HELP!!! Reduced growth and AFI 32w scan- anyone had this?

[blessedmomma]

minimin- look at your LO!!!! she is absolutely precious!!!!!

good job momma

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Minum - How did I Miss your LO came home? She is adoreable! Congrats!!
Vicki how are you and Hero doing? Is Mommyhood getting easier?
Blessed - Congrats he is darling!
Daisy - hang in there hope your LO stays put a few more days!!
Lyndsay - All the advice is accurate and as hard as it is to see your plan go out the window once you get to hold your LO it doesn't matter much. Keep us posted please. I will be praying for you!

 

[vickyd]

Sweet the thing that is getting easier is not panicking everytime she cries lol!!! The doc came over on Frday to check up on her and he was happy with her weight gain so he said from now on feed on demand and wait till she cries alot before feeding. At night she wakes me up and i leave her for a few minutes before jumping out of bed!! I also check on her breathing less so i guess im getting the hang of it!

 

[0400772]

wanted to say thanks for the advice. Got scan tomorrow so hopefully we will get some answers x lyndsay x

 

[blessedmomma]

wanted to say thanks for the advice. Got scan tomorrow so hopefully we will get some answers x lyndsay x

hope all goes well hun!

 

[Minimin]

Good luck 0400772.

Hope all the other mummies are doing well

 

[0400772]

Ok ladies so i had my extra growth scan today! baby has grown by 2cm in 2weeks so she still on the 5th centile line thing so thats good

Bad news! Amniotic fluid has gone from 9.5cm to 4.5cm! so we have been told we are up next week for another scan and looking at delivery between 36 and 37weeks!!

SCARED!!!!

anyone have this x

 

[blessedmomma]

Ok ladies so i had my extra growth scan today! baby has grown by 2cm in 2weeks so she still on the 5th centile line thing so thats good

Bad news! Amniotic fluid has gone from 9.5cm to 4.5cm! so we have been told we are up next week for another scan and looking at delivery between 36 and 37weeks!!

SCARED!!!!

anyone have this x

hun- my water was at 8 and slowly went down to 4. baby was still growing fine. i was induced at 37 weeks and found out the placenta was pulling away. they didnt know til my water was broke during labor and it had blood in it. dr said if we would have waited to induce it could have been real bad.

 

[0400772]

blessed thats what im scared off just cuz lost so much in such a little space of time! How quickly were ya induced when they decided to do it. Ie next day?

 

[blessedmomma]

they were already planning to induce me at 37 weeks if my AFI didnt increase. they found it was low at my scan at 32 weeks. every week it got lower and lower but my OB didnt want to induce til 37 wks unless he was distressed or there were any other complications. she had me come in for weekly scans and non-stress tests. at 36 weeks is when it finally went under 5, which i guess makes it more of an emergency. she scheduled to induce me a week later, but had me come in for another non-stress test and another check-up. she also told me if i didnt feel him move for an hour to drink something cold and sugary and lay down. if he hadnt moved for two hours i was to go to the emergency room immediately. he was about a week smaller than he should have been but was still growing so we waited to induce. she could not explain why the water was going down by scans. it wasnt til i was induced that they realized the placenta was pulling away.

they checked the flow in my placenta and said it was fine every week, but never really checked to see if it was still attached good. im still waiting for results to see what went wrong. my OB theorized that it was aging quicker than usual and started to pull away cuz pretty much it was dying off. im just glad she decided to induce when she did. a pediatrician came in to see him after he was born and commented that it was good they induced when they did cuz the placenta could have pulled off completely at any time and he would have been stillborn if it did.

i was honestly scared to have him at 37 weeks, it seems so early. but after finding out what was going on im glad we did it when we did. and he was still 6lbs 13 oz.

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Don't panic about the drop in fluid just yet. One scan my fluid would be low low like yours then the next it would measure more.....It has a lot to do on how they measure each time and how the baby is lying. This is only an estimate too. I know 4.5 is low, but just stay on bedrest and drink drink drink and eat loads of Protein. Being induced at 36 or 37 weeks is very safe and baby should be just fine, better than trying to make it to term with low fluid level and baby getting in distress. Your doing a good job try not to stress too much that is not good for your LO. Also cut out sodium from your diet.

