How scary for you laiceysmummy, well I had my last ultrasound last week and it showed that the baby had gained some weight and is now 2.7kg. However they found that I had low amniotic fluid (like you). I now have to go in for a CTG scan on Tuesday 15th so I'll keep you all posted on what happens. The good news is that I am 37 weeks now so I think baby is pretty much "baked".
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I had unexplained IUGR with #2 and this was picked up between my 32 - 37w appts as the fundal height was getting further and further from where it should have been even through stil growing! I ended up being induced at 37+4 and she weighed 2.5, the placenta was revolting and all marbly and dry but she managed to stay out of the SCN and my body knew what to do so my milk came in within 12 hours of birth and she just fattened up! Within 2 days she had gained 150g! She never lost ANY!
Now - she is 16months and a little porker! ANd hillarious, she has had NO medical probs, she was justa small bub at birth that was rather hungry and needed some fattening up!
She is the same clothing size as her big sister who is nearly 3!
I am currently 32 wks + 6 days pg with a small for age baby.
as of monday (32wks +3days) she weighs 1.4kg and has only gained 255g in 2 weeks (since 30 wks +3days).
At the moment I am visiting the hospital twice a week for CTG scans and once a week for Ultrasounds. They've run a million and one blood tests etc and can't find anything causing her to be small. So I guess I'm just having a small baby.
My theory is as long as you're comfortable that the Dr's/Midwives are keeping an eye on you and bub and every test they do comes back normal, then you can breath a little easier.
My baby seems to have "caught up" with the growth so thats good but now I have weekly ctg scans to monitor baby as I now have low amniotic fluid around the baby. The last scan was good and i am happy how they are monitoring me. Its reassuring everytime I go to the clinic. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.
I had a similar experience. At 33 weeks bub was 33, then at 36 the measurement went back to 31cm. Of course they scared me to death and I went for an u/s. Everything looked ok but they said the baby had a small head, big tummy and short legs. I could only picture a turtle. Well 3 weeks later she was born totally normal. So like some others have said, i am pretty sceptical about it all now. I think it's unfair to scare us so much. Especially when they are such small measurements. It all seems so much more, when in reality babies do vary in height. xo
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