If you experienced IUGR...

[bowies]

...in a pregnancy did you experience it in subsequent pregnancies? Were you on any special monitoring through a subsequent pregnancy?

[Deleted]

My first was IUGR. I didn't not experience it in my 2 subsequent pregnancies. I had monitoring early on in the form of extra u/s but once things looked "good" my OB stopped.

Mine may have been different though. My IUGR was a side effect of some other issues not present in my following pregnancies. I think it would have been different if IUGR was the main "cause" instead of the "side effect" kwim?

[soozy87]

My first was diagnosed with IUGR, he was born at 4 lbs. 4 oz. I was induced at 37 weeks for pre-eclampsia. This pregnancy I am about 25 weeks and last week at my appointment the doctor measured and said that I was measuring about a week an a half behind. He scheduled me for a couple of growth ultrasounds in the next month to month and a half. He also just said that maybe I just have small babies, but they want to keep an eye on things.

[bowies]

Jun 8, 2015 7:47:58 GMT -5 minniemouse said:

I was induced with dd1 for suspected IUGR. She was 5 lbs 10 oz at 39 weeks 3 days. I don't know if she actually had it- the dr didn't really say- but she had no issues from being on the small side. I think at 39 weeks I was measuring around 36 weeks or something like that.
With my second pg, I had extra growth ultrasounds in my 3rd tri, and NST's starting at 37 or 38 weeks. My OB did not suspect any issues but felt with my history extra testing was necessary. Eta-she told me several times I probably just make small babies and not to worry, but obviously she was concerned enough to do the extra testing. Dd2 was 6 lbs 9 oz, and came on her own at 38 weeks 6 days.

This sounds so similar to me. I had an NST at 38w5d and the OB sent me for an immediate u/s. After that, he came in and said he was sending me to the hospital for an induction because DS hadn't grown. I suspect it's that we just make small babies. Both my H and I were under 7 pounds at birth.

[pb127]

I did. My first was still born and it wasn't noticed in time (my OB kept blowing me off); the MFM suspected iugr was the main factor in my sons passing. My second full term pregnancy was starting to look like iugr too so I was induced early for that and my history (she is fine now). My third full term pregnancy didn't look like iugr (he's fine too and the biggest one at 6 and a half lbs) but still induced early due to history of stillbirth. For monitoring with both living kids, I had growth ultrasounds and bpps and nsts regularly, with increasing frequency towards th end of the pregnancy. For my daughter, they also checked the cord for reverse flow since iugr was a real concern given that her growth ultrasounds showed slowing growth and eventually she had stopped growing.

[momof2boys]

My first was IUGR, my second was not. They monitored me closely but mostly b/c I had internal bleeding for 6 weeks during my second pregnancy so I was on bedrest, bloodwork every three days to monitor the bleeding and frequent ultrasounds.

[karinothing]

These posts always make me wonder if DS was IUGR since he was only 5lbs 15oz at 39weeks.

[gretchenindisguise]

I had suspected iugr with my first. She was born small but tests on placenta revealed no iugr. 39w5d at 6lbs6oz.

Second pregnancy followed same pattern of belly growth stalling at the end. Baby born at 41w at 8lbs6oz.

[curbsideprophet]

Jun 8, 2015 11:18:48 GMT -5 karinothing said:

These posts always make me wonder if DS was IUGR since he was only 5lbs 15oz at 39weeks.

That is not considered a low birth weight. Does he have any of the other possible problems associated with IUGR?

[karinothing]

Jun 8, 2015 11:43:30 GMT -5 curbsideprophet said:

Jun 8, 2015 11:18:48 GMT -5 karinothing said:

These posts always make me wonder if DS was IUGR since he was only 5lbs 15oz at 39weeks.

That is not considered a low birth weight. Does he have any of the other possible problems associated with IUGR?

No, he doesn't. I just always felt like he was right on the edge or something. I know that my placenta was more calcified than normally seen at 39 weeks, but i am not sure what that means.

[karinothing]

Jun 8, 2015 12:05:53 GMT -5 h said:

Jun 8, 2015 11:59:09 GMT -5 karinothing said:

No, he doesn't. I just always felt like he was right on the edge or something. I know that my placenta was more calcified than normally seen at 39 weeks, but i am not sure what that means.

He is still small, though, right? DS2 was a bit bigger than your DS (6lbs6oz at 39.5 weeks, so obviously not low-birth weight) but smaller than my other kids. He also had an abnormally small and partially calcified placenta, so my OB kind of wondered if something was going on there. But he has remained a lot smaller percentage-wise than my other kids, so I am inclined to think maybe he is just genetically smaller. Who knows.

My mom had a stillborn at 41 weeks that they believe was due to a placental issue (her placenta was calcified), so the whole thing made me kind of nervous. Enough so that I don't think I would have wanted to go much past my due date with DS3.

Yeah, he is still small and neither my H nor I are huge. I think it is just one of those things that could maybe have been something or nothing. But in the end it doesn't matter since he is okay.

[karinothing]

Jun 8, 2015 12:15:21 GMT -5 h said:

Jun 8, 2015 12:09:21 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Yeah, he is still small and neither my H nor I are huge. I think it is just one of those things that could maybe have been something or nothing. But in the end it doesn't matter since he is okay.

I would assume he is just small and that it's nothing. But I would also make sure your health care provider is reminded that your placenta was more calcified than usual and that your DS was small so they can be vigilant about monitoring toward the end of your pregnancy just in case.

Yeah, that is a good idea. We do talk about him being small a lot (I am already measuring small). They seem on top of things (and sent me for growth ultrasounds last time, which of course were 2lbs off, but they tried).

[imojoebunny]

My DD was IUGR. I was on bed rest for 4 weeks because of it. She was born 5p 6oz, so very small. She remains very small. She is 9 and weighs 48 pounds. Her BMI is about 5th percentile. My DH and I are not small, so they spent a lot of time making sure she was ok.

My son was a normal size, exactly the average. They had no concerns about IUGR with him.

[laurenh]

DD1 was labeled as IUGR - 4lbs 12oz at 39 weeks - but no cause was ever determined and my BPPs were fine. My OB didn't do fundal measurements and an MFM caught at 34 weeks when my practice routinely did growth ultrasounds.

DD2&3 were 6lb 3 oz and 5lb 13 oz at 37w2d. I had frequent ultrasounds throughout that pregnancy both because it was multiples and DD1s history.

[dana2006]

DS was IUGR. They caught it at 25 weeks and monitored it with increasing frequency. MFM was concerned enough to order induction at 36 weeks. He weighed 4 lbs 9 oz. Now at 11 months you cannot tell that he's an IUGR baby.

I asked my OB about the chances of having subsequent iugr pregnancies, and she said it's not likely.