Big Day
We've made it passed the 36 week mark & I couldn't be happier...especially when you consider we thought this little one was going to be born at 32 weeks. Feels good to have got it this far!
Mark & I had an early start to our day with Mum & Dad arriving at 7am to look after Julian & then take Jake & Riley to school. We had to leave shortly after that to make our 8:15am OB appointment after getting through the early morning peak hour traffic. As it was we beat Ross there, he was off dong an emergency c/s.
Our appointment went well. He was happy with my BSL readings, blood pressure was good, weight gain was good, wee sample good etc etc. Up onto the bed I go & he does his little poke & prod before doing a quick scan to check baby's heartbeat, breathing pattern & amniotic fluid.
Then come the words....
'We still have a small bub here...what time is your growth & well being scan?'
With an hour & a half in between appointments he decided he wanted us to head down to labour ward & have a CTG done...& it was sometthing we had to do twice a week till the baby is born. So...we did!
The CTG went well & our little bubba was doing everything right. Lots of movement, great heart rate etc etc. Off to the Growth & Well Being scan we go...woot! We were soooo looking forward to seeing a little face...with chubby cheeks & even some funny face expressions.
NO SUCH LUCK!!!
Our little munchkin turned 'away' from the sonographer...hiding, not budging, being cheeky & shock horror...STUBBORN! No sneak peak for us today. Bummer!
However everything else was able to be seen. Measurments were taken & a report was typed up & even the head Sonographer got a phone call. Why? Our little cherub is measuring around 3 weeks behind. All measurments were in the 5th percentile. They estimated the baby is 4lbs 13oz....just too small!
Talk about a kick in the guts! Mark held my hand as the sonographer checked & measured & rechecked & remeasured. She has advised us that she was sending the report to Ross & that we
needed to come back next Wednesday for another Growth & Well Being scan.
I don't know what this means. I feel like we've been left hanging in the balance of everything is ok & no everything is not! I don't know if we will hear from Ross before our next appointment with him next Wednesday or what the go is. I just have no idea.
After already having boys that were born at 8lbs 6oz, 7lbs 14oz & 9lbs...this news has shaken me, I don't even know what to do with my own thoughts.
I'm finding it uber difficult to even talk about it with anyone. I'm sure things will feel better when we have some more info, but for now I'm feeling a bit helpless, emotional, worried & totally NOT in control of the situation...which I HATE!
It's going to be an interesting week ahead of us...but for now it's time to focus on something else...like Faaaaaaaaaaark....do we even have clothes small enough????
Scary Megan, I can imagine how you must feel. What a hard job this pregnancy has been. You'll feel better when this baby is on the outside and you can get to work at the things you can control and get some chub on that little one. I'm hoping you get some answers very soon and that your bubba has a sudden growth spurt.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm sure you don't need me to remind you that growth measurements from ultrasound are notoriously unreliable no matter how well qualified the operator. I was told to expect a huge monster and those predictions continued right up until she was born at 3014grams :) I really hope you get a pleasant relief and surprise when your little one arrives x
Call your Dr and ASK. He may be able to make you feel better than just leaving everything hanging xox
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