Do not understand, any advice appreciated!

[Tash*n*bub]

Hi all,

I went for my 19 week scan yesterday hoping to see that all was well with little one and fond out the sex.....when we got in there, we were there for a maximum of 5 mins from start to finish and the radiologist told us that I was actually 4 weeks or a month behind what I though I was.

The first day of my last period was the 14th of April and I recorded it straight away, having a 4 day cycle and I did not have a cycle again after that, nothing at all....So I want to know how they work out I fell pregnant on the 11th May ( Or there about ) according to one scan alone, if I didn't have another cycle after April.

Their reasoning was that the fetus was smaller than he/she should be for 19 weeks and our question is couldn't that justy indicate a small or slow developing baby??

We are really unsure here as our last 3 pregnancies were all at the right date.

This was my first scan and I just don't know what to think, I am seeing the GP tomorrow.

If I wasn't so clear on my dates I wouldn't even question this but I have them written down.

Also the placenta was low lying and almost right near the cervix, This I know can create problems!!

Thanks for reading, Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!!

Tash

[Rommy'sMummy]

How confusing and worrying for you!

I have had plenty of scans - 14 with this bub and around 20 with DS and NONE of them were that quick. Wasnt it supposed to be your morphology scan?? Both of my 20 week scans took literally over an hour, with this bub they actually did 5 scans over 4.5 hours just to make sure of a couple of the measurements and checks. I would be questioning the following at your GP;

# how experienced was the technician who did the scan - we only go to women's ultrasound specialists who have a tech then a Dr review the scan each time

# how much time was spent / how many checks made of the measurement of the baby to see that the dating / growth estimate was accurate

# did the tech measure all of the following to check dates estimate; head and belly circumference as well as leg length? Are you or DH actually short? and therefore could just be having a short baby?

# getting a second opinion - I would be really keen to get this done very soon to get some clarity.

# did they check the placenta function and or flow along the umbilical cord to check for growth restriction? Sorry to mention it but that was an issue with DS and we are now on Asprin which has helped this one grow really well.

Good luck with your appt tomorrow. I hope your GP has some answers or at least refers you for a more thouough scan.

Rachel

[willow5]

I'm a little shocked you were in and out so quick too!
My morphology scan at 20wks took around an hour too.

I would talk to your GP like PP said and see what he/she says and make sure you say that it only took 5mins!!!

Good luck Tash
Keep us posted

[*TripleJ*]

mine took 3 hours coz they couldnt get a good pic of his heart arent they supposed to check those sort of things

[satya]

I'd be asking for a referral to somewhere else. That was way too quick for them to do the measurements correctly.

[MantaRay]

How confusing and distressing for you. It sounds like maybe it was too early for them to do the scan properly so maybe that's why it was so quick. Hopefully your GP will give you more details.

There are reasons why your dates can be out - it could be that you ovulated late that cycle, or something like that. Try not to worry about it until you can find out more. GL hun.