 

[0400772]

blessed thanks for your info! very scary tho. definately going to ask if placenta pulling away could be problem so at least they can maybe check.

sweet - the reason im panicing is because since my 28 weeks (was on 4 weeks scans due to notching and growth) i have lost fluid each and every time. at 28 weeks it was ok, then at 32 i lost more, and i now at 34 i have lost even more and baby has dropped from 25 centile to below 5th centile!

the consultant is trying to get me to 37 but all depedns on monday when i have another scan (at 35+4) but if its lower again then i will be booked in for an induction.

she did say that at the moment (when i was 34+4) that they need to weigh up the pros and cons andbecuase baby is still moving etc she would like me to come back in a week then decide as at 34+4 there is more risk of complications than at 36. if you know what im ean.

im just freaking out, this is my first baby and obviously the last thing you want is something bad to happen but since 20 weeks its been touch and go and now im just feeling down.

as in nothing is going right. the consltant did say about the nursery (thats what they call the special care bit of the hospital) but the way she spoke she wasnt overly concerned that our little one would end up there, she was more about her having jaundice which is easily treated.

good thing is, that if evefrything is ok, and baby just needs "fattening" up then i can get transfer to local midwife unit which makes it easier for my partner to come see us (i have to go to the "big" hospital which i about an hour away, and he doesnt drive, so relyin on my dad but he works nightshift and the big hospital are very strict about visitors whereas at local, they allow partner any time as long as quiet and respectful kinda thing.

 

[daisyduck]

Hi ladies!

Not sure if anyone is still popping on here to chat...

But I hope everyone is doing well??!

Just wanted to let you all know that we made it to 39wks, and my 2nd little miracle - Henry Noah arrived safely on March 30th @ 6lb 4oz!

xxx

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Hi ladies!

Not sure if anyone is still popping on here to chat...

But I hope everyone is doing well??!

Just wanted to let you all know that we made it to 39wks, and my 2nd little miracle - Henry Noah arrived safely on March 30th @ 6lb 4oz!

xxx

Thank goodness. I'm so glad you were able to make it so long. Congrats!!!

 

[Tasha]

I just sat and read this all, and wanted to say a) congratulations to you all and b) thank you for the hope.

At my 20 week scan (but done at 21 weeks) my little girl was on the 5th centile, I had already said she would be small, something isnt quite right etc, my gut had told me. 12 days later I went for a private scan, still unable to relax, and baby was below the 3rd centile with signs of brain sparing/placental insufficiency. This Wednesday (24+1) I have a doppler scan to check how the placenta/blood flow is. I have a complicated history (#1 pre-eclampsia, #2 pre-eclampsia, #3 PROM at 28 weeks, pre-eclampsia, born sleeping at 36+6, #4 pre-eclampsia, no waters at induction, c-section for fetal distress, placenta wasnt good, #5 -#11 early miscarriages) and this is pregnancy 12. I am so very scared.

 

[vickyd]

Congratz daisy!!!!!
Tasha looks like youve been through so much...Please try and be positive, as you see for all of us things turned out ok. I think that with frequent scans ect. the doctors can see how long they can leave the baby inside and when you deliver you see how quickly lo progresses outside. The care in NICU is excellent! Keep us posted hun.

We are doing good, had problems with milk allergy and serios GERD which landed us in the ER after a choking incident. Thankfully she is getting better on the zantac and special formula although she still throws up tons...

 

[Minimin]

Congrats Daisy! !!! Hello lil man!
Tasha- hope and pray for you. You have been through so much. As you have read - miracles! As VickyD said- they do grow like weeds when they get out. I am sending you lots of love xx

AFM- Serena is being a lil madame- tried to get her into a routine and she is not really playing ball. lol- She is going through a growth spurt (i think - 9wk and 4w adjusted) I dont really know what she should be doing as she was premature! HV says some things she will be advanced and some things she will be doing as of her EDD!
9 wk and she is about 7.5lb double her birth weight!

VickyD- sorry to hear she is being sick but glad things are getting sorted! xx

Hope everyone else is doing well.xx

 

[vickyd]

Minimin im also confused most of the times what Hero should be doing lol! She has doubled her weight and is now smiling. However, i think she is still sleping way more that full term 2+ month olds. She is basically feeding every 4 hours during the day and falls asleep about an hour after her feed till the next one. She sleeps 6 hours in the night as well. How is yours sleeping?

 

[blessedmomma]

sounds like healthy babies!!!!

minimin and vickyd- im so glad to hear your LOs are doing so well. vicky it sounds like she is sleeping really good. mine is only up twice a day right now. and he sleeps through the night. wakes up around 3 for a bite, then right back to sleep.

yay daisy!!!!

tasha- you have certainly been through a lot. keep your faith strong. im praying things work out

 

[Tasha]

Thank you so much girls.

I have a scan tomorrow, doppler + growth. I know you will all remember the anxiety leading up to scans. I also have my first with fetal medicine next week.