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

[vickyd]

Hello Ladies! Just checking in to see if we have news from mini.
I was discharged yesterday, will be spending alot of time back there though with my baby girl. We decided to name her Hero (pronounced ee-ro) take a look at the link if you want to know more!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_and_Leander

 

[blessedmomma]

awww vicki- i bet she is beautiful. cant wait to see some pictures!
do you know when she will be able to come home?

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Vicki so pleased for you! What a lovely name too! I can't wait to see pics too and to hear that she is home. How is she doing today? How are you feeling? Hard to be home without her I know, hang in there and sleep while you can!

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Thank you for your comments ladies. Can any of you advise as to whether the blood flow and growth may improve by the next scan, or once it starts to drop in that the way it continues... I'm going to email my consultant too as I can't keep worrying like this for the next 3wks!

Also, good luck to minimin for tomorrow - i hope everything goes perfectly for you!!

Brilliant news about your lo beginning to bottle feed vickyd!! Hope she is well enough to come home soon and that you can allow yourself to enjoy her.. I know it is so hard when they are in nicu and have so may other people around

And blessedmomma sounds like it won't be too long for you now!!

xx

Daisy how far along are you? how many weeks? Try not to stress as long as they are watching the baby closely(every couple of days) you should be fine. If they are not having you come in that often I would definitly ask questions! Good luck hun.

 

[Minimin]

Sorry to have been so slow on updating! Baby Gami-Asani decided to come on Sunday morning via C. Section! She is a wee thing coming in at 3lb 8oz so she is being kept at SCBU until she has put some weight on. I had reduced movement on the Friday night and FAU decided to keep me in for monitoring. I was then told they would bring my C Section early and it would be Sunday morning. All went well, she came out screaming and is breathing on her own! ATM- feeding is through a tube but I am expressing and she is tolerating all the good stuff! I also got to hold her for the first time yesterday! Papa has been given the important task of changing nappies and she has been keeping him busy!
Just got discharged myself from the hospital this evening so I shall keep this short. She is expected to stay in SCBU for a few more weeks. Please send her lots of fattening up vibes.

Vickid- Great name! I hope you and babba Hero are fine!

Lots of love to everyone else!

Minimin x

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Congrats! She is going to do great! I'm so glad you got to hold her. Take care of yourself too. get your rest when you can.

 

[blessedmomma]

minimin- that is great news! she sounds so itty bitty! how wonderful, you must be on !!!! enjoy your little one, they grow up too fast. i hope she doesnt have to stay too long and can go home with momma very soon

i cant wait to be holding my little one. fluid levels have been at 5 and went up to 6 today. i am 2cm dilated already and 70% effaced!!! awaiting my date to induce...

 

[Minimin]

Blessedmomma- Thanks!! oooh I hope Babba makes an appearance soon. Sounds like things are moving along and it wont be long now!

 

[vickyd]

Not much to update, Hero was doing really well wth the bottle but wasnt putting on any weight. They switched her back to tube feeding so that she wont tire so much and start gaining weight. Today was the the first weight gain 20 gr woohoo!!!! Unfortunately i have a slight flu so havent been able to visit her. I stayed 5 minutes this morning without holding her but i still felt like i shouldnt be there so i didnt go tonight. Im hoping i feel better tomorrow.

 

[daisyduck]

Hi ladies!

Sorry, not been on for a while - we've been a bit of a poorly household this wk!

Great to see everyone's updates tho!!

And congratulations Mini!! (fattening up vibes coming your LO's way)... xx

I went to see my consultant earlier in the wk so that he could scan and doppler himself. He's happy with my placental blood flow and although LO has dropped down to the bottom line on the centile chart he has actually grown (along this new curve) since last wk! So the plan is to up my visits to weekly, rather than 4wkly in order to check that he continues to grow and that my blood flow stays within range. And as long as all stays well, we should be okay to stay on track! Phew!

xx

 

[blessedmomma]

at my scan yesterday i found out my fluid levels have dropped to 4. wont be able to call my Ob til monday. hope he is ok in there. he only has 3cm of fluid by his legs and 1 cm by his butt. he is still head down and has no fluid around his head at all. there is cord in front of his face and behind his head. hoping it doesnt get compressed during labor. we will be praying a lot around here. we are trying to remain faithful that he will be ok.

