcome to join! I hope your growth scans go well and your LO is just going to have a growth spurt soon. It's still early to tell for you. At my 20 week scan, Dr. Just said, "She's tiny, so we'll keep an eye on her." Then it turned serious around the 28 week mark, so I get NST tests 3 times a week as well as Doppler to check flow, and my fluid checked as well, which all are always great. She is breech, and also because of her size, they don't want to stress her out so I will have a c-section. I've had 3 shots of steroids to mature her lungs.

I'm just telling you this NOT to scare you, just what to expect if your LO decides not to grow as fast, these are the things you will most likely be doing.

Jox is a good one to talk to as her LO had a nice growth spurt and is now back on the charts! So as you can see, it is possible!

Don't worry yet until your doctor worries. That's the best advice I can give you. And take what they say as far as what could be wrong as good information, but remember, most case scenerios, it's just a small baby. No use worrying if you can't do anything about it Neil your LO is born!

Good luck to you, I will pray that you have a full sized, healthy and happy LO!

 

[tishtosh]

Thanks for the reassurance

I know I need to take one day at a time its just scary when you dont know what the future holds and Ive become so attached to my baby girl Id be heartbroken if anything happened.

Im trying to keep positive though, Ill feel more relaxed after my scan I think. Good luck to everyone in the last stages too, you're nearly there!

 

[Jox]

Hi :wave: Tishtosh, your bound to worry, hopefully your scan in 2 weeks shows baby is growing well. my LO was just sitting on the 10th Centile from 25 weeks till 29 but jumped up to over the 50th in the last 4 weeks. I believe its down to the steriods i had at 25 weeks and the fact i was standing at work but cons insisted i sat from 25 weeks.

Vixxon - glad your out of hospital congrats on 3rd tri x

Crayz - how are you? when is your next scan?

Ive had a wobbly few days, was in for a ctg on thursday, then took myself back in yesterday to have him checked, booked in for another reasurrance ctg on monday then have another growth scan on thursday. I really want to get my date for induction (csec) date, really wanted it from them this week but consultant really wants to wait till after my scan on thursday. I am 1 day more pregnant now than i ever got to with my 2nd :-/ scary stuff if im honest

hope your all ok x

 

[Jox]

p.s tishtosh - you can see from my avator how my LOs growth has picked up over the last few scans x (i have scans fortnightly) x

 

[Crayz]

Hey Jox! Thanks for asking! My next scan is Friday. DH and I are PRAYING she got bigger, or I'm positive she will want me to have a c-section that day.

I'd like her to stay in there longer of course, but I'm ready. Emotionally, I'm prepared for whatever is going to happen.

I'm not even nervous, which is weird. I know she's okay. I've just been educating myself on what she may need in the NICU so I'm not surprised. I'm happy I got those steroids though as I've heard they make a world of difference in the lung development.

And I just drank some crazy strawberry protein shake, and she is going CRAZY in there!

 

[Crayz]

OH, and YAY for makng it this far! I hope you get your date soon (as in, the date for the birth, not the ACTUAL birth).

You know what I meant

 

[Jox]

lol yeah i know what you mean!!

Im going abit doolaly i think, 35+1 now and literally days away from the furthest ive been with a living baby shitting myself in all honesty

Scan tomorrow tho so hoping they are either gonna deliver him or give me news that hes still growing well. I think his movements are abit quieter but that is probably just me being stupidly paranoid anyway, sorry for rambling!!

Really hoping your scan goes perfectly on friday!! i hope shes still growing in there for you x

 

[Hellylou]

Have scan in less than an hour...nervous! Will update as soon as I can.

 

[Crayz]

Have scan in less than an hour...nervous! Will update as soon as I can.

God bless honey and good luck! Keeping FX'd for you!

 

[Crayz]

Jox, how did YOUR scan go?

I have mine tomorrow. FX'd!

 

[vixxen]

Have scan in less than an hour...nervous! Will update as soon as I can.

Hope things are alright!
My next scan is tomorrow to Crayz, hopefully good news all round!

 

[Hellylou]

Thanks ladies - scan went really well - baby is growing perfectly and measuring bang on the middle of the scale, so I'm very relieved. Kidney results also showed improvement where I was expecting things to deteriorate so I am very pleased.

 

[Hellylou]

Jox, how did YOUR scan go?

I have mine tomorrow. FX'd!

Good luck, let us know You too Vixxen xxx

 

[Crayz]

Vixxen-GOOD LUCK!!

Hopefully it is good news for all of us! I have to be honest, and I don't mean to be pessimistic.. Mine never go well, so I'm just preparing myself.

