well had my growth scan today, hes measuring two weeks behind at only 4lb his head growth is normal but belly and femur are slightly smaller, now im classed as "iugr" and have to have x2weekly checks and scans.. has anybody else experienced this?
my first baby was born a day before her due date weighing 5lb6oz and my current pregnancy I'm having growth scans as previous baby was small and this baby is measuring small I just think I carry small baby's so I'm not that worried xxxx
@elouu1993, I was worried about ending in c section. especially as I was being induced early so body wouldn't be ready etc. but my induction was super quick. I had contractions from the moment they put the pessary in and I went from 2 cm to fully dilated in about 30 minutes. pushed about 5 times 😂 i was shocked how fast it happened. so you never know !! xx
@babyboots, oh bless you! it certainly is but will be worth it once the little monkeys are here🙊 im worried they will section me too as the midwife today told me alot of the time a iugr mummy ends up with a section but they will try to induce me first! xxx
yea im having my baby girl on week 37 wich is only 24 days away i cant be induced as iv had two sections and they dont allow it.. but im having another c section as thats what i was advised by consultants.. its such a worry isnt it @elouu1993 x
I thought my daughter was a good weight for 37 weeks but apparently she was 8th centile ! I think over the years babies have gradually got bigger and now they expect babies to be much bigger. Obviously the centile charts ate based on national averages so the average birth weight must have changed over time and now that babies are bigger what was 'normal' a few years ago is considered small. They just like to keep a close eye on smaller babies 😊
@winterbaby95, they said its not :/ dont understand why though as i was 10stone when i got pregnant and im also only 5ft 4 so i wasnt expecting to have a massive baby but to be told hes too small has worried me abit as up untill yesturday he was above the 50th centile xxx
I had a baby 3 weeks ago with iugr. was induced at 37 weeks weighing 5lb 11. She struggled with her weight in first two weeks and went down to 5lb. but it's week she's gained it all back and is 5lb 10. Other than that she's perfectly healthy and fine so try not to worry! I had scans fortnightly between 20 and 30 weeks and weekly from 30 weeks onwards. I think at 34 weeks baby was between 4 and 4.5 lb but I can't remember. I know it's hard not to worry but you're already quite far along so only have to hold out a couple more weeks for a safe delivery x