Pregnancy Forum - Underweight Baby? Please Help

Join Our Community!

Pregnancy Forum > Pregnancy Forum > Underweight Baby? Please Help

TOPICS DOCTOR QUESTIONS

Stages of Labor

What happens during labor? What do contractions feel like? And how do I know that labor has begun? Read on to learn about birthing basics....

Symptoms of Labor

Signs of labor occur after 36 weeks of pregnancy. Learn about the difference between real and false contractions. Plus, we outline signs of delivery complicati...

Treating pain during labor

Almost all women worry about the pain of childbirth. Preparing for childbirth includes thinking about how you'd like to cope with the pain of labor. Read on for...

Q: Underweight Baby? Please Help

asked by: An-Rika on February 28th, 2007

Experienced User

Hi there. I am new to this forum and would like some insight to what other mommies or Drs can tell me. I am currently 37 weeks pregnant according to my last mensrual date. My baby weighs 2.1 kg. My due date is on the 22nd of March BUT according to my ultrasound scan yesterday my baby is only due on the 16th of April. How is this possible? Has this happened to anyone else? What is my due date? My first born weighed 2.9 full term - she had to be induced. Then I am also having stabbing like pains down there and sometimes in my back it is not regular and not becoming stronger however it is very painfull at some times is it possibly Braxton Hicks why so painfull? I also have very bad flu can all the coughing be hurting my baby? Thank you for the advice

|

Replies(11)

Kia

replied on February 28th, 2007

Moderator

only your doctor can answer this hun.

did you not have a dating scan at around 12 weeks?

|

An-Rika

replied on February 28th, 2007

Experienced User

Doctor

I asked my doctor and he onle said that if anything should happen before the 22nd he will stop the labour? I know my dates are right but dont know what to expect?

|

Kia

replied on February 28th, 2007

Moderator

well, you're going to have to give us more to go on.

like:
what was the date of the first day of your last period.
how long are your cycles usually?

and then remember it is impossible to actually say how much a baby weighs while s/he is still in you.

some girls here were told their babies were x pounds and some came out smaller and some way bigger.

|

Zanny

replied on February 28th, 2007

Supporter

I had some problems with my dates, too.. My baby measured a week behind for most of my pregnancy, and then towards the end she stopped growing completely. I was induced at 37 weeks and she weighed 2.1 kg. She was perfectly healthy, and only had problems with breastfeeding. She soon put the weight on after she was born.

|

Emma2

replied on February 28th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Yeah they can't be certain of the weight ..sometimes they are so wrong...althought my dr. never gave me an exact number he was guessing according to the size of my stomach.

your 1st baby was 2.9 lbs or kilos?

|

An-Rika

replied on March 1st, 2007

Experienced User

Weight

My first day of my last period was the 15th of June 2006. My cycles are normally bout 28 days. If I understand correctly due date is supposed to be on 22nd March. However I should also tell you that throughout the whole pregnancy my doctor wasnt very helpfull. At 34 weeks I moved to another doctor and Im so happy I did cause he was the first to tell my that she is underweight and she was breech. (she turned now Yippee!!)
Anyway my first daughter was 2.9 kg!! She is still very small she is now 4 and only 15kg. She still fits in her 24mnts babygrow!! The doctor said that it is not about the weight but more about the lungs?

|

Sail Away

replied on March 1st, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Re: Weight

An-Rika wrote:

My first day of my last period was the 15th of June 2006. My cycles are normally bout 28 days. If I understand correctly due date is supposed to be on 22nd March. However I should also tell you that throughout the whole pregnancy my doctor wasnt very helpfull. At 34 weeks I moved to another doctor and Im so happy I did cause he was the first to tell my that she is underweight and she was breech. (she turned now Yippee!!)
Anyway my first daughter was 2.9 kg!! She is still very small she is now 4 and only 15kg. She still fits in her 24mnts babygrow!! The doctor said that it is not about the weight but more about the lungs?

Sounds like some type of gene in your family or something like that, but yeah...if there is small babies in your family and you had a small child before expect another small baby. But I could be wrong, you never really know until the baby is born.

My doctor said my baby was gonna be 5lbs and he ended up weighing 8.

ya just never know...

|

An-Rika

replied on March 1st, 2007

Experienced User

I also think Im just being paranoid!! I dont know if you can say its in the family though cause my first daughter was with my ex husband - had to divorce him was very abusive. Now with my new hubby he is fairly big built!!!!!!!! Haha... but it could come from me though hey? Anyway going to the doctor this afternoon again got bad stomach cramps just wanna check it out so let you guys know whats happening!! - Just so by the way if I dont reply immediatly its because of the time lines im in South Africa!!!
Mwha

|

vanessalouanne

replied on March 1st, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

it ould possible be the flu that is giving you cramping.. Im 20 weeks on Sunday and have the flu and I am in horrible pain.. Cramps, aches and so on.. Granted im way further back from you my doctor told me to only be concerned if I began to bleed
just saying the flu cramps=crappy.

|

oh_mommy

replied on March 1st, 2007

Supporter

Kia wrote:

some girls here were told their babies were x pounds and some came out smaller and some way bigger.

that happend to me, my baby was supposidly 6.5lbs and he came out 7lbs 15oz Shocked

Shocked

|

An-Rika

replied on March 2nd, 2007

Experienced User

Thanks for all your help girls made me feel so much better!! Wnt to the dr yesterday he said that I shouldnt worry to much bout the coughing cant hurt the baby but need to be carefull of any fever. Also the afterbirth is looking good still aswell as the amniotic fluid. He said I must try and hold on for another 2 weeks or so and she will be fine!! Aparently the dr agree with you guys that it could be in the family and I shouldnt stress about the weight rather bout her lungs being fully developed. Still on bedrest though getting tired of that now!!!

|

Search

Learn About Us

Get Help

Getting Started

Join In

Free Medical Forms

Community Guidelines

Do More

Become an Expert

Become a Partner

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information:
verify here.

The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made. Schizophrenia health sitemap.
This page was last updated on January 1, 2009.
© 2008 eForums, Inc