Low fluid and growth problems (Pregnancy Complications)

Member Name: xjenniex2008

Product:	Pregnancy Complications
Date:	20/11/08 (103 review reads)
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Advantages: I had a lot of scans and was looked after

Disadvantages: Not knowing when my daughter would be born

My problem in pregnancy wasn't as major as some as the ones that are out there.

I had 3 scans with the hospital 8 weeks, 14 weeks and 20 weeks and all was fine, the community midwife I saw was happy with the way my pregnancy was progressing but my bump was small. I had a 4D scan at 26 weeks where they noticed our little girl was measuring 2 weeks smaller than she should and there wasn't a lot of fluid around her. They gave me all their measurements and told me to call my hospital. I spoke to them and got an appointment the next week, immediately the Dr asked me why I had a 4D scan, I just said "because I wanted to" I don't see it as a problem, she obviously did. This Dr wasn't my consultant she wasn't very friendly and basically told me nothing was wrong but they would scan me at 30 weeks if it made me feel better.

I had the scan and saw my actual cons for the first time and she was lovely, very helpful easy to talk to, and told us everything and answered our questions. She told me she expected her to be born early, and later on at my 38 week scan she told me she hadn't expected me to get further than 36 weeks. So I was always prepared I packed my bag at 30 weeks and it was always in the car with us when we went to appointments.

We had weekly scans, one week would be a doppler scan to measure the blood flow through the cord and the next week would be a growth and fluid scan. They suspected the reason she was only small is because my placenta wasn't working aswell as it should be. I resisted googling as it would be the worst thing I could do and one of my friends neice's had recently had a still birth so I was terrified as it was. The hospital did really look after me, at 36 weeks I had another scan and the cons who saw me was the first one who had asked me why I had a 4D scan. She told me nothing was wrong I needed no more scans. We weren't happy with this at all and I told her I wanted at least one more before my due date so she kept my 38 week appointment which was on the 27th december. I went to the scan and saw my original cons (the lovely one) and she wasn't happy she did an internal and I was 2cm so she decided to bring me in the next day for induction.

I was so glad I had kept the appointment because even though our daughter was healthy on delivery (she was 6lb15oz she was very tiny but a perfect weight) if I had gone on to be overdue we don't know how she would've coped with the labour or what the fluid levels were. I don't know why this other Dr had such a problem, it wasn't even her clinic on the days I went in. I was very relieved when I saw my consultant walk in on that day of my last scan.

My daughter is very healthy now, she is still small but I think its just the way she is meant to be neither me or my husband are big people. She eats a lot but she is very active.

My advice for people having problems in their pregnancy is to ask lots of questions don't feel stupid.

If you feel work is getting on top of you and not helping your problems, speak to your Dr. I finished work at 27 weeks because I was so tired all the time, which the consultant told me was because Alice was taking all my energy to make her grow. Within a few weeks of finishing work they noticed a difference in her growth.

And don't google anything!!!

Summary: It all turned out fine in the end