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onthetiles
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18-06-2008 11:31

hi ive never posted message here before so here goes..... i'm 30wks and 5 days with my third baby. ( 2nd pregnancy as i have 2yr old twins)

Anyway at my 26wk check up with my GP I was measuring 29weeks. ( although my booking in scan and subsequent appointments had me about 5 days behind but this was always consistent. ) I had my 30wks check up at hospital last week and was measuring 27weeks and a couple of days. baby is in 50th Centile about 2lb 9oz ( which im assured is ok) so they weren't too worried and asked me to come back at 35 wks. However I had a 4d scan at 28 weeks and the baby measured the same gestation / size then. ( I don't know about weight) I telephoned the midwife in a panic and advised that although doctors not too worried, I was as baby appeared not to have grown in the three weeks since 4d scan ( which by the way was unsuccessful as baby was upside down)I haven't put on any weight and bump only measures 30 weeks ( ive lost 3 weeks somewhere) which hi assume is ok but i'm more worried that it hasn't changed in 3 weeks. Midwife has asked me to come up later this week for a check. I have a history of IUGR where one twin stopped growing around 29-30wks and had to be del at 34 weeks. so im quite worried of the same thing happening again. can anyone help reassure me. i find it hard to eat now with worry as no appeitie.

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onthetiles
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18-06-2008 11:31

hi ive never posted message here before so here goes..... i'm 30wks and 5 days with my third baby. ( 2nd pregnancy as i have 2yr old twins)

Anyway at my 26wk check up with my GP I was measuring 29weeks. ( although my booking in scan and subsequent appointments had me about 5 days behind but this was always consistent. ) I had my 30wks check up at hospital last week and was measuring 27weeks and a couple of days. baby is in 50th Centile about 2lb 9oz ( which im assured is ok) so they weren't too worried and asked me to come back at 35 wks. However I had a 4d scan at 28 weeks and the baby measured the same gestation / size then. ( I don't know about weight) I telephoned the midwife in a panic and advised that although doctors not too worried, I was as baby appeared not to have grown in the three weeks since 4d scan ( which by the way was unsuccessful as baby was upside down)I haven't put on any weight and bump only measures 30 weeks ( ive lost 3 weeks somewhere) which hi assume is ok but i'm more worried that it hasn't changed in 3 weeks. Midwife has asked me to come up later this week for a check. I have a history of IUGR where one twin stopped growing around 29-30wks and had to be del at 34 weeks. so im quite worried of the same thing happening again. can anyone help reassure me. i find it hard to eat now with worry as no appeitie.

cheers

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boudicea
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hello hun

I'm afraid I dont have anything helpful to add just wanted to send some hugs. The main thing is that you are onto it and your midwife is keping tracks on it too so if it does turn out to be iugr they wont leave it to get dangerous.
Babies often have growth spurts and then quiet periods and also fundal height etc can be very subjective. Try not to worry and keep eating!!! Also dont let your midwife fob you off tell her how upset you've been.

really hope its all ok hun let us know hw you get on

xxxxxx michelle 31+6

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