Baby growing too slow - advice needed please

[alternatedi]

I posted this in first trimester as well.

Hi everyone.

After a mc in January, I got pregnant again last month.

I should be about 8W. 2 weeks ago, I started spotting brown and have continued to do so (with a little red here and there).

I had an u/s a week ago Friday, and baby measured 6w1d. (This was about a week behind my dates, and I tracked ovulation, etc).

I had another ultrasound a week later and baby only grew 2mm, now measuring 6W3D. So baby only grew 2 days worth in a week. Same machine, same tech, etc.

This along with the extended spotting seems pretty ominous. Has anyone had a situation where baby was growing slowly but everything worked out?

Thanks in advance.

 

[petitpas]

Hi alternatedi, sorry to hear about what's going on.
Sometimes, we can be off on our dates but I'll be honest, two u/s a week apart showing very limited growth is not a good sign
Of course I'm hoping that maybe the imagery wasn't perfect but I think you need to be cautious and prepare yourself, hon. When is your next scan?

 

[alternatedi]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to update this thread in case some went through something similar.

When we went back for the next scan 5 days later, our baby had grown 4 days worth with a heartbeat of 125. We left that appointment feeling hopeful with pics of our little one. Our doctor scheduled another u/s 2 weeks later.

We went back for that Ultrasound Wednesday and my baby had only grown 4 more days worth and his little heart was no longer beating.

I had a d&c Thursday and now I'm just trying to heal emotionally.

I feel like my heart stopped beating as soon as I heard the news. 2 mc in 5 months - I never could have dreamed this would be my reality.

Here are my ultrasound stats in case anyone looks at this thread later.


My first ultrasound was at 6W and I was measuring 5w3D.

My next was at 6W5D and baby measuring 6W1D - baby was there but no heartbeat yet.

My next was 7W5D and baby measuring 6W3D - heartbeat of 113.

My next was 8W3D and baby measuring 6W6D - heartbeat of 125.

My last was at 10W3D - baby no longer had a heartbeat and was only measuring 7W3D. I had my d&c the following day (this past Thursday).

 

[petitpas]

Alternatedi, I'm so sorry to read your update. Big hugs to you and floaty thoughts to your little angel bubba.

I hope you manage to look after yourself as you heal both physically and emotionally. Be gentle on yourself! And don't give up, you'll have your take home baby!

 

[krulci]

I'm so sorry, Alternatedi. Almost makes it worse to hope again only to be let down. My only advice is to feel freely. Don't force yourself to grieve or be okay faster than your heart is allowing you. My thoughts are with you -

 

[silmarien]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to update this thread in case some went through something similar.

When we went back for the next scan 5 days later, our baby had grown 4 days worth with a heartbeat of 125. We left that appointment feeling hopeful with pics of our little one. Our doctor scheduled another u/s 2 weeks later.

We went back for that Ultrasound Wednesday and my baby had only grown 4 more days worth and his little heart was no longer beating.

I had a d&c Thursday and now I'm just trying to heal emotionally.

I feel like my heart stopped beating as soon as I heard the news. 2 mc in 5 months - I never could have dreamed this would be my reality.

Here are my ultrasound stats in case anyone looks at this thread later.


My first ultrasound was at 6W and I was measuring 5w3D.

My next was at 6W5D and baby measuring 6W1D - baby was there but no heartbeat yet.

My next was 7W5D and baby measuring 6W3D - heartbeat of 113.

My next was 8W3D and baby measuring 6W6D - heartbeat of 125.

My last was at 10W3D - baby no longer had a heartbeat and was only measuring 7W3D. I had my d&c the following day (this past Thursday).

I am SO sorry for your loss. I've had a MC, made it to 6w but baby had died at 4w5d. It's so devastating.