Pressure in cord and slowed growth - anyone experienced this?

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I’m suffering waves of absolute panic so would be really grateful to anyone who can offer reassurance...

A couple of weeks ago, after a nice smooth pregnancy, my midwife said my bump was measuring small at my 28 week appt. She booked me in for an extra scan where they found that pressure in my umbilical cord was high (97%), and that despite being on track to be on 60th percentile at 20 weeks, baby is now looking like he is on the 15th.

I’ve had another scan since and seen a foetal medicine consultant, and picture is the same - I’m back again in a week for monitoring.

What’s confusing me is that everything else seems good - my BP is fine, no diabetes, no symptoms of preeclampsia, amniotic fluid levels good, and the blood flow to baby’s brain and organs looks good too. Thank god he’s moving all the time as well, which is helping me stay same. Nobody will give me a straight answer about what the fk it could be, just “we will monitor you more closely” - and one midwife said I might be “brewing preeclampsia”.

I’m looking at how long babies stay in NICU for when they are born at 30 weeks, 31 weeks, 32 weeks etc. I was on track for an elective c section after a horribly traumatic (and totally fucking unnecessary-he was “overdue”) induction with my three year old son....who I am petrified of leaving if I need a long hospital stay with new baby boy.

If anyone has had these scan results and been through this extra monitoring business and it’s been ok...please tell me about it. I’m so scared. X

Ive not had this but have had prem babies one born at 28wks & another at 33wks ,my 28wk was in for 7wks & my 33wk one was in for 2wks, im in the uk so it maybe different for u x

I haven't had that but st my 20 week scan they found I had had only one artery on the cord with DS2. What happened then was that I went for weekly scans and when I got to 37 weeks was induced. It looked a bit iffy about 35 weeks as his growth slowed practically to a stop but they told me to monitor movements carefully but wanted to keep him in for as long as possible.

He dropped to about 5% I think in the last couple of weeks but once he was born he piled on weight like you wouldn't believe and turned from a skinny little thing into a chubby big baby.

Hope that reassures you a little. It's a big shock to get the news that all isn't going as well as you hoped.