I had a scan at 34 weeks to check that my placenta was ok.... so it was one of the better bigger scans. They said that the baby was 4.6kgs... and allow for a 20% difference so i thought right this baby is either over 5kgs and already almost 4kgs,..... Well she was born 3 weeks later and she was 3.3kgs! so she either lost a lot of weight or they were VERY WRONG!
There is normallu only ever a problem between a women growning a too bigger baby for her body is when say a tiny asian women mates with a islander??? and that you can understand..
Last edited by Tegam; February 3rd, 2009 at 02:32 PM.
If your Ob is talking 'big baby' I'm sorry she is NOT one of the good ones, she is obviously totally caught in the whole obstetric view that womens bodies are inherently incapable of birthing babies without intervention. It's a very bad sign, and if she thinks a scan is going to shed light on the situation, then I'd trust her even less.
Have you utilised a resource called 'The Pink Kit" ? It gives great info all about the pelvis and how it works in dynamic concert with bub during labour to facilitate birth, and gives great suggestions about how to optimise birthing positions etc.
The ONLY way to give a diagnosis of CPD is to labour, and see what happens...only in hindsight can you know.
That your Ob is so scared by SD casts aspersions on her ability, quite frankly, than anything else...
A 'big' baby does not mean a big head and shoulders necessarily, it can simply mean a heavy baby, so weight means nothing at all.
Babies heads are designed to mold for birth, and pelvises are stretchy structures desisned to facilitate birth.
I truly believe you can do this, don't be cowed by scaremongering.
You sound like your head is screwed on right and you know what you want and most importantly you're not being taken in hook line and sinker by what she is saying - you're right to doubt and to ask questions about this. Shoulder dystocia is by and large a positional problem - 5lb babies can cause problems if they are not in the *best* position for birth. It's a great start that you have a doula and she is offering you support and literature about this - she will be there to help coach you through the birth and if babe does turn out to be big - she will be more than able to guide you into the best positions for it.
I have had two babies (out of 4) that presented with shoulder dystocia - one was 4.32kg and my last was 4.56kg - but they were BOTH in a terrible position for birth and they have very broad shoulders, so both those factors combined to make it harder to get them out, but not impossible - I didn't even tear with my last baby, just the smallest graze. Trust your instincts on this one.
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