My Birth Story || Fetal Growth Restriction & 39-Week Induction 

I had an unplanned car birth 😂 I used to wonder how someone could “allow” that to happen but I found out a month ago that it can simply go too fast to do anything differently!

@@taylorswf23 haha exactly!! I went from mild period cramps for 45 mins to pushing. There was no in between🤷🏼‍♀️ wasn’t going to go to the hospital for period cramps hahahahha

I also had an unplanned homebirth. Never imagined that happening!!! 🤣 It was my best birth!

Do y’all plan on having more kids? We are open to anything and I worry about what will happen next kid.. like can it get faster?? We live 30 mins from the hospital. Do we plan for a home birth? 😮‍💨

@@taylorswf23 we think we will probably have one more! My son was a very long/slow labor and then my daughter was so fast we had her on the floor at home haha. I’ve heard labors get faster the more kids you have but also, every pregnancy is so different, so I don’t think you can really plan on that. With that said, if we do have a third, we would have a planned homebirth. I feel like since I’ve already done it once, I could do it again especially if the environment is much more calm and I can look into natural forms of pain management.

I am going through the same thing 😫 and I am so stressed out. I’m 35 weeks today and last week my baby was in the 11th percentile so I’m getting another growth ultrasound next week (week 36). His abdomen area is measuring small and if he falls below the 10th percentile I will have to get induced at 36 or 37 weeks. Hearing her story and reading your comment is giving me hope 🥹🥹 I just want my baby to be healthy

It’s just because I have my hands full 😄

M 7 mnth pregnant suffering from pre eclampsia m so worried😢

Does going to the bathroom burn or hurt?

Uh that makes me mad for you

@@cyanedavis I ended up with A second-degree tear and a labial tear

We are on the same situation, how are you now?

How did it go?

@@walkwithjemhow did it go?

Thank you for saying this! All of my IVs hurt a ton, and I definitely don’t drink enough water. I’m so glad you mentioned this because it never crossed my mind nor have I heard this! Bless you lol❤️

@@kaitlinross4348 no problem! They definitely still pinch, but it's so much of a difference when I'm expecting one and can hydrate properly, vs when I'm not expecting one. Same thing with blood work! It'll hurt a lot more, and cause more potential problems, if you aren't properly hydrated beforehand. Though I will say, some people just have very small and problematic veins no matter how much they drink, but nurses will mention that if it applies to you. They can usually tell if it's a difficult vein due to dehydration, or due to small/prone to rolling veins.

Was your first baby ok after the delivery?

@@sayuris1139 Yes! She was perfectly fine and didn't need any assistance. She was just small. She's now 7 :)

@@MetBySunlight thanks for responding.. we are also on the lower side and it worries me so much if the baby will be fine..doc’s gave me the list of negatives on my anatomy scan. Really stressed if my baby will grow ok. Did your baby grew in size too?

@@sayuris1139 I know it’s easier said than done but try not to stress! How many weeks are you? My daughter was born 6.1 pounds at 41w5d and remained in the 3rd percentile as a baby. At 7 she is only slightly smaller than average. Her size didn’t stop her at all, she met milestones early and was walking at 10 months.

@@MetBySunlight thanks for the positivity. I am still 17 weeks, pls pray for me🙏

My baby's came off after 3 days too, no bleeding. Had no idea that was kind of unusual.

The FGR wasn't because of his overall size. Just the measuring of his abdomen. All other measurements were on track.

Echoing cleo's comment that the specifics of this case were different. There are so many variables at play in each pregnancy, I wouldn't jump right to assuming your providers were at fault because another case went differently.

Same happening with me.. is your sister baby born normal.. i am pretty worried that baby head will be bigger as compared to lower body

Yeah that’s awful. My hospital said they have anesthesiologists that specifically only work on the labor floor so it’s never an issue… but still, terrifying.

How is your baby doing now? I’m 35 weeks and going through the same thing

@@followmypregnancyjourney628 last scan, he had gone way up in growth. Canceled the induction and he was born at 41 weeks and 1 day! 7 lbs 9 oz. We are both great

@@sabrinavincent8392 love to hear that! My doc wants to induce at 39 weeks due to small size. Otherwise me and baby are healthy. I’m like, I think we can wait a week!

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Continuing. We were told the same abdomen thing at 33 weeks. That was the week of our baby shower. It was awful. At the time we felt like we shouldn't be getting all those gifts because of the possibility we wouldn't get to use them. The MFM said the concern was the possibility of s****birth if we didn't induce and that was traumatizing AF. Instinctually, I knew baby was fine because he was a little tornado in the womb. But as a FTM, what did I know? I had to go in for weekly scans as well. At 36 and 4 there was no improvement so we were told we had to induce as soon as I reached 37 weeks. Yeah, the hormones definitely don't help! Also doesn't help to have an emergency medicine physician for a husband because he literally sees the worst that could happen on a daily basis at work. Omg yeah the post water breaking contractions are a different world. Hands and knees was definitely most comfortable for me too. I was hanging off the head of the bed which was all the way up. They had me lay down in a different position to try to get rid of my "cervical lip" and it was excruciating. I found IV pain relief made things worse. I passed out between contractions and then would just be attacked by pain. Not great when you're so out of it. I don't remember which drug it was though. "Allow" ???? That's infuriating. 😆 I ended up with an epidural because the induction lasted two days and I was dead tired. They let me labor down and while pushing I could feel the pressure of contractions. My husband was trying to coach me and I told him to STFU 😂. I breathed that baby out with an epidural. Mine was 6lb 3oz at 37 weeks. Kid was fine. Even his abdomen was within normal range. He was fine the entire time just like I instinctively knew. I've heard recovery is much easier without an epidural. My placenta was sent to pathology too. It was completely normal. I think it might have measured slightly smaller than the baby's GA but otherwise, like you said, an anomaly. I was indeed traumatized, but for the opposite reason. I wanted a natural birth and ended up with every medication and machine. I did the birth healing with Evelyn Ojeda and it helped me be less useless whenever I think about birth. I still cried a bunch while listening to this, but hearing your perspective was definitely helpful. You expressing gratitude especially. I was very angry for very long thinking it was all for nothing, but this really helped. Thank you, Ashley ❤️. I wish I could give you a hug 🥹.