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

[Minimin]

GOOD LUCK hun! Though I am sure you will be fine. Will be online this evening so let me know how it all goes

Minimin x

 

[blessedmomma]

got good news at my scan. my lil guy has gained a pound in two weeks!!!! he was at 4lbs 4oz. today he is at 5lbs 6oz! fluid was still the same so no real improvement there, but as long as he gains weight she will wait to induce til 37 weeks. i am so very thankful he is gaining weight.

minimin- i know everything will go ok with your lil girl and i will be thinking and praying for you and baby!

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Blessed that is great news! I'm so glad your baby gets to stay inside and cook a little longer.
Minimum - Hope all is going good for you tonight.

 

[Minimin]

to your clever young man! What a nice weight too. So if he roughly gets the same-ish weight gain you will be having a healthy lil boy by 37 weeks!

Thanks for the positive vibes- keep them coming. I am going to focus on that this coming week. Kind of the best sending off from my tummy! lol.

How i am going to get through 7-10 days I dont know.

Thinking of you VickyD and hope you are doing well.xxxx

 

[blessedmomma]

thanks ladies! i feel so very blessed he is doing ok. we have been praying around here like crazy and once again Jesus delivered!

minimin- you are strong and you will make it through. your little girl will be strong too, just like you. keep focused and remain in faith knowing that this is the best thing for her. im sending tons of angels your way! you will find out on friday when your section is???

 

[Minimin]

yeah I will be speaking to the consultant after my CTG's at 9. Consultant at 9.40. The notes from todays scan suggest C section in 7-10d time. Not sure what our consultant will say. Also we will have to gage what is going on with CTG results

Thanks for the vibes and angels

 

[blessedmomma]

will be waiting to hear how friday goes....

 

[Minimin]

Hey BlessedM How did your day go. I hope you had a good one.

Worried we have not heard from Vicky but am hoping she is just busy at the hospital and no internet.

Not a bad day for me- getting some preemie stuff delivered tomorrow, few more baby blankets etc cleaned up and dried and I reorganised the hospital bag seeing as I will be in longer than I thought. I separated baby stuff into another bag! Oh my looks like a lot of stuff!

Dont know how I will sleep this evening- have my yoga pregnancy meditation and relaxation to help me.

i'll post as soon as i know something xxx

 

[Sweet_Alida]

Good Luck tomorrow, I'll be praying for you.

 

[blessedmomma]

minimin- i was thinking the same thing about vicki. hope she and baby are ok!

its good to hear you are getting everything packed and ready. i read that pre-term labor is a complication of low amniotic fluid, so you might not even make it til next week. i have everything packed except what my DH is getting from the store right now. we still just needed a couple of last minute things.

my day was ok. i have been very crampy today. trying to rest a little more to settle things down. havent been sleeping well so i think that has something to do with it. how are you doing today hun??? you sound very positive!

 

[Minimin]

Hey
Just back from the hospital. Had my regulat CTG monitoring which went well. The Consultant I normally see was not there so I saw a registrar after waiting for ages! I have to say I wasnt particularly happy and gave her attitude.

Basically- C section booked for Tuesday when she will be 34 +6 days so effectively 35w. They are monitoring me now everyday until then to make sure she is ok HR wise and movement. I have had the steroid shot for her lungs to mature this morning and will do so again tomorrow. They do not test to check if they have matured in this hospital (I had to tell her about a test they could do that picked up two proteins- she said it was invasive and came with its own risks. I said not if your leaking amniotic fluid. She said, oh well it is contminated with mucus etc so it doesnt work. i said, actually it does as the two proteins are present ONLY in AF so it doesnt matter if the sample is contaminated! I hate smart arses!!) I was also further questioning on her as to why they are waiting if there is a problem of blood flow to her and then played the devils advocate and said- well if you can wait why not wait two weeks and she will be nearly 37 weeks.

