Today I had another check up. I have been anxiously awaiting this one for 8 long weeks. I had another ultrasound to see if my placenta has moved up. It has! Phew. I really didn't want to have a C-section.
The other reason for the ultrasound was to check on her growth. At the last ultrasound Shiloh was measuring 9 days smaller than she should. Shiloh is now measuring 12 days smaller than she should. My Doctor says that I could have just ovulated late, which I know I did, but not that late. But there is also a possibility that she is not growing properly. My Doctor wants to monitor her growth closely to make sure she continues to grow at the rate she should. So I will go in for an ultrasound every 4 weeks, as long as she grows the amount she should in 4 weeks, even if she is still smaller than she should be for the Nov 23 due date, then we won't have to worry so much about her growth.
When I get closer to the due date I will probably have to do non stress tests as well. Just the name stresses me out! I guess the non stress tests will measure her growth and the fluids around her. My Doctor wants to make sure her lungs develop enough before delivery, and on the flip side, that she doesn't get too big that I'd have to have a C-section.
I am also measuring smaller than I should, only 22cm when I should be measuring 27cm which wouldn't really be cause for concern if Shiloh was measuring where she should be, so I think this is also why my Doctor wants to take all these extra steps to make sure she develops like she should. I am not too worried about me measuring too small because at this same point in my pregnancy with Cooper I was measuring 4 cm smaller than I should, then at my next appointment 2 weeks later I was measuring 1 cm bigger than I should. Cooper was just positioned further back, and finally decided to move and give me a break from all the back pain. I have similar back pain with Shiloh, I am hoping she decides to re-position herself soon too.
I gained 5 pounds this last month, so that's a grand total of 6 pounds gained so far.
At this point my Doctor is not going to move my due date back to Dec 5, where she is measuring to be, because really, she is going to come on her own anyway.
Shiloh is head down, face down right now (hopefully she just stays that way), so the tech wasn't able to get very many good shots of her, just a ton of profiles. I did get to see her yawn, that was pretty cool!
I am 27 weeks 2 days pregnant.
3 comments:
that's how I was with Lucero she was measuring really small but in the end she was very healthy so I don't see a reason to worry
Doctors just like to be safe. I'm sure there is nothing wrong. And I have had lots of non stress tests it's even less to worry about then an ultrasound and most of the time they can just get what they need from the ultrasound anyways. So don't get stressed about it. It will all just work out fine. Your doing great. :)
I love the name Shiloh!
Post a Comment