IUGR

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I have been reading the latest postings on the whole IUGR thing. I

just wanted to add in my two cents, whether it will help or not, I

don't know. But, we found out at 20 weeks that was small for

gestation. His head was measuring pretty close to his gestational

age, but the rest of his body lagged considerably. When I discussed

this with my OB right afterwards, I asked if he would be a dwarf, she

thought not since his limbs where proportionalte to his body, it was

just his head was larger in proportion. I was sent to a specialist

and they thought he would have Trisomy 18 based on what they where

seeing in the ultrasounds. But, I did want you all to know, that

they did extensive testing on me and . First of all, during

some of the NUMEROUS ultrasounds I had while I was pregnant, they

would look closely at the cord, and note the blood flow through it.

I had a THREE vein cord, and he was getting what he needed through

that based on the u/s. Also, immediately after I had , they

took the cord and the placenta and sent it directly to a lab. They

shipped it to somewhere that specializes in testing these things.

They determined that indeed the cord was conducive to a healthy

pregnancy, and the placenta was more than substantial for a healthy

baby. So, I have yet to know what did go on, but to me that just

points to genetics, and not the pregnancy environment. He had plenty

of nutrition available to him, but there was just something else that

hindered his growth. Anyone else have a similar situation? Anyone

else have the testing on the cord and placenta after birth? I wish

we could know for sure what the cause is. Maybe someday!

Jodi R.