There just aren't many resources available for moms with babies who are growth restricted. I've met a few moms with this issue, but most of their babies were pre-term too.
I just wish I knew what it is that is causing my babies to be so small. With Hailey they said it was her placenta started maturing too quickly. But they've done dopplers this time on this baby and they look okay. So, why is she small too?
Also, why do they have me on bedrest if all the research done says that bedrest doesn't help moms with iugr? It doesn't make the babies grow any faster, but maybe it gives them a little more time? I don't know.
Most of my research says that high blood pressure can cause IUGR but my Dr says mine isn't high. It's not great but it's not high. It gets a little higher as the pregnancy goes on, but is still under the high numbers (140/90 is considered high). My last reading was 122/86. My first reading this pregnancy was 108/75. So who knows?!
I've not gained weight with this pregnancy, and only gained 10 lbs with my daughter, but again the Drs say that really doesn't matter since I started over weight anyway. But poor maternal weight gain can also be a cause.
I just wish I had more answers and not so many questions. My biggest fear right now is if something goes bad really fast and I have to have a c-section and give birth to a 2 lb baby. Then what?! I'm really scared about having a c-section and I'm more scared of this baby being born pre-term and being smaller than my daughter was.
I just don't know where else to look for answers. I was at Barnes & Noble the other night and any book they had only had one or two paragraphs on intrauterine growth restriction. I have a few books here that do have a little more than that but not much, and not from the vantage point of other moms or Drs who have dealt with iugr. Just more of an explanation of medical terms, etc.
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