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illinirdhd · Oct 16th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by Sabinalynn

No, I'm not long waisted..only 5'4. I went in for the U/S and she's only measuring a week behind, but I was only 4 lb 15 oz when born and at 32 weeks shes' already at 3 1/2! Now they are making me go in twice a week for 3 weeks-just crazy! And she's proportional and everything is completely normal and healthy. I really can't stand these people and how they scare you through the whole thing. It causes nothing but stress..

I'm glad to hear everything looks good. Look at it this way, they're just being cautious. Better safe than sorry, KWIM?

kimberf · Oct 17th, 2009, 12:45 AM

Just to give another perspective -- it's totally possible that your fundal height is small and that baby is small. However, as you know, since you were just a little peanut yourself, that's not the end of the world.

I had placental insufficiency, so DS did have IUGR (growth restriction). We started seeing it about where you are. He went from 50th percentile in all the monthly US, to 37th at 32 weeks, to 17th at 36. I was induced at 37+2 and he was under the 10th percentile for everything. However, other than being little, he was and is totally fine. He was chilly all the time at first and very sleepy from being little, but he came home with me, no problems, and he caught up growth-wise by about 10-12 months. He's totally fine with his motor skills and is way ahead of most of my friends' babies talking. So, small baby doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong, even if baby wasn't meant to be that small.

I'm amazed that they're doing US twice a week. Did they see low fluid or something too?

Sabinalynn · Oct 17th, 2009, 08:54 AM

No, no low fluid at all..everything is perfect. Fluids, placenta, all 100% perfect. My doctor is just paranoid. They say she's in the 4th percentile, but this is just for their office and they see alot of gestational diabetes and large babies, so she may be in like the 15% in another office. My doctor is just SOOOO cautious and it's making me crazy..
Babycenter says they should be at 3.75 lbs at 32 weeks and she's 3.5 lbs at 32 weeks, so how is that SO small? The whole thing is ridiculous..

kimberf · Oct 18th, 2009, 12:18 AM

Just wait and see how the next couple US go, and don't worry about it. If the growth curve is consistent, your doctor should calm down about it -- that means DD is just naturally a little girl. If she starts dropping (which is what my DS did, by about 20% every 4 weeks), then there's placental insufficiency or some other issue. But again, as someone who's been there and has a little one who is doing great, that's not necessarily a huge issue either.

The doc may tell you to limit your activity soon. At 28 weeks, I had to stop exercising, and was told to go to work come home, and lie on the couch. Now I look back and I miss those days...

LucreziaCA · Oct 18th, 2009, 01:22 AM

It drives me crazy that doctors are so paranoid nowadays.
I have a friend who was driven to tears by her doctor's warnings that her baby was 'too big to fit her pelvis'; a c-section (which she did not want) was scheduled, and guess what?!?!?!? They were totally wrong. Not even in the right ballpark. Her allegedly 9 pound plus baby was a perfectly healthy 7 lbs 6 ozs, and would have fit just fine through her pelvis. 2 pounds off!!! Multiple u/s, and she was always big. So that just shows you how 'accurate' these things are. And she is not the only friend of mine who has had this experience.

I am almost 31 weeks and I jog (slowly) 3-4 times a week.
I am very fortunate in that the people who are in charge of my medical care treat me like pregnancy is a normal, natural event- not a serious illness.

You were small, your baby will be small. Yeesh. Odds are, your baby is happy as a clam, floating and growing as she should be. Try to ignore the hysteria and enjoy these last weeks of it just being you and her.

Sabinalynn · Oct 21st, 2009, 12:12 PM

Turns out she's just small..she's perfectly proportional, measuring the same all around meaning she does not have IUGR. My doctor says I only have to go once a week now to check her growth, but he is not worried at all which puts my mind at ease. He told me it's 99.9 % genetic, so I'm really happy:) She's already around 4 lbs at 33 weeks and I was under 5lbs full term!! So she's really no THAT small. She'll be bigger than her mommy was..

kimberf · Oct 22nd, 2009, 12:40 AM

That's great! Think of it as an opportunity to see your baby once a week -- that's what I did with all the US and NSTs, and it really helped. By the time I had DS, I was like, "OMG, I can't believe some people only have one or two ultrasounds the whole time!"

