I think I started a thread about this a few months ago. We also found out at our twenty week scan that we had a SUA, but given that there were no other indicators of foetal abnormalities (I hate that phrase!), there really wasn't anything to worry about. We had a repeat scan at 22 weeks to check the heart and kidney function, and everything looks great.
Our OB originally told us that it was possible that she might be a little on the small side owing to the condition, but I'm 33 weeks now and apparently she's a bit of a giant! Though, I'm a bit skeptical about fundal height and third trimester growth scans as a reliable indicator of size. It's great that you aren't worrying about it - unless it appears in combination with something else, there's no need to, I think! I'm sure your baby will be perfect.
I had my 19 week ultrasound today and although the baby looked fine in all areas, it only has a single umbilical artery.
Please keep posting, i'd love to hear stories about how things turned out for others with the same issue.
Did anyone else have this in conjucntion with low PAPP-A or after IVF with multiple egg retreival? Just wondering if there is any correlation?
Thanking you in advance for your response.
Also, I am new to this. Does anyone know how i can contact a member 'Bridee'? There is no 'email' button on her posts. I don't even know how to start a new thread/post!!
Hi there, My neighbours best friend is pg and has this. She is gettibg close to popping so will let you know how she goes. So far no problems though. They keep a closer eye on her.
As BG said, Samuel was a SUA baby... I just didn't see this thread until now!
As mentioned, SUA can be an indicator of chromosomal abnormalities, kidney defects and heart problems. Most of the time, these will have been ruled out at routine 12 week scans (chromosomal problems) and the 20 week scan for the kidneys. They will usually do further scans in pregnancy to monitor growth and heart problems. Of course, they don't tell you that most of these problems will have already been ruled out and you'll come home and google and freak yourself out in a huge way...
SUA can also lead to low birth weights and early arrivals.
For those who are hearing predictions of monster-sized babies... At 18 weeks when our SUA was diagnosed they were predicting a tiny baby. At 24 weeks we'd caught up and were right on average. At 32 weeks they started talking monster baby... At 36 weeks I gave birth to Samuel and found myself with a 2.48kg tiny baby in SCN for 10 days! Take all the predictions with a grain of salt.
As for the early arrival thing - I have a friend who also had a boy with a SUA - he was also born at 36 weeks.
The only issues after birth relating to the SUA that we've found is that we were sent for a routine kidney scan just to double check that there are no problems. The paed didn't expect to find anything, but it's just something they do, apparently.
I hope this is helpful - just remember that just because it can mean something doesn't mean it will.
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