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[LoveCakes]

Hello ladies. I think I have another big baby, I've been measuring on the 90th centime the whole way through and every time a different midwife who says they'll keep an eye on it. I talked the last one in to promising if I measure big again on Monday she'll refer me for a growth scan since the line ends up at 9lb 11!!!

I'm still feeling pretty good, just uncomfortable when baby decides to put their bum right up high in my ribs.

 

[addy1]

It looks like my lo Will be here early. I'm hospitalized due to high bp/possible preeclampsia starting. They are trying some meds on me and if we can get them down I can go home on bedrest, but they said expect to be here till the babys born which will pry be around 34 weeks. Not the news I wanted, I came in for a headache that wouldn't go away and ended up in l&d. Poo. At least I got steroids this time so baby has a better chance

Hope they are able to get your b/p down! Good luck in the next few weeks, and hopefully your little one will stay put!

Hope everyone is doing as well as they can be in this final month! My little one is moving lots, and causing me lots of pain!! My hips and back are so sore. I am being fitted for a pregnancy belt tomorrow to hopefully relieve some of the pressure. My physio said it is a hormone that our bodies release in the last month that relaxes all the joints and muscles to prepare for birth, but can really make life miserable. Hoping to get a bit of relief

I can't believe that in 5 weeks, (or hopefully less) I will be holding my final little baby!

 

[Buttons_01]

Heyy all .. I don't get the whole percentile thing and baby's weight. Would someone be able to get the chart on here? I cant on my phone.

my back is becoming super sore and achy and every time baby boy moves his head, i feel like he is going to come out!. (he is head down) and it gets quite painful.

 

[linz143]

I have diagnosed GD this time. Last time I was fine and didn't have GD, but did have a 9lb 10oz baby (75th percentile I think). Last time I worked right up until I had him, I had a fantastic pregnancy!

This time this baby is SO much more uncomfy!!!! My hips, my ribs,my sides.... Ugh! It feels so heavy, everything is hard work and sleep is hard!

But baby is measuring (at 32 weeks) on only the 67th percentile, so smaller than DS, despite the GD.

Basically I'm saying this to try and help your fears of having a huge baby, cos despite feeling SO much more uncomfy this time,baby is measuring smaller for me! GD only causes huge babies if its way out of control really; most big babies are just genetically big! If you don't have GD and were only borderline, the n your blood sugars obviously aren't totally out of whack and I'm certain you'll be fine. Xxx

Thank you, that DOES make me feel better! They basically have me following the GD diet but with no testing at all, so it worries me that I have no idea if my sugars are out of control or not. I've had about 3 desserts in the last 6 weeks at special occasions only so I feel like I'm doing pretty well staying away from my regular pregnant mantra which is: ICE CREAM, STAT!

As far as fundal height goes, I've always measured dead on, even in DD's pregnancy. In fact at my 41 week check up I measured 40 weeks and that was only a few days before she was born, which means she was already over 9 lbs at that point. My dr says I probably just hide a big baby well since it was never suspected that she was big, we were all just surprised in the delivery room. So that's another reason he's supporting a growth scan at this point.

But I do feel better, thank you!

 

[LoveCakes]

Heyy all .. I don't get the whole percentile thing and baby's weight. Would someone be able to get the chart on here? I cant

Everyone's chart is different as it was based on your bmi at booking. It has a graph showing 10%, 50% and 90% lines. On one side is the fundal measurement and on the other it gives an estimated baby weight.

I had another look at mine and realised the 9lb 11 was for 42 weeks, at 40 weeks it's 9lb phew

 

[LoveCakes]

Heyy all .. I don't get the whole percentile thing and baby's weight. Would someone be able to get the chart on here? I cant

Everyone's chart is different as it was based on your bmi at booking. It has a graph showing 10%, 50% and 90% lines. On one side is the fundal measurement and on the other it gives an estimated baby weight.

I had another look at mine and realised the 9lb 11 was for 42 weeks, at 40 weeks it's 9lb phew

 

[flyingduster]

That must be a different percentile thing then!?? The one I am referring to is the WHO growth charts:
https://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/weight_for_age/en/

Which has nothing to do with the mothers BMI, and only to do with the average weight of thousands and thousands of babies. "Average" being the 50th percentile for growth, and larger or smaller than average would be a higher or lower percentile. All are still fine and normal; there is variation in everything!!!

And looking at the charts, Monster was actually more like the 85th percentile for weight when he was born, so this baby is tracking way smaller on only the 67th!

