IUGR - can it happen twice?

[ChocolateSiany]

More out of curiosity as I am single and not planning any more babies at the moment or any time soon. It still makes me anxious however as my first had IUGR and was 4lbs9 at 38 weeks due to placental failure. Nothing to do with blood pressure/pre eclampsia. Everything else was fairly normal. Has anyone had an IUGR baby and gone on to have a 'normal size' baby in the future?

Sorry didn't mean to post in AIBU

Hi, unfortunately the chances of having multiple further iugr babies increases if you have already had one. All three of mine were iugr.. 5lb3,5lb9 and 4lb, also down to placental failure. Its worth being tested to find out why your placenta failed first time round, with me, I found out that I have thrombophilia. Though, I only found this out after my youngest was born via ecc.

How scary for you. I was never told why the placenta failed. It started failing fairly early too and was nearly induced at 34 weeks. Chose for pretty much continuous monitoring instead.

I had IGUR for DS1 5lb12. Placenta tested and no reason found. Ds2 6lb5 and DD 7lb6 we’re both fine

@ChocolateSiany as crazy as it sounds, the second and third times round weren't as scary as the first as I was automatically put onto high observation throughout the entire pregnancies and had a very cautious consultant who was ready to intervene as soon as was needed/safe. Once you've had one iugr (assuming there's no complications other than birth weight and a medical team you have faith in), it doesn't seem as daunting next time round

Your chances do increase unfortunately but it’s not certain.
My first was severe IUGR barely scraping 2lbs.
My second was 7.5lbs

My son (now 13 months) has severe symmetrical IUGR and was 4lbs at 38 weeks. I would recommend joining the
IUGR Support Group UK on Facebook as it can be really difficult to find information and get advice on matters relating to IUGR. I wish I had known about the group earlier. Hope that helps x

My first was 1lb 11, at 28 weeks.

For my second pregnancy i took aspirin and injected clexane a blood thinner, every day, and got to 4lb 11 at 37 weeks.

My first was born at 34weeks and was 3lbs due to IUGR. My second was 7lbs 12 and was delivered at almost 40 weeks so it's possible that future babies won't have the same problem.

My first was born at 33 weeks weighing 2lbs 13oz, second at 27 weeks weighing 1lbs 6oz, both placenta failure and IUGR.

So yes, I’m afraid it can happen twice.

Your second pregnancy should be considered high risk and monitored more closely (mine wasn’t unfortunately, but should’ve been).

I've just had a baby 6 weeks ago she had IUGR and I am already wondering the same thing..
for all you ladies who have babies that had IUGR was it noticeable as they've gotten older?
My DD had limbs and her head below the first centile and I'm worried it's going to be really noticeable as she gets older, although at the moment I feel she looks completely in proportion.. The IUGR was due to placenta failure..

My son was IUGR. He wasn't as small as some of the tiny babies mentioned on this thread but he is now on 20th centile. He was on the first when he was born. So they do catch up. He can still fit in to a lot of 6-9 months clothes though

My last 2 had iugr, 3lb6 at 36 weeks and 2lb10 at 35 weeks. We were very lucky to have taken our last daughter home.

My daughter was iugr. 4lb 2oz at 35 weeks 3 days. She's now very big for her age (she's 4 but taller than most girls her age) and seems a little ahead academically.

Okay thanks ladies! That's really reassuring, I was monitored from 20 weeks and they worried me so much because of how small she was measuring and I look at her now and wonder what all the worry was about because she's absolutely perfect!

Injection to look up the initials but one of my babies was born full term a little over 5lbs. I was told it was secondary placental insufficiency, head was normal size just zero fat and not tall. Health was normal.

I was warned the next baby may have the same or worse and was watched carefully. The next two babies were of average weight so perhaps I'm the exception which proves the rule.

Injection? Sorry it should have said "I had to look up the initials"....

@newbabyyy2019 none of my three have any lasting effects, noticeable or otherwise. My eldest took her sweet sweet time to grow at first but now is an average size and weight for a 9 year old. My 8 year old is stick thin but an average height so we (docs included) put his weight down to his exercise levels. My youngest, and 4lb-er is actually super tall for a 6 year old, skinny like his brother but almost as tall as him. Their low birth weigh seems to have had 0 effect on development as all three over excel academically and have no problems socially. Hope this helps, happy to answer any specific questions

My youngest was IUGR and was born on 0.4 centile where she stayed until about 9 months old.... now at 2yo she is taller than lots of others her age and she's around 25th centile for weight so caught up in the end and you'd never know she was a tiny baby!

Oh and no developmental issues either.

It didn’t happen twice for me. But first time the IUGR was pre eclampsia. I didn’t have pre eclampsia second time round (maybe luck maybe junior aspirin daily). First was 5lb 8 (on the borderline for IUGR) second time 7lb 8. He seemed like a bloody giant haha!

My second dd was IUGR. She’s caught up now at 2 and she’s between 25th and 50th centile. I then went on to have an 8pound third, my biggest of them all!

It's weird that when you Google it even medical sites tell you how unlikely it is to have more than one baby with IUGR. Clearly it's not uncommon!

My first child was iugr- 5lb9. My second was 8lb 13. He looked enormous!

My first was IUGR, placenta was healthy but small. I’m five foot 7 and she’s 13 and at least my height now. She’s slim but not too skinny and very academic. She was tall but very thin as a pre schooler but also very similar in build to my sister.

My 3 subsequent babies were normal birth weights. I had 2.3kg baby first, then 3.4kg, 3.0kg and 3.5kg.

My obstetrician said (and I don’t know if it’s true) that sometimes it can just be due to what part of the uterus the placenta attaches too, that women’s uteri aren’t uniform and some parts are more “juicy” than others.