PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for April, 2001: Re: 25wks pregnant and worried

Re: 25wks pregnant and worried

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:19:28 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Charly wrote: >
>Hi there
>
>I'm currently 25wks pregnant with my 4th baby. My last baby was born on
>9th August 2000 so there is a very small gap with this one.
>
>My worries are that at my last check up (yesterday) my midwife told me
>that my uterus was very small for my dates, measuring only 19cms. I
>know my dates are correct as I have had a few ultrasound scans earlier
>and they have confirmed my due date. I am also worried as i'm not
>feelimg much movement, espically compared with my previous pregnancies.
>
>I heard the heartbeat at my last appointment so I know that is OK.
>Should I be worried about measuirng so small and lack of movement? Could
>this be because of the small gap between my last baby?
>
>Any suggestions you have will be of help.
>
>a worried 4th timer

If your dates are solid at the 25 week mark and you are measuring 19 cm, then your provider should certainly be getting an ultrasound. If he/she is not offering it, then I would speak up cause it is indicated... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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