 

[maiziesmummy]

hi ust wondered if anyone else is suffering the dreaded pain of a sciatic nerve whilst being pregnant,im constantly in agony as the baby is laying on this nerve,midwife says not much i can do

 

[vickyd]

Blessed did they say if you have to be induced soon?? 4cm is still ok hun, make sure you stay on bed rest ok?

Daisy great news!

Hero gained a total of 70 gr the last 3 days bringing her back to her birth weight!!!

 

[blessedmomma]

thanks hun! she said she is inducing this coming friday. have to wait til monday to schedule it though so i guess if hospital agrees, it will be friday. i think it worries me most that there is no fluid by his head. but has cord in front of his face and behind his head. dont want it getting compressed in labor or coming out before him.

how is hero??? eating better and getting to hold her more? when can she come home?

 

[Minimin]

VickyD- Well done Hero! what good news. Any idea when she will be home?
Blessed- I am sure lil man is doing ok in there. Can you discuss your concerns with them on Monday. I am sure they will have thought of them too and you can work out your options. I am keeping you in my thoughts x

AFM- lil one is doing well. She has upped her feeds and her drip has been removed this evneing. If she is ok throughout the night without it she will have the drip line removed from her hand! THANK GOODNESS! And then it is just the food like through her nose! I miss her so much especially at night. I am just bursting into tears all the time. I spent an hour or so holding her today and it was so lovely. She even tried suckling but I dont think I was doing it right. Off to look up some videos on 'how to'. Still worried about BF and milk production but trying to plod along.
Good luck on Monday if I dont get on BlessedMomma xx

 

[blessedmomma]

thanks minimin! im trying not to worry too much. just hanging in there, only have a week til i am supposed to be induced.

im glad to hear you LO is doing so well! i hope you are able to still BF when she comes home. please keep us updated. how long do you think it will be til she comes home???

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Blessed I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Definitly talk to them MOnday about your concerns!

Vicki - great news! I hope she gets to come home soon.

Minum- I'm glad she is doing so good. I hope your LO gets to come home soon too!

 

[Christine1993]

I haven't read the whole thread so don't know if you have got your answers etc.

But when my AF was low I had growth scans every 2 weeks. Baby was measuring very small and was told not to expect a baby above atleast 5 lbs. He was born 8 lbs!

 

[vickyd]

Blessed i agree that if there was something really worrying about the cord and fluid they would induce straight away and not leave it for another week. I guess in our situations all we can do is put our trust in the doctors and midwives.

Hero has been eating most of her meals on her own but she still has the nose feeder thingy. They dont wanna tire her out so some of the meals are through the nose. Min i also have a hard time with the BF. I havent been able to pump more than a couple of ml each time. What im planning to do is when she comes home have a lactation specialist come over and give me a hand. Im hoping im not one of the rare women who dont have milk...

 

[blessedmomma]

thanks ladies! my issue with it is that my OB who will deliver me doesnt know that the fluid is only on top and not by his face at all. she just knows the amount. she has shown me the paper she gets from the scan lady and it only has the BPP numbers. i think it scares me too that the scan lady has erased some of my measurements to make the numbers look bigger. she takes a bunch and it generates an average. when she looked at the weeks before she erased some numbers. that happened for two weeks in a row. so i really dont know what the numbers should have been. my OB had me go to a new place to get a scan done when she found that out. i dont like that the scan lady was erasing stuff, it makes it seem inaccurate. and although i want him to have good numbers, i want him to be safe more. and if his fluid is going down i want my OB to have the correct info to provide the best outcome for him. i dont want her to make decisions based on false info, if that makes sense.

i am ok with things now though. i have prayed and asked God to work through my OB to do whatever He would have done for me and my lil guy. i dont really put my faith and trust in Dr's and medical professionals, but when i have prayed for God to work on my behalf, i have all the faith. and i know He is powerful enough to do what He wants, even if He uses a Dr to make it so. im fully trusting that my baby will be ok now, he is in the best of hands!

vicki- im glad your little girl is getting good care! sounds like she will be home in no time at all!

dont worry about BF ladies. im sure you will be able to do fine. keep the faith! and dont put too much pressure on yourselves, it can make things worse. if you do end up having to FF its not the worst thing in the world. as long as baby is loved and fed some how, they will grow and thrive and be healthy!