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Hi.. we are 24 weeks with a IUGR baby. Yesterday we had an ultrasound and Doppler to check the placenta. Which they said was fine. But our baby boy only weighs 365g so they are saying he is 3 weeks behind. The doctor was pretty negative yesterday which was hard. The baby did grow on its curve for 2 weeks and has a strong heartbeat and is very active. Does anyone have or had these issues??
Here's my story. My boys are triplets. B and C were ID and at 21 weeks they wanted to terminated them because of IUGR and lack of fluid. They were 3 weeks behind. They were all born at 26.5 weeks we lost Baby A to respiratory distress 12 hours later he was 500 and we still have B but he is a medicall facility because of he condition he was 535. There brother came home after 3 months in the NICU.
They didn't find out Noah was IUGR until we were 36 weeks. Everything was going fine. Then we went for an Ultrasound bc I was measuring 4 wks behind. He was right around the 3rd %. I was induced that day. Today Noah is 4 months, (3 adjusted) and is fine other than eating issues.....I will be thinking a/b u and ur baby!!
My daughter was IUGR from 17 weeks until 33 weeks with low fluid. We were induced because of low fluid, no the IUGR. I was told by my OB that as long as the baby grows... its better for them to be in the womb than out. My daughter grew, she just grew 1-2 weeks behind her gestation. Although she was born with hpoplastic kidneys, which may have 'miraculously' fixed themselves (her levels are in normal range) she is going great! The low fluid was because of her renal insufficiency.
Stay positive, as long as the baby is growing, its better in than out!!
I am thinking of you!
p.s. I was told my placenta was fine, which was checked after birth, and was calcified. They told me not even a 40 week old placenta would of been that bad. I don't think they can always accurately tell.
Yep. Short version: AT 17 weeks, Becca was 2 weeks behind, with a large placenta and low fluid. By 26 weeks, she had reversed blood flow through the umbilical cord. Very grim. By 27 weeks, I had developed pre-eclampsia. At 27 weeks, 6 days, I developed HELLP and had an emergency c-section. Becca was 7 weeks behind by then (and it was a miracle she didn't die in utero) and weighed only 370 grams. After 123 in the NICU, she is home and doing great. She's got a few challenges, but we think she will eventually grow out of them. She remains at high risk for lots of issues, but so far, she is happy and healthy.
For the long version, check out our blog: http://ittybittyhill.blogspot.com. You'll see that we had very negative reports throughout the pregnancy, but Becca is our happy ending. Good luck!
My situation was also very similar to yours. I found out at 25 weeks that Milo had pretty much stopped growing and was about 400 grams with very low fluid. We hung in there for three more weeks on bedrest to see if he grew any better, and he made it to 510 grams at 27 weeks, 5 days before there was a reversal in blood flow. He was delivered that night. We had our share of negative doctors, but after 95 days in the NICU, we brought Milo home weighing 4 pounds. He is doing very well, and tracking developmentally with his adjusted age (8 and a half months) so far. We'll be praying for you and your baby.
That's good that the baby is still showing growth and the other things look good as well. I had my son on 9/30/09 at 28 weeks and 4 days. He weighed 1 lb 7 oz. I found out at 21 weeks that he was going to be an IUGR baby. At 25 weeks I was put in the hospital to be monitored. Each week the blood flow to the baby was checked along with the amniotic fluid level. My last ultrasound on 9/29 showed that my amniotic level was at a 2 and that the baby weighed 1 lb 2 oz. or 650 grams. I am grateful that he was actually bigger than that at birth.
Hi there.
Our baby was diagnosed IUGR at 21 weeks. We were told to give up hope altogether and since then we've faced a great deal of negativity. At 24 weeks our baby was measuring 360grams but today, at 33 weeks, he is 1216g (2lb10). I do have pre-eclampsia and may have to deliver any day, but we are so much more hopeful today than we were ten weeks ago, at your stage. We have had a clear amniocentesis but our skeletal ultrasound shows likelihood of drawrfism (however, that is because our femur measurements are a lot fuurther behind than the head/body). We have been told that as long as he keeps growing he is better off staying inside. Also, he is following a growth curve, allbeit below the centile chart. I was given so much hope on this site at your stage when I had frankly given up. So please don't give up - there is hope and some babies are just congenitally small. If your placenta is working well, there is still capacity for growth. Mine has "notching" but is still flowing well, regardless of the pre-eclampsia. Make sure they check you and baby regularly. Good luck xxx
Thanks everyone for sharing your journey's. It has been very encouraging to hear that I am not in this alone and there is others who have gone thru this and had good outcomes! We are totally choosing to be positive and keep our spirits up.
Thanks again!
I forgot to mention that I recently found this support group specifically for those with IUGR pregnancies/babies. It's REALLY helpful too...
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/IUGR/
Hope that helps and goood luck again. x
Well, I have learned more about this recently. Outcomes vary and a lot depends on the NICU that you would be going to. Unfortunately, boys do a little worse then girls, I think that gender accounts for about a week in development. There's a documentary about one baby, who had just about every problem (except death): http://www.littlemanthemovie.com as well as babies born vary small who go on to do well. Even though our outcome (from 26 weeks, 370 grams) was good (no surgeries, one infection in NICU) it took everything that we had (mentally and physically) to hold on to her for the first year. Our daughter is 4 now and doing well, but she certainly has her issues - special education for speech and fine motor skills.
After talking with this woman, I learned that chord flow can go from reversed to non-functioning in a split second: http://csfinnerty.wordpress.com.
If it helps, I developed a mantra for getting through pregnancy, "it is what it is."
My son was severely IUGR measuring 5 wks behind. We found out at 30wks that he was the size of a 26wker. I developed pre-e and there were signs of reverse blood flow, so they induced at 31wks. He weighed 730g. I had a placental abruption during delivery and they also told us that Henry had a full knot in the cord. Today he is 19 months old and doing great. He struggles w/ feeding and weight gain, but is on target w/ all his developmental milestones.
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