 

[ChristiansMum]

I'm just above the 90th centile line in my book. My chart is my own one worked out with my BMI before pregnancy. I'm a little worried as I'm only a small person x

 

[x_Rainbow_x]

Iv lost the ability to be nice to people. Everyone nos I'm very thankful for being pregnant, they'd no more if they took more time to understand my struggles I had in the past, but I have horrendous spd, which is making moving and sleeping very hard, a very low baby, heartburn that requires a high dose tablet, and I'm struggling, so when people say don't worry won't be long, and it'll all be worth it like I don't no it winds me the hell up, my hormones don't like anyone ATM, at all. Dunno why ppl point out how long is left, and how it'll be worth it, because ATM I feel like a fat, uncomfortable beached whale.... Moan over

 

[emicakess]

Ashley I am praying for you and LO!


Tracie I know what you mean

 

[mirandaprice]

Oh Ashley, I hope they're able to stabilize your BP! Mine was a little high a few weeks ago, but thankfully went down on it's own - and now I monitor it at home! I was really freaking out when my dr said they might have to hospitalize me if it stayed high.

Tracie - I havn't complained too much about my discomforts this pregnancy, but yesterday my sister said to me "Josh (her fiancé) says he's hoping your pregnancy has put me off to having another baby anytime soon, cause it's been so rough for you!" Gee, thanks, jerks. And the comments like "you planned this pregnancy really bad- being 9 month pregnant in July! I bet you can't wait til this baby comes" So I totally get the lack of being nice

 

[Ashley8806]

Thanks everyone - they have me on blood pressure meds and so far they have been staying descent - not great but not as bad as before. Hoping ill get to go home soon on bedrest but like they said, no guarantees

 

[mirandaprice]

Glad your BP seems to be staying decent - if you can't find Cassidy to add you to the facebook page you can add me (the link is the picture in my signature of me and my husband) and I'll add you

 

[LoveCakes]

Glad it's going the right direction Ashley. Take care

 

[linz143]

For anyone who's worried that baby is big based on fundal height, it's really not a good estimation. If you're getting a scan that says baby is big, it's more accurate (but can still be off by a pound either way). Fundal height, on the other hand, doesn't take into account how baby is positioned, how much fluid you have, or what size frame you have. All those can change the fundal height measurement, which is why measuring 2 weeks behind or 2 weeks ahead is all considered within the limits of normal.

As with me, I measured 40 weeks at 41 weeks and still had a >9 lb baby. And before I got pregnant I had a normal weight BMI. So that chart would have been grossly off for me.

 

[Ashley8806]

I got discharged today on blood pressure meds and bed rest. However dh does not understand, I have spent the day trying to get him to understand and all I've been doing is fighting with him and crying all day. Tried to go in the other room to get away from everyone and he just leaves the kids screaming ane crying, barging in my room, trying to make plans for me to go to festivals for the 4th of july, etc. I don't know what to do

 

[mirandaprice]

How frustrating, and that can't be helping with keeping your bp down either. Could you get the dr to explain bedrest to him, so he knows its serious?

 

[mirandaprice]

Or maybe show him articles online in preeclampsia so he sees hows serious it can end up?

 

[Ashley8806]

He was there when she was giving the orders, and I had hellp with dd2 so he knows how bad it can be.... I just don't get his attitude and behavior. He thinks he knows more than the drs

 

[AerisandAlex]

I got discharged today on blood pressure meds and bed rest. However dh does not understand, I have spent the day trying to get him to understand and all I've been doing is fighting with him and crying all day. Tried to go in the other room to get away from everyone and he just leaves the kids screaming ane crying, barging in my room, trying to make plans for me to go to festivals for the 4th of july, etc. I don't know what to do

I'm so sorry sweetie his behavior certainly isn't helping the situation. My OH is the same way, only he's a bit of the opposite, he always assumes things are far worse then what the doctors are saying, not that they're exaggerating the situation and won't listen to me when I tell him things are okay and not as bad as he thinks they are... Is there other family members you can call and maybe go to in order to get some relaxation? This is usually the solution I have to resort to sometimes and it has worked well so far... like when we went into the hospital for preterm contractions, OH was wigging out like I was going to die so I had him stay home with our kids while my mother sat with me in the hospital so OH wouldn't explode waiting around for answers from the nurses and doctors... in your case maybe your family members can be there and give you the breather you need and help with the kids and then you can tell him to do whatever he wants for the 4th, maybe he'll realize just how serious things are when he's stuck alone celebrating the holiday rather than sitting with his family and helping you out.