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It depends on a few things: has you due date been accurately estimated? Is it based on your last period or an early "dating" ultrasound? Did you have first trimester screening ("nuchal scan")?
A smaller-than-expected measurement of your "bump" can be due to a few things (in decreasing order of likelihood):
1) wrong dates (i.e. you're less far along than you think)
2) measurement error (your baby is normal size, but your tumy size is misleadng)
3) baby is normal, small, but is genetically "meant to be small" (although this is more of an issue after 32 weeks)
4) your "waters" have broken
5) baby is normal, small, but is "meant to be bigger" (fetal growth restriction)
6) baby is not making enough fluid (e.g. kidney problem)
7) baby is abnormal (chromosome abnormality associated with severe growth restriction)
You'll notice, the worse the reason sounds, the less likely it is.
What has your doctor done about the situation?
The first step is to clarify your estimated due date.
The next is to have an ultrasound to confirm/exclude the clinical findings of a small baby, and to check the amount of fluid around baby.
If your baby is truly smaller than should be, then the ultrasound will look for reasons, and a fetal medicine specialist will consider and discuss amniocentesis with you (a test to determine baby's chromosomes).
But, to answer your question, I can't say if you should be worried or not, as it depends on the answers to the above questions. Bear in mid, it may just be that you're baby is a reasonable size, but "hiding well" inside your tummy!
I wish you all the best.View Thread

All these things are present in a healthy, balanced diet. Folic acid (or folate) is probably the only one that should be routinely supplemented despite your diet.
Any vitamin touting itself as a "prenatal" vitamin will have all of these.
In some cases, a woman may have slightly different requirements. Some will need "high dose" folate or calcium/vitD, for example. Talk to your doctor, who will identify if you are in any of these groups. Otherwise, your run-of-the-mill prenatal vitamin will be fine.View Thread

If a woman had an horrific car accident, for example, and an X-ray showed significant narrowing of her pelvic outlet, then an elective caesarean may be deemed necessary. But, in your case, I do not think your history will be an issue. Of course, you may end up needing a caesarean for other indications (like any other pregnant woman).
If your doctor was concerned, they may request to look at old X-rays that you had of your pelvis. But this is not absolutely necessary, and the best "test" of your pelvis for childbirth is labour - and I imagine this is what your doctor is thinking.
Good luck!View Thread

I'm assuming from your post that you haven't really stopped bleeding ever since the D&C. There are a few possibilities:
1) infection of your womb (endometritis)
2) not all the pregnancy tissue was removed by the D&C ("retained products of conception, RPOC")
3) irregular menstrual bleeding (anovulatory bleeding)
4) abnormal pregnancy tissue (molar pregnancy - rare)
Anovulatory bleeding is not uncommon for a few "cycles" after any sort of pregnancy, but is unlikely to be the cause in your case, if your bleeding has never really stopped since the D&C.
No.'s (1) and (2) are the most likely causes. Usually, I would suggest a trial of antibiotics (through a "drip" if you have a high fever) and, if the bleeding doesn't promptly settle, an ultrasound scan to detect RPOC. If there are RPOC, you will need another D&C.
No. (4) is rare and, as such, unlikely to be the reason for your symptoms. Although most centres offering pregnancy termination probably do not routinely test for molar pregnancy, this should be tested for if you turn out to have RPOC and need another D&C.
I doubt tranexamic acid or primolut will help you in this situation. These are more useful for anovulatory bleeding.
To really determine what you need, you need to see a doctor who will examine you (check your temperature, determine the size and tenderness of your womb, and if your cervix is open or closed), and a serum beta-hCG. You would be advised to avoid intercourse until this is sorted out.
Best wishes.View Thread

1) what virus was it? (chickenpox, measles, "slap-cheek", etc)
2) what was her exposure? (walked past, same room, hugs/kisses)
3) is she immune to the virus?
How it affects her will depend on those answers. Her best course of action would be to see a doctor promptly so that they can diagnose the likely virus type and arrange testing for susceptibility/immunity. This will then determine what monitoring or therapy is needed.View Thread

Measuring the "bump" (or symphysiofundal height, SFH) is pretty inaccurate at the best of times, and not far off being utterly useless. It's done because it's cheap, easy, and can be reassuring when the measurement corresponds (within a couple of cm) to the weeks. But when it doesn't, it's not overly reliable; so the next step is to do an ultrasound, which usually demonstrates everything to be normal. SFH is most sensitive at the extremes of small or big fetal growth, or if there is no apparent increase over several weeks when measured by the same clinican.
Also, an ultrasound will only provide an estimate of the baby's "size". If concern exists regarding "growth" (change in size over change in time), another ultrasound may be ordered in 2-3 weeks.
However, 2cm isn't a particularly big discrepancy, so I wouldn't worry at all if I were you. I'm sure you're ultrasound will be reassuring.
Good luck.View Thread

Vasectomy involves surgical removal of a portion of a tube (the vas deferens) that carries sperm. No amount of trauma can cause a re-connection (although your poor husband seems to be taking a bit of punishment!!).
If he's still anxious, he could have a semen analysis, which would show 0% sperm.View Thread

There is no need to wait.
You may want to wait until you have one or two periods after stopping the pill, just to see what your cycle is like, which may be useful for working out when you've missed an expected period due to pregnancy.
But delaying pregnancy for a prolonged period of time is unnecessary after any combined contraceptive pill.
Good luck!View Thread

High body temperatures can be detrimental to developing babies, which is why hot baths are not recommended. Her doctor mentioned "heating pads", because women often put these on their lower abdomens for cramping pains. This may locally increase the temperature of her womb, and so is best avoided.
But a foot bath will not raise her body temp and so will have no detrimental effect on the developing baby.
Regards.View Thread

But the answer is - No. You should not take these drops.
hCG is a glycoprotein hormone. It is structurally similar to other hormones that regulate your cycle (LH and FSH, mainly the former). So it absolutely will mess with your cycle - possibly overstimulating your ovaries but, more likely, suppressing ovulation (the same reason pregnant women don't ovulate during pregnancy).
Additionally, taking hCG from an outside source would give you a false-positive pregnancy test.
However, this is assuming you actually got any hCG into your bloodstream, and I don't believe it is possible from "drops". As a protein, it would get chewed up the instant it hit the acid and enzymes in your stomach. I've not heard of "diet drops" before, but I would be very dubious of this if I were you.
The fact that millions upon millions of diabetics have to inject themselves with needles multiple times a day to give themselves another protein hormone (insulin), tells us that proteins cannot be usefully absorbed under the tongue or in the stomach. Same reason why properly-prescribed fertility drugs (hMG, FSH, even hCG) are injected, not swallowed.
If you're serious about losing weight prior to pregnancy, I suggest you seek the assistance of a qualified dietitian.View Thread
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