Just had booking appoint. Now high risk?

[jkbmah]

Hi all,

I've just spent about an hour and a half at the doctors for my midwife appoint (ended up having a 2 hour break from work....oops). As my
DD was only 5lb at 39 weeks I'm now classed as high risk this pregnancy.

We never knew why Em was so small, in fact she is still small really.

So I will get extra growth scan now are 20 weeks.

Just wondering who else had similar? And how many scan did you have? And when did you have them?

 

[littlesteph]

hi, my little one was small, 4lb 6oz at birth was born at 36+4 weeks thought. I told he was small because I was, when I looked at his notes it said the reason for him being so small was because of IUGR.
he's 8 months now and still pretty small for his age.
I have to see a consultant and have been told i'll get a growth scan in the third tri.
Might be worth asking about IUGR to see if that's the reason why she was so small.

 

[jkbmah]

Hi yeah, they did say IUGR but often they catch up. Now Paediatrician says 'constitutionally small' whatever that means. So you think only 1 extra scan in 3rd tri?

 

[littlesteph]

that's what I've been told by other ladies you have experienced similar things. I'm going to ask my consultant next week about it, as I heard you get the growth scan at 36 weeks, which would be no good for me as I was induced at 36+4.
As for the constitutionally small, have no idea what that actually means, just might mean that she'll be on the short side compared to everyone else her age.

 

[Miss406]

My first son was only 5lb 9 @ (apparently) 39+2 weeks.
I can't believe that you are classed as high risk purely because of your previous babies weight. I know they over use that whole 'high risk' rubbish but - seriously?!

Tell your midwives to look up the real reasons to be classed as high risk and to not tar you with such a serious brush!!

 

[jkbmah]

hinestly that is what they said she looked at some chart and said "Im afraid im going to have to class you as high risk" because she was under 2.5kilos

 

[mrs.amillian]

Sorry to hear this, I have no experiance but I'm thinking, this isn't such a bad thing x

A few extra scans towards the end to check bubs is healthy isn't too much to worry about x

I fact I would be more worried if they were blaise and just dismissed me x

Lol, just an excuse to eat extra, you baby does need it

 

[Miss406]

hinestly that is what they said she looked at some chart and said "Im afraid im going to have to class you as high risk" because she was under 2.5kilos

May I ask at what gestation she was born and whether she needed any help post birth?
Everyone is different I just hope they are not going to use the 'high risk' thing against you - like they do most people.
Been there, done that - Having a free birth this time because of pathetic hospital policies and procedures.
Best of luck

 

[viccat]

Everyone is different I just hope they are not going to use the 'high risk' thing against you - like they do most people.
Been there, done that - Having a free birth this time because of pathetic hospital policies and procedures.
Best of luck

I'm not sure it has the same impact in the UK? I would guess this means additional monitoring and perhaps more experienced/specialised consultants being involved in your pregnancy? None of this will cost any extra, thanks to the good old NHS

 

[jkbmah]

she was born at 39 weeks, needed no help post-birth. a bit slow to feed and a touch of jaundice but otherwise normal drug free delivery, normal healthy but little baby

 

[Miss406]

Everyone is different I just hope they are not going to use the 'high risk' thing against you - like they do most people.
Been there, done that - Having a free birth this time because of pathetic hospital policies and procedures.
Best of luck

I'm not sure it has the same impact in the UK? I would guess this means additional monitoring and perhaps more experienced/specialised consultants being involved in your pregnancy? None of this will cost any extra, thanks to the good old NHS

Oh, trust me - as a Mother to five already they do. It's all very well they let you have extra scans to ''make sure'' baby is Ok, and yes sometimes you will get to see a lovely, ''well educated'' consultant who will guide you through the whole ordeal.

What they fail to mention to unsuspecting Mothers is that once you are tarred with the high risk brush that's it for you.
Forget your home birth, water birth, active labour.
You'll be on the bed from 3cm and monitored through out the labour, because it's ''hospital policy and procedure with high risk Mothers''.

Kiss goodbye to a natural pregnancy as most often than not these ''well educated'' consultants push for unnecessary procedures, medicines and protocols.
They interfere with something as natural as pregnancy and giving birth with dreadful reasons and even worse outcomes usually.

The best advice I can give any Mother to be is that you make sure you research ALL your options and not just listen to the ''well educated'' consultant because with all those years at medical school, he/she MUST know better to be advising you for induction / Caesarean blah blah

OP:
Chances are, your baby yes was small for dates but was ready for delivery. Was there much white stuff on her? I still don't see it as a reason to class you as high risk hun, Keep your wits about you and don't let them force you into anything you don't wish to do.

 

[jkbmah]

Hi yeah she was born in the pool, so actually quite clean ! he he, but he had a lot of dry skin for weeks consistent with FT babies.

Seriously Ill go mad if they make me lie on the bed....

 

[Miss406]

Hi yeah she was born in the pool, so actually quite clean ! he he, but he had a lot of dry skin for weeks consistent with FT babies.

Seriously Ill go mad if they make me lie on the bed....

Aww bless her!
It **COULD** be different for you, depending on how understanding your consultant is and the hospital you birth in.. but just keep your wits about you and don't do anything you don't want to do.

 

[Miss406]

You COULD look up your local maternity units statistics on birth. See how their averages fare with the national average. You can often tell a good/bad hospital as to whether it's caesarean / induction blah blah rates exceed the national average and by how much etc..