Oct 17th, 2009, 08:54 AM	#18
Sabinalynn OP Sabinalynn Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 344	No, no low fluid at all..everything is perfect. Fluids, placenta, all 100% perfect. My doctor is just paranoid. They say she's in the 4th percentile, but this is just for their office and they see alot of gestational diabetes and large babies, so she may be in like the 15% in another office. My doctor is just SOOOO cautious and it's making me crazy.. Babycenter says they should be at 3.75 lbs at 32 weeks and she's 3.5 lbs at 32 weeks, so how is that SO small? The whole thing is ridiculous..
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Oct 18th, 2009, 01:22 AM	#20
LucreziaCA Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 328	It drives me crazy that doctors are so paranoid nowadays. I have a friend who was driven to tears by her doctor's warnings that her baby was 'too big to fit her pelvis'; a c-section (which she did not want) was scheduled, and guess what?!?!?!? They were totally wrong. Not even in the right ballpark. Her allegedly 9 pound plus baby was a perfectly healthy 7 lbs 6 ozs, and would have fit just fine through her pelvis. 2 pounds off!!! Multiple u/s, and she was always big. So that just shows you how 'accurate' these things are. And she is not the only friend of mine who has had this experience. I am almost 31 weeks and I jog (slowly) 3-4 times a week. I am very fortunate in that the people who are in charge of my medical care treat me like pregnancy is a normal, natural event- not a serious illness. You were small, your baby will be small. Yeesh. Odds are, your baby is happy as a clam, floating and growing as she should be. Try to ignore the hysteria and enjoy these last weeks of it just being you and her.
LucreziaCA Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 328

Oct 21st, 2009, 12:12 PM	#21
Sabinalynn OP Sabinalynn Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 344	Turns out she's just small..she's perfectly proportional, measuring the same all around meaning she does not have IUGR. My doctor says I only have to go once a week now to check her growth, but he is not worried at all which puts my mind at ease. He told me it's 99.9 % genetic, so I'm really happy:) She's already around 4 lbs at 33 weeks and I was under 5lbs full term!! So she's really no THAT small. She'll be bigger than her mommy was..
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Oct 17th, 2009, 12:45 AM	#17
kimberf Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,868	Just to give another perspective -- it's totally possible that your fundal height is small and that baby is small. However, as you know, since you were just a little peanut yourself, that's not the end of the world. I had placental insufficiency, so DS did have IUGR (growth restriction). We started seeing it about where you are. He went from 50th percentile in all the monthly US, to 37th at 32 weeks, to 17th at 36. I was induced at 37+2 and he was under the 10th percentile for everything. However, other than being little, he was and is totally fine. He was chilly all the time at first and very sleepy from being little, but he came home with me, no problems, and he caught up growth-wise by about 10-12 months. He's totally fine with his motor skills and is way ahead of most of my friends' babies talking. So, small baby doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong, even if baby wasn't meant to be that small. I'm amazed that they're doing US twice a week. Did they see low fluid or something too?

Oct 18th, 2009, 12:18 AM	#19
kimberf Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,868	Just wait and see how the next couple US go, and don't worry about it. If the growth curve is consistent, your doctor should calm down about it -- that means DD is just naturally a little girl. If she starts dropping (which is what my DS did, by about 20% every 4 weeks), then there's placental insufficiency or some other issue. But again, as someone who's been there and has a little one who is doing great, that's not necessarily a huge issue either. The doc may tell you to limit your activity soon. At 28 weeks, I had to stop exercising, and was told to go to work come home, and lie on the couch. Now I look back and I miss those days...

Oct 22nd, 2009, 12:40 AM	#22
kimberf Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,868	That's great! Think of it as an opportunity to see your baby once a week -- that's what I did with all the US and NSTs, and it really helped. By the time I had DS, I was like, "OMG, I can't believe some people only have one or two ultrasounds the whole time!"

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