SUA and baby measurung small for dates

Sue - posted on 07/05/2012

Thanks for the replys. I took your advice Louise and went with her today to her midwife appointment. And asked all the nagging questions. The midwife done all the usual checks and wasn't happy and rang the hospital and got my daughter booked in for an emergency scan tomorrow afternoon, of which i was thankful for as now my daughter is 28+ weeks and measuring 24wks and baby has only grown a centimetre in 4 weeks. So now i think the alarm bells are ringing for the midwifes as well. So hopefully from now on they will keep an extra eye on her.

Janice - posted on 06/30/2012

When they say measuring at so many weeks that is just the size of the uterus. I am a small woman and always measured 1-2 weeks behind my due date but my children were both average - 7lbs for my daughter born 5 days early and 7lbs9oz for my son born 2 days early.

Also how did they originally decide her due date? If they did not give her a dating ultra sound when she was only 6-9 weeks pregnant and instead just went by the last period the date could be up to 2 weeks off anyway. Your daughter could just ovulate very late in her cycle. My due date was always moved 1 week out from original date because I ovulate late.

Some woman just have small babies. my friend and her 2 sibling were all under 6.5lbs full term. Both of her children have been under 6.5 at birth too.

I think if there was something very concerning the doctors would be worried not just ignoring the issue. If they do figure that the baby really is having trouble growing in utero then they will take the baby (induce or c-section) early. I have had that happen to a friend too.

Maybe you can convince your daughter to be seen by another obgyn just to get piece of mind that the current practice is doing the right thing or not

Louise - posted on 06/29/2012

If they were worried they would be monitoring her once a week. The fact that multiple agencies are not worried then this can not be to serious. Scans are just a guide and not always correct. I can give you an example of this.All my babies have been big 10lbs with one scan at 34 weeks my daughter measuered small for her age although everybody had said she was going to be a whopper and that was the worry. This sonographer was way out as she said at 34 weeks she weighed 6lbs which is still big for a baby but not for my usual ones. My daughter was born 6 days later weighing 9lbs 3oz! She would of been about 13lb if she had gone full term. Take no notice of all this. If the baby is showing that she is not growing they will whip her out to give her the best chance. They are only allowed to let her go 14 days over her due date which is taken from her period date not scan date. I am sure your daughter in law is worried to so go with her to one of her appointments and ask all those nagging questions.