Made it all the way to 36+2 without an issue. Went for my growth scan today and his estimated weight is lower than it should be.
Most of his measurements were spot on, my consultant assured me, just his weight is a concern. 15% (at the 32wk scan) down to 7%. She did assure me that there is room for error with the scans, so not to worry too much. Also my placenta is working above average, so it’s not affecting his oxygen levels, thank god! His heart was fine and he was measuring as he should when the midwife measured him with the tape this morning.
Got to go for another scan on the 17th. If he’s still not gaining at the rate he should, I’ll be induced.
Has anyone else had this before? Can’t help but wonder if it’s something I’m doing/I’ve done. I’m a chocolate picker and I have treated myself to a can or two of normal Pepsi Max from time to time but have generally tried to go caffeine free.
Really worried now.
The scans can be massively inaccurate.
I've never had an accurate weight estimate with my 3.
I did have similar this time around however, they kept saying it was just a dodgy measurement.
But she dropped percentiles at one growth scan. Then the next one, she dropped again. And they said "Oh, it's probably because she's hard to measure properly now she's lower down"
So I was reassured.
Then the next one, she did the scan and said "Oh, it seems she's dropped again"
So she measured 4 more times until it didn't look like she dropped on the chart.
Which annoyed me a little but presumed they knew what they were doing.
That was at 40 weeks. So she technically dropped 3 scans in a row but they remeasured and made it look like she was back on track.
So they estimated her at nearly 9lb.
She was born 5 days later at 6lb 14.
So I think she was dropping like they said but as they kept rescanning, they missed it.
So whilst it's not exactly the same, I think she was dropping, like your situation.
Either way, it's out of your control and nothing you can/could do!
How can I get past this early first trimester anxiety?
I’m 5 weeks today (I think) and it doesn’t feel real at all. I’m still testing and my tests are dark, I’ve had a few symptoms (lots of CM, severe nausea, no bleeding etc) but it still doesn’t feel real. It took us a really long time to conceive and I’m so scared that I’m either going to have a miscarriage or something will be wrong.
Stop testing for starters
You're just wasting tests as they will show you nothing about the pregnancy really and all it'll do is give you more anxiety.
I've mentioned before that when I had my miscarriage, my test was positive for 6 weeks. Weeks 1 and 2 tests were brighter than my original tests I took when I found out I was pregnant.
Just know that your anxiety is completely normal and it does tend to last thought the whole pregnancy.
It's a very worrying time and everything is so out of your control.
I don't think there's a single person that hasn't had that anxiety, whether they've had a previous loss or not.
So just know you're not alone and use everyone on here to ask questions that may ease your mind a bit