Suffice to say they are not used to agro preggo women like me! She has booked me in on tuesday. There are 3 other C sections going in. I am third but may be done first as she is small and the paeditrician can have a look at her.

I spoke a little re BF to the MW and they do promote it here.. even if she is in special care. I will take my own bottles but I think they do provide special place and sterilisers too if I need. I also thnk they have private rooms so I may ask for one of those for immediate recovery.

They are thinking I will be in around 4-5 days so until the weekend. If she is strong enough, breathing on her own and eating on her own she will be allowed home. I am going straight to my mums then- get some TLC until I heal!

how are you today? I'm not sleeping too well either- I think we are at the stage where sleep is not going to happen too much!
Hope you are well xx

 

[blessedmomma]

wow minimin- i hope it goes well. im glad they are monitoring you and baby every day until then. and im glad you got the steroid shots. i hope she can come home with you. its good you got some questions answered too. it helps to prepare.

i hope you get a private room. thats all they have where im at. i cant imagine not having a private room. i found out yesterday that the hospital im going to will bring the baby in his incubator to stay in my room with me if he is having some small problems. at the other ones here if he was having any problems he would have to stay in NICU. they will make him stay in NICU if he is having major problems though, which is best. they really promote bonding here as much as possible, which is good. he just needs to make it these last two weeks to be induced. i do feel like if he comes anytime now, he will be ok.

i think your right about the sleep issues. it gets this way with all my pregnancies in the end. its not that im uncomfortable, i just cant fall back to sleep after i get up to pee for the 5th time. i am not such a nice person after a couple days of not sleeping either. im very cranky without it and i hate to be a grump, but cant help it when im exhausted...

 

[Minimin]

Hey BlessedMomma- I didnt think of them being able to bring her too me. I wonder if they do if she is well enough to be just in the incubator! I hope so. Like you I would like a private room. I am asking about that tomorrow so I will also ask about the incubator too

I hope your munchkin stays put for a few more weeks! All the sleepless nights are worth it.. though like you I am a CRANK when I am not fed, watered or sleep deprived. Any combination of them is like unleashing an angry mad woman

 

[blessedmomma]

that describes me exactly....grumpy when im not taken care of!

 

[blessedmomma]

i would def ask for a private! im glad i dont have to ask, they are all private.

wouldnt be a bad idea to ask about having her in your room either. would make BF easier to start and keep up on. and you and DH and her could bond so much easier. i hadnt ever heard of any hospitals doing it that way here until i got this one im using. i think its really great!

you are gonna have that LO here so soon! are you getting excited?? you are running out of time to get things done and ready. better take this weekend and tie any loose ends you still need to!

 

[vickyd]

Hey ladies!

I gavee birth to baby girl at 08.05 Wed. Morning but didnt see her till yesterday morning. She is in the neonatal ICU and we get to see her for half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. She is breathing on her own but is being fed through a tube. She was born 2.2 Kg but her weight has dropped now to 2.1. I have not bonded with her yet....I guess the fact that i cant touch her as the gown i wear has to cover my hands (i stll get iv meds) is not helping. Im trying to pump milk 3 times a day and only today managed to pump about 3ml. I cry everytime i walk into the icu unit, The midwives try to calm my fears as well as the doctor who seem to think shes doing very well. Im panicking all the time like a mental case. My doc said he thinks i have post natal depression, i dont agree at all. Im just very scared! I try to explain to everyone that if i had internet acsess i would go on B&B and the girls there would say that they totally get my fears andd most would feel like me in the same situation. Alex spent the least three hours trying to get me internet lol!

 

[blessedmomma]

oh honey i completely understand! i dont know how much that is in pounds but sounds very little. i have been praying for you and i am positive your precious LO will be ok. hang in there momma! she could be doing much worse. i can see why you would cry every time you see her. it has to be hard to see them so very little and needing so much. you might feel like your not providing her any comfort, but you are. even if you cant touch her, just by you being there you are doing sooo very much!

