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[riokayak]

i had my 20 week last week and i have the u/s with the specialist on the 10th.

Thinking of you today! I hope everything goes well, keep us posted.

 

[Angelkissiz]

I also hope everything turns out well let us know how everything goes!! RioKayak, how are you doing

 

[DanaBump]

thanks girls, i'll be sure to post as soon as i know

 

[riokayak]

I also hope everything turns out well let us know how everything goes!! RioKayak, how are you doing

I'm doing well! I have my next check up on the 15th and they are going to have me come in early to do a growth scan. I'm definitaly growing, so I think that means the baby is too.

 

[riokayak]

Angelkissiz, how often have you done growth scans? I think they want me to do it monthly.

 

[Kirstin]

I found out I had a SUA at 20 weeks and had a scan yesterday (28 weeks) where tehy found I had excess fluid and the baby had a slightly small stomach (although the midwife I saw afterwards looked on the chart and said it was fine) - so confused

 

[Angelkissiz]

Angelkissiz, how often have you done growth scans? I think they want me to do it monthly.

Well I went for a growth scan at 27 w6 days, and was told that LO was measuring 2.9 which is above the 50th percentile, I go for an apt. with my midwife on Monday I will be 33 weeks, and I believe she will schedule me for another growth scan for the following week, so I really don't go in that frequently I don't know if thats a good thing or bad lol, riokayak, does your midwife act like it's not that big of a deal the cord issue, mine seems too which makes me relieved one day where I am not worrying, and very nervous the next, I just can't wait to have this baby, and count his finger and toes lol, and stop worrying!!

 

[DanaBump]

i must start this off by saying how badly i miss my old dr and really wish she hadn't taken leave. she had this way of only explaining to me only what i needed to know and leaving the rest out. these other dr's should take a couple notes from her book because listening to 2 hours of basically crap that doesn't/didn't affect me again is really rather irritating. no matter what i said they just kept going back to what it could be's.



basically after being frustrated to the point of tears, i got one of them to tell me what i really should be worrying about and what i shouldn't.



she has a little bit of excess fluid around her heart and along the outside of her intestine. it was so minor that it took a good hour to get a good measurement of both. she is also now measuring 7 days ahead (1 lb 1 oz), lord help me if i have a big baby. in the end the dr and genetic counselor sd that they were more concerned or gestational diabetes for size and an infection for the excess fluid, than anything chromisomaly being wrong with her. they of course recomended an amnio but with abby basically measuring at viable stats now, that would be pointless. it would of course be more information but they don't think would change anything from what they saw yesterday....i think. they kept saying it wouldn't change treatment which of course got me confused but we walked out believing that there'll be nothing wrong with her daily life, just maybe my pregnancy and how i handle that. so on the 22nd when i go to see my primary dr, i need to drink the sugar crap and get blood tests for infections and basically go from there.



i've heard too many of my friends' babies being measured at 10lbs and they came out 6-7 to really be worried about the size thing yet and it very well could be where she is just gifted in the fluid dept and absolutely nothing wrong.

 

[hopedance]

i haven't read the whole thread, but i just wanted to add that my baby had SUA, and he grew fine. he was born early due to pre-eclampsia - totally unrelated to the SUA - but was 3lbs 4 which is huge for 30 weeks, so some of them will grow fine! he was fine in every other way too.

 

[riokayak]

Angelkissiz, how often have you done growth scans? I think they want me to do it monthly.

Well I went for a growth scan at 27 w6 days, and was told that LO was measuring 2.9 which is above the 50th percentile, I go for an apt. with my midwife on Monday I will be 33 weeks, and I believe she will schedule me for another growth scan for the following week, so I really don't go in that frequently I don't know if thats a good thing or bad lol, riokayak, does your midwife act like it's not that big of a deal the cord issue, mine seems too which makes me relieved one day where I am not worrying, and very nervous the next, I just can't wait to have this baby, and count his finger and toes lol, and stop worrying!!

My doctor was fairly calm when she called to tell me the news originally, but wanted to send me to the specialist for a more detailed ultrasound. During that appointment, they were all very positive and said that the findings of that appointment put me back into a "normal low-risk pregnancy".

In the original call from my doctor she said that the specialist appointment was only to see if there were other issues, which they didn't find anything else at that time. She also said they will most likely do monthly ultrasounds to check growth.

I think my doctor handled it well. She let me know that something wasn't normal from what she saw, but at the time it wasn't something to get overly stressed out about. The specializist said that once they ruled out any other issues the SUA becomes a normal variation.

 

[riokayak]

Dana, I cried at my appointment too. I think my tears came when the specialist doctor said everything looked good. Such relief. Did they seem concerned about the extra fluid or more about the weight?

