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Another example of late U/S being way off
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Another example of late U/S being way off
My cousin's wife just had her second baby a couple of months ago. She
had gone through her pregnacy wondering if there was a chance for a successful VBAC. She had had a bad experience with her first C/S - she'd reacted to the drugs that went into her spinal and broken out in a horrible itchy rash, and it had really soured the birth experience, which was otherwise quite nice. But she was very nervous about it. Her first baby was HUGE (10 lbs 10 oz) and she has a borderline narrow pelvis (every healthcare provider she has seen has told her that - and the women in her family tend towards c-sections because the narrow pelvis issue). She was feeling like the new baby was also huge, and her fundal height was typically 4 cm ahead of her dates. So when she was trying to make the final decision - attempt a VBAC, or schedule a C, they did a late-term U/S, and it estimated the baby was over 11 pounds. They went ahead and scheduled the C, which I suspect was the right decision either way - she wasn't confident of her body's ability to birth a baby, and I think she would need that confidence - or perhaps determination--for the VBAC to work. Anyway, the baby ended up being just over 9 1/2 pounds at birth, and there was LOTS of amniotic fluid - which explains why her fundal height was so far ahead. She did talk about her concerns with her OB, who explained that they used a different mix of drugs in the epidural, and she wasn't likely to have a repeat of the rash. The good news is that everything went beautifully - and no itchy rash. Recovery was a bit more difficult this time around, but the birth was very, very nice, and their daughter is healthy and perfect. So in this particular case, the U/S was a pound and a half off. (They were surprised, too - the late term U/S that they had had with their older daughter had estimated her weight to within a few ounces) Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01 |
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Another example of late U/S being way off
"Nan" wrote in message ... On 20 May 2004 15:54:20 -0700, (Cathy Weeks) wrote: So in this particular case, the U/S was a pound and a half off. (They were surprised, too - the late term U/S that they had had with their older daughter had estimated her weight to within a few ounces) Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01 This happened to me with my first daughter as well, but in the opposite way. I had PROM at 37 weeks and she was breech. At the hospital the surgeon estimated her weight to be 5 lbs. She was actually 6 lbs 5-1/2 ounces. So another pound and a half miscalculation. Nan Same here, my U/S during labor said 10 lbs., the baby was born C-section and weighed 11 lbs. 6 oz!!! Alexis Mom to Michael 04/25/04 |
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Another example of late U/S being way off
"Cathy Weeks" wrote she has a borderline narrow pelvis (every healthcare provider she has seen has told her that - and the women in her family tend towards c-sections because the narrow pelvis issue). During my labor, the midwife told me the baby didn't have room to come out, which didn't make sense to me since I don't have a narrow pelvis- not that I guess you can tell if there's room for baby by looking at someone's hips from the outside etc.....but, when the OB delivered her, he told the midwife there was plenty of room for the baby to come out, she was just stuck. It's so confusing, all the conflicting advice and opinions etc, even from drs..... |
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