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Hi all, want some advice please. I am 18 weeks with my 4th Pregnacy. 1st one
weighed 6lb 14oz and ripped me to shreds he was stuck for 5 hours of pushing and they still wouldnt do a c-section. He was born with a very mishappened conehead that did not return to normal untill he was 2 years old. I went on to give birth to two more babies both girls weighing 5lb 12oz and 6lb. with no problems and had natural births. My concern is that I am very large for dates I am 18 weeks but am measuring 27 weeks!!! still waiting for a scan I am frightened that if it is another boy he is going to rip me to shreds like my last boy. I am very small boned and was wondering if anyone knows some sort of test that can be done to measure the pelvic outlet? before the birth to ensure baby will fit. Any help appreciated. Thanks DEBBIE 18wks |
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Crystalhaven wrote:
Hi all, want some advice please. I am 18 weeks with my 4th Pregnacy. 1st one weighed 6lb 14oz and ripped me to shreds he was stuck for 5 hours of pushing and they still wouldnt do a c-section. He was born with a very mishappened conehead that did not return to normal untill he was 2 years old. I went on to give birth to two more babies both girls weighing 5lb 12oz and 6lb. with no problems and had natural births. My concern is that I am very large for dates I am 18 weeks but am measuring 27 weeks!!! still waiting for a scan I am frightened that if it is another boy he is going to rip me to shreds like my last boy. I am very small boned and was wondering if anyone knows some sort of test that can be done to measure the pelvic outlet? before the birth to ensure baby will fit. Any help appreciated. Thanks DEBBIE 18wks There is no test, short of determining you have some kind of pelvic deformity. Also, late term ultrasounds are notoriously inaccurate. They can be off by *pounds*, and therefore really shouldn't be used in order to schedule a c-section or induction for suspected large baby (as a general rule). It is often the case that first births are much rougher than subsequent births, so I wouldn't necessarily jump to the conclusion that you can only birth very small babies. It may have been the fact that it was your first birth, or maybe there were other aspects of your labor that contributed to the tearing and the difficult birth (e.g., did your caregiver provide good perineal support? were you on your back or semi-sitting for the delivery? were you anesthetized?). If by "measuring 27 weeks" you mean that your fundal height is 27cm, that also can be very misleading. Different caregivers sometimes measure differently, it could just be the lie of the baby, it could be excess amniotic fluid, etc. A 9cm difference is outside the normal range, but it could be many things other than a huge baby. This is really a case where I wouldn't borrow trouble. Even if the baby is big, you might still be able to birth it just fine now that it's your fourth time. If I were you, I would concentrate on simply making sure that the birth went better *regardless* of the size of the baby. For instance, you could make sure you've got a care provider who is skilled at delivering larger babies and who has a good track record delivering over an intact perineum. You could try to avoid things that keep you immobile and therefore unable to work with your body to deliver a larger baby (e.g., avoid anesthetics, avoid staying in bed, avoid delivering on your back or semi-sitting, etc.). You could hire a doula to help you manage all these things. You could discuss with your caregiver what you didn't like about your first delivery and discuss how you can avoid that scenario this time without going so far as to schedule an elective c-section. For instance, you could agree that instead of pushing for five hours, you would open up the option of a c-section earlier if you felt things weren't going well and changing positions and such didn't seem to be helping. I think a little preparation will go a long way here. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Crystalhaven wrote:
My concern is that I am very large for dates I am 18 weeks but am measuring 27 weeks!!! But remember that it's your fourth child, so you'll be measuring ahead of the week # anyway. I wouldn't worry about that part. I am very small boned and was wondering if anyone knows some sort of test that can be done to measure the pelvic outlet? before the birth to ensure baby will fit. Any help appreciated. Thanks DEBBIE 18wks The biggest thing you can do, I think, is to get into a good position when it's time to labor and give birth -- squatting, using a birthing stool, standing/leaning, on all fours. Those positions can open your pelvic outlet (up to 30% according to some sources), while semi-sitting or lying down (basically anything that puts pressure on your butt) will close youu up. The book "Birthing From Within" has some good info on how the different positions can make your pelvic outlet wider or narrower. It sounds like your first birth was pretty traumatic and that's also a good book for getting past previous birth fears. I think you'd like it. Mary S. mom to the Sproutkin, 20 months |
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