 

[Minimin]

VickyD and well done hubby on getting you to us! Please dont see it as just 3mL. When I went to BF the lady said babba has a stomach the size of a marble. No wonder we wont make much food in the first few days and weeks

I have been talking to several ladies, in particular a friend who had her baby in care after she was born (even happens to full term babba's) She tried to focus on what she could do for her girl, and made sure she expressed regularly. She said her milk did come in eventually and as she was expressing she could see it change from liquid gold colustrum (few drops) to milk (few mls then more as she expressed more). Remember our body is designed to make her milk and will make what she needs. As soon as you are regular in pumping you will encourage more to be made so dont worry about the 3ml. Some ladies it takes a bit longer than others. Dont give up hope and persevere...lil one will thank you when she gets real hungry
Do they have a BF feeding counselor or a MW that can advise you there?

She is a real good weight too hun. I think all babies lose a little bit of weight after being born and then put it back on so dont worry too much. Also feeding though a tube seems to be normal procedure as well. Are you able to give some of your milk to her? Either through tube/spoon/cup/. She is breathing on her own which is such wonderful news and an achievement in itself!!

I am glad you have internet now and some more ladies come on to reassure you.

Thinking of you tons and tons hun!

Miniminxx

 

[Wispyshadow]

VickyD: I'm so sorry that you are dealing with having a baby in the NICU. It is scary and stressful. I am an RN and work in the NICU. Your baby sounds like she is a pretty good size baby and being on Room Air is excellent. How many weeks were you when she was born? It is very normal for there to be a loss of weight in the first week for all babies and she will start to gain next week. Hang in there honey!!! BIG HUGS! And it is very normal for you to be upset and worried. I wish I could reach through the computer and give you a real hug....I'm so sorry It really does sound like your baby girl is doing really well and just needs to grow and learn how to eat. She will do great! Hang in there Mama

I just saw where you were 34 weeks when she was born. I just wanted to let you know that at 34 weeks babies are just gaining the suck, swallow, breath coordination so right now having the feeding tube is easier for her. I bet they will try to give her a bottle any day now and see how she does as long as she is breathing well. It sometimes can take them a few days or even a few weeks to get the hang of eating. Hopefully she will catch right on. Praying for you and your baby girl.

 

[daisyduck]

Hi ladies!

I was just about to post my own thread regarding similar worries, then I saw this one so I hope you don't mind me jumping on here...

Firstly congratulations VickyD!! And good luck to you ladies awaiting your upcoming sections - I hope all goes perfectly for you both!!

Im 32 weeks at the moment with my 2nd little boy and totally freaking out after my latest growth and doppler this week

In a nutshell my son (now 3yrs old and luckily 100% healthy) was born at almost 42wks weighing only 5lb 5oz - this was thought to be due to gbs and an undetected placental abruption (as I suffered APH and PPH, and we both required blood transfusions and intensive care). This time around I have ELCS booked and they have been very keen on the monitoring - been scanning me every 4wks to check growth and placental blood flow. Although LO seems quite small measuring around 3wks behind, my consultant hasn't been concerned as the blood flow was good and LO was sticking to a curve..

Anyway, I had a growth scan on thu with the registrar as my consultant was away and she really got me quite worried as she seemed to spend ages checking LO's insides and re-doing the AC measurement again and again but didn't really say very much... Just booked me in to see my consultant in 3wks rather than 4 and said that I will need to sign the ELCS forms at that appt. Got home and looked through my notes and I can see that the blood flow has dropped from 1.23 to 1.13 and AC measurement has dropped down to the 3% line!

We were aiming for week 39 csection to allow bubs to grow as much as poss, but my consultant had said that if there were any signs of growth stopping or the placenta weakening we may have to schedule earlier...

Do any of you ladies know if this sounds like thats what's happening, or is there any chance that things may have improved by the next scan and doppler?? I'm driving myself mad with worry!