Being induced tomorrow, baby has stopped growing

[elm26]

Posting for traffic, I don't know if I need a handhold, to hear others stories of similar or just to offload my anxiety.

38 weeks and 2 days, went for a growth scan today and to my shock, they've asked me to go home and get stuff ready and be back in for 10am tomorrow for induction.

Reason for scans throughout is history of 13 miscarriages, covid in pregnancy and a previous low lying placenta (had moved up at 36 week scan).

Baby hasn't grown much if at all since 2 weeks ago, they sent me up to ward for monitoring and baby's movements and heart rate are fine, my fluid is fine but my placenta has more or less stopped working. Blood flow and oxygen okay.

I was due to be induced on due date, thought I'd have some time to prepare myself and relax but I'm in a tizz now. We've got everything and babies bag and mine is ready to go but I feel so rushed and unprepared now 😢

I'm worried about about her, they've put her estimated weight at 6lb but advised me to grab some tiny baby clothes if I hadn't already so we made a last minute trip to Asda tonight for those, just bought 8 vests and 8 babygrows in case she's bigger than expected.

They will be using the rods and see how I get on but I'm so scared all of a sudden.

Any words or wisdom or advice? Thank you x

Huge congratulations.
She is absolutely beautiful with clear skin and defined features
Mine were all red and wrinkly!
Enjoy every precious moment and rest up and take things gently

Ah she’s perfect! Huge congratulations! You’re an absolute hero. Have been thinking of you all day and checking back for updates - takes me back to my little 5lb bundles! So glad you finally got through it - now enjoy all those snuggles x

Ahhhhhhh what a beauty!! You lucky mum. Congrats

Many congratulations upon the birth of your beautiful daughter. My goodness, you’ve been through this,

Congratulations OP, she's beautiful

Wow she is absolutely beautiful ❤️ Congratulations and well done enjoy your beautiful little baby girl

She's absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations to you all. x

Congratulations, such a gorgeous baby and beautiful name too.

Amazing news. Thank you for the update 🌸
Welcome to the world Tilly.

Wow, she's beautiful, and you've done so amazingly well OP. Congratulations, enjoy her!

She is so beautiful, congratulations OP 🥰

She’s gorgeous, congratulations.. You’d quite the labour! Hope you and baby are doing amazing 💜

Congratulations to you all. She's simply perfect.
She's also been born on the birthday of one the sweetest, kindest, cleverest ladies I know.

Beautiful baby and beautiful name! Well done! The end of my second labour was very similar so I know it's a bit of shock to the system!

Very envious of all the scrunchy newborn cuddles you're going to be getting and all the amazing times ahead of you!

She is absolutely beautiful, OP.

Congratulations

She will thrive. My firstborn was 5lb 15oz ... now a 32 year old.

Congratulations OP! She's absolutely beautiful.

I feel a kind of affinity to you as our journeys were similar and I was on your first thread. I was you 18 months ago. Enjoy every precious minute.

She is just beautiful 😍 ❤ congratulations @elm26 to you and your hubby and well done! Now lots of rest and baby cuddles. Time to enjoy this next chapter. Hugs to you all xxx

I had my twins at 36 weeks 2 days as they had been monitored daily for a couple of weeks and my small twin had little growth. He was 4 lb 11 and very fine when born, tiny but healthy. He was home the 2nd day after birth and he was the most pleasant and easy baby to look after - his twin was 2lb bigger and hard work! He’s now 7 a little bit slight for his age but so are many of his classmates who were single babies with no health issues. He’s whipsmart, loves school, funny as hell and sportsmad. I wish you the best of luck xx

Congratulations to you and your husband @elm26 , she really is a beautiful baby 💐

Congratulations!

🤗💐🤗💐🤗💐🤗💐🤗💐🤗💐🤗💐

Wow you really went through it bless you but well done and Congratulations she is absolutely gorgeous, she's been born on the day I was born,Mays a lovely month to have your birthday in I've been very lucky I don't think it's ever rained on my birthday and I hope all of your DD's future birthdays are full of sunshine too.

Ahhh. Welcome to the world, Isabella. 🥰
Look at those fingers. She's going to be a piano player for sure. She's absolutely gorgeous. Well done.

Congratulations on the safe arrival of Tilly Isabella 💐

She has pianists fingers 🎼

She is absolutely beautiful OP.
My first baby was an induction due to him stopping growing so I remember that worry.
Almost identical birth story too except he ended up a general anaesthetic cesarean (meaning crash section) due to heart rate.
He was the exact same birth weight as your little one and you're right, it's such a teeny size 😍
He didn't put on weight easily at all and remained a very tiny baby his entire first 18 months, constantly mistaken for a newborn until about 6 months old.
But he's now a big happy 12 year old. He's still a skinnymalink but a very healthy one! Away on his first residential with school and even though I know he's fine, I still picture my tiny 5lb 15oz baby 🥰
Enjoy your gorgeous wee girl and wishing you and your family every happiness. Congratulations on your perfect little sunbeam ☀️

Oh my goodness Isabella is beautiful. Congratulations. Xx