IUGR and having a VB?

Sorry, