Have you read this little term in any pregnancy book and just skimmed by it because they say it only happens in 5% of pregnancies? Well, once again, Heidi falls into the lower statistics category. IUGR is IntraUterine Growth Restriction. It's a nice long fancy term for your baby is measuring too small.
Yesterday, we went to a specialist who's been checking up on Baby Boy and it turns out he's measuring very small..he's supposed to weigh 4lbs right now but our little guy is very little and only weighs 3lbs 4oz. So, I've been told to increase my caloric intake and drink more water. Every girl's dream, right? Until you involve my mom(love you, Mom ;-) ), my husband, and my mother in law who have now decided that they will stuff me until I burst. Okay, drinking the extra chocolate milk and milkshakes is not something I'm gonna complain about too much. But I'm starting to feel like Audrey from NAtional Lampoon's European Vacation!
But then the doctor told me something that was more upsetting than the birth weight. My umbilical cord is absent for diastolic pressure(if anyone out there can explain this in very very lamen's terms, please do!)..I really didn't know you could have systolic without diastolic but apparently in the umbilical cord, you can! And because of this, baby Boy may not be getting all the nutrients and circulation he needs so I was sent over to Labor and Delivery and hooked up to a nonstress test machine.
If you've never done this test, it sorta feels like you've been giving the clicker on Jeopardy while a heart monitor is hooked up your stomach to monitor the baby's heart. Every time you feel the baby move, you click the clicker. What is supposed to happen is when baby moves, his heart rate is supposed to go up! Well, while our little guy is little, his heart does what it's supposed to do so they weren't worried about fetal distress.
Now, I go back on Thursday to have this all rechecked and to make a decision..I'm not too sure what all options there are..I'm not sure if this is a bed rest type of decision, an induction type of decision, or a recheck and see type of decision...but I was told to keep a close eye on his movements which he's still moving like crazy which I'm taking as a good sign and hopefully on Thursday, we get some good news!
I'm excited to see Baby Boy but I don't think he's done baking yet...
3 Comments:
I hope that you get some awesomely good news on Thursday! I had to do those stress tests too and they are never fun. Hopefully he can stay in there a few more weeks! If they put you on bed rest, Netflix can be your new best friend. Pick some series and start at the beginning to pass the time. Some recommendations: Friends, Sex and the City, Frasier, Mad About You, X-Files (creepy, but good), The West Wing!, Weeds, and The Vampire Diaries.
These can also be handy when you bring Baby Boy home and spend most of your down time nursing.
hang in there. praying for good news on thurs! love you. <3
Oh Baby Boy...come on and grow :) I'm hoping for fantastic news come Thursday! And eat up!
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