Our baby has a smaller than average abdominal circumference. It used to be average and now the rate of growth has slowed down. The obstetrician is concerned and has ordered a doppler scan for this Friday. If the rate of growth is still slow, or has decreased further, then she may decide to induce two weeks early. Which would be (gulp) 25 February or thereabouts.
Obstetrician: But there's no point eating an extra 1000 calories a day - because if the placenta isn't delivering nutrition, it won't make any difference how much you eat.
Me: That's good - I'm not sure I could fit them in.
Obstetrician: Yes you could - it's just a couple of donuts!
Just to be on the safe side, I have been eating a lot anyway and taking my fish oil and prenatal supplements religiously. So we'll see, come Friday, if Bump has gained anything from this, or whether it will all go on my hips.
Every night Jules says sternly: 'Come on, Bump, you're still not pushing your mum's belly button out.'
Poor Bump - maybe s/he is just small. It's not a crime, is it?
1 comment:
I'm sure a 1000 whatsits are more than a couple of doughnuts - anyway why not get creative and try 1000 calories of something new and exciting each day til Bump arrives?
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