 

[vixxen]

Vixxen-GOOD LUCK!!

Hopefully it is good news for all of us! I have to be honest, and I don't mean to be pessimistic.. Mine never go well, so I'm just preparing myself.

My last scan was bad to so i'm expecting to be kept in again, bags waiting on the sofa for me and all 3 kids
Had a weird week with the scans.
Monday baby had good flow but i was contracting and on the ctg there was dips in babies heartbeat. Was checked am only a little open. Was also told by consultant that if i make it to 34 weeks that i could have a normal delivery(induced) if not would be induced at 37 weeks! then
Tuesday scan showed ok flow (still raised not sure what they really mean when they say that though) in some parts of cord but absent in other parts which means cord is getting compressed some where
I just wish this flow would just be NORMAL!
Sorry about the moan am just finding it so frustrating!

 

[Jox]

Crayz, thinking of u for today, really hope ur scan goes better than expected

Hellylou, brilliant news from ur scan, well done baby!!

Vixxon, thinking of u for ur scan today too x

Me, I had my scan yesterday and I'm still in hospital his growth had slowed, while we waited for consultant I was on the monitor and after an hr he didn't pass it I'll try keep this short but basically cons thinks the diff in growth is more to do with marginif error when being plotted than baby not growing so doesn't want to deliver yet I was literally begging him they admitted me to the ward to repeat the Ctg at 8pm which he passed as he usually would in just 12 minutes. Atm I'm staying in and think I will till they deliver him as while I'm here he will b monitored twice a day and cons mentioned scanning twice a wk to check the blood flow. He wants to get to 37wks and genuinely believes atm baby is ok in there! Currently estimated at 5lb10oz which is brill and bigger than both my other 2. What worries me is by estimated weight at the last 3 scans each fortnight he gained 1lb5oz, 1lb1oz and the 7oz!! Surely that's not good?? I don't know what to think or feel atm because we found out kasper died at 35+6 but he could of died a few days earlier and now I'm 35+3 I'm a wreck and just want him born now!!

Sorry it's so long hope ur all ok x

 

[Hellylou]

Ah Jox I totally understand you being anxious. I would feel the exact same way. I guess from a consultant's point of view, as long as baby is doing ok in there, it's better to keep in than out, but you have such valid reasons to be frightened with your history. He's certainly reached a good weight, even if there hasn't been as much gain in the last week or so. It's good that you are staying in and being monitored so much, because if blood flow is good, it's better that he stays inside at this point for the sake of his lungs etc. Hang in there, mama, he will be ok

 

[vixxen]

Oh Jox at least being in hospital (not nice i know) you will be getting more monitoring and the ctgs will pick up if problem with babies heartbeat. Will they be doing flow scan monday?
My scan is a little worse than tuesday but still have some flow (1 part of the cord) so am still at home for the moment. Monday is the next scan for me
Crayz hope things have gone ok for you today too!
I think ladies we all have quite a few more frustrating weeks ahead of us

 

[Marie131]

Hello everyone, may I join you here? I just found out yesterday that we may be having an IUGR baby.

Here is my background: I am currently almost 20 weeks pregnant (19+5), I had my anatomy u/s on Monday and received the results yesterday that indicated baby is growing 2 weeks behind and asymmetrically. My m/w is referring me for further testing, she suspects there is a problem w/ the placenta but we don't know for sure.

To say I am freaking out is an understatement.

Can someone tell me how bad this is? Everything looked fine at the anatomy scan except for baby's size, I am waiting for a more in-depth scan and will have a better idea of what is going on but I need to prepare myself.

 

[vixxen]

Hello everyone, may I join you here? I just found out yesterday that we may be having an IUGR baby.

Here is my background: I am currently almost 20 weeks pregnant (19+5), I had my anatomy u/s on Monday and received the results yesterday that indicated baby is growing 2 weeks behind and asymmetrically. My m/w is referring me for further testing, she suspects there is a problem w/ the placenta but we don't know for sure.

To say I am freaking out is an understatement.

Can someone tell me how bad this is? Everything looked fine at the anatomy scan except for baby's size, I am waiting for a more in-depth scan and will have a better idea of what is going on but I need to prepare myself.

I was also told at my 20 week scan baby measured 2 week behind, until they find out what the cause try not to worry to much.
My problem is the placenta and babies cord(blood and oxygen flow) my baby has IUGR and i also have notched uterine arteries in the cord (have also had and still have intermittently ADEF).
It had been bad for me and has been touch and go but others i think have had it Differently, up to them to say really.
Have had 3 hospital stays and have had steroids since 24 weeks.