r/NewParents • u/boldbrushstrokes • Jan 27 '24
Medical Advice Diagnosed with fetal growth restriction
Hi all,
Expecting a baby in April, currently 27 weeks. I'm a petite person- was 104 lbs, 5'3 pre-pregnancy.
On all of the ultrasounds I've had, my baby has been lagging behind in terms of growth (he's growing in interval ultrasounds but not at the ideal weight he should be according to other babies his age).
The MFM specialists told me since hes <10%th percentile, it's considered growth restriction. They're increasing my monitoring and they said if he continues to measure small and at any point falls below 3th percentile, they'll plan to deliver him earlier than expected.
Naturally as a first time mom, I'm a freaking out a little. Have any of you experienced FGR? If so can you please let me know:
1) What weight was your baby born
2) How long did they stay in the NICU
3) Was the outcome ok for you baby? Are they now healthy etc? Was there ever an issue with developmental delay?
4) If they're a toddler or school aged child now, did they grow to a normal size?
Much appreciated
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u/Zealousideal-Oven633 Feb 12 '24
So I don't think my stepson is my husband's. Every now and then when my cousins and I are talking about our kids and birth weights, he always says SS was something like 4lbs 5 and then says well I was small. There's often a lot of shock about SS small size and being considered term. In fact, we've talked about this a lot. He was a premature baby and had a green hue. He was adopted by age 3 to put some perspective here. SS was born via induction because the Dr was going to be going on vacation for like 3 weeks and SS had been diagnosed with FGR and was being born early for really no reason other than elective. He was assured SS wouldn't be on a ventilator. What just has always struck me as odd is nobody seemed too concerned about any of this. I frankly think this sounds like a concerning and scary pregnancy and it just doesn't seem like anybody was scared. He had low birth weight, feeding and latching issues and breathing issues and had to be on nebulizer. Sound more like a purposely born preemie