 

[DanaBump]

that's the awful thing! at the appt they seemed like they were concerned. called my dr's nurse today who looked at the specialists review and dr isn't concerned at all just wants another u/s in 5 weeks and wants me to get some infection blood work and the diabetes testing.

i hate dr's and the way they just won't tell me the simple things as far as what i do and do not have to worry about.

 

[Angelkissiz]

that's the awful thing! at the appt they seemed like they were concerned. called my dr's nurse today who looked at the specialists review and dr isn't concerned at all just wants another u/s in 5 weeks and wants me to get some infection blood work and the diabetes testing.

i hate dr's and the way they just won't tell me the simple things as far as what i do and do not have to worry about.

I have to agree with you! When I found out my baby had SUA, I heard it from the U/S Technician, that was at 17 weeks, since then I have had an U/S one time at 27 weeks 6 days, I went to my scheduled apt, yesterday and my Midwife says she will have me go in for another U/S in 2 weeks, thats almost a 2 month difference, I have not been monitored that much, and I am really just hoping that it is because everything is normal! Dana, so did your Dr. Tell you that if they don't see anything out of the ordinary that the pregnancy is basically the same as a normal pregnancy, I'm sorry I bug so much I am just a nervous wreck, no one wants to have anything wrong with there baby, and I just feel as if My Mid Wife is too busy to listen to my concerns!!!

 

[DanaBump]

she basically said she was worried about nothing, would monitor growth and as long as she keeps growing we're great.

 

[riokayak]

I just got back from my check-up. They did a growth ultrasound before the appointment. The doctor seemed almost puzzled that the baby is BIG. They put it at 5 days early and she said it would be 90+%. They were very happy with how good everything looks. It was very nice to hear. I will have another scan in 8 weeks. My low placenta had also moved way up and at this time is not a factor. She said the baby is still head up, but she said that isn't really an issue until 36 weeks. So far so good.

Since most of the people that come to this topic are worried, I'll make sure I say one positive thing about it. I have more pictures! So I've had 4 different ultrasounds, where I think I would have only had 2 at this point if the kid didn't have SUA.

I think because I was such a big baby I've always been more worried about having a HUGE baby that when I heard that the SUA can result in a low weight baby I started eating... apparently a little too well.

 

[DanaBump]

that's puzzling because mine's "big" too, maybe that's something that happens? she's measuring 86% and a week ahead so dr's are all concerned too. there really is no pleasing them is there, lol.

i agree with all the u/s, i think i'm lucky. no real big issues and i see my baby 4 times as much as "normal" mommy's

 

[disneyfan1984]

For those asking about the ultrasounds - here's what I had

8 weeks - was in a car wreck, just a check
13 weeks - dating scan
20 weeks (had two) - SUA diagnosed (1st check she was in an awkward position)
28 weeks - growth scan
38 weeks - growth scan

So basically, I had two extra ultrasounds, and everything turned out fine! Alayna always measured a bit small, but she ended up being a perfectly average 7lbs 9oz.

 

[riokayak]

Dana, you really can't win. My doctor seemed pleasantly surprised, I imagine if I continue to grow at a consistent pace they will be happy. I have my sugar test next month, so who knows it could change again.

Thanks for the update disneyfan, Alayna looks like a beautiful little girl!

I think we can all agree that we were pretty freaked out when we first heard the news, but luckily this site has some less scary information, so thanks to all of you for posting. I'm sure others in the future will be as thankful as I am to have the more realistic information.

 

[Angelkissiz]

Dana, you really can't win. My doctor seemed pleasantly surprised, I imagine if I continue to grow at a consistent pace they will be happy. I have my sugar test next month, so who knows it could change again.

Thanks for the update disneyfan, Alayna looks like a beautiful little girl!

I think we can all agree that we were pretty freaked out when we first heard the news, but luckily this site has some less scary information, so thanks to all of you for posting. I'm sure others in the future will be as thankful as I am to have the more realistic information.

I know I Am a nervous wreck, my due date is right around the corner, and I am just anxious to see my little boy, and feed him myself instead of worrying about his cord not getting the job done!!

 

[lil_ladybugs]

This is a great thread after doing a google search! Such a bad idea. I was told I had SUA after my 18 week scan. I am now 28 weeks. I go to a maternity clinic and see any one of 8 different doctors at my appointments. The first doctor sent me for a fetal echocardiogram which showed that baby's heart was perfect. She also said i was going to go for regular growth scans until I reach my due date. If I am to reach my due date, I will be induced due to the SUA. The last doctor I saw said that everything looked great on the fetal echocardiogram (they also checked everything else out then) and I would only need the scan at 30 weeks and then I shouldn't need any extra monitoring.

I guess my concern is that something could happen between 30 and 40 weeks and because they aren't checking, we won't know! But it looks like many women don't have growth scans later in the pregnancy so maybe this is not a worry? I am also wondering if any of you ladies who have SUA were told you need to be induced? I really do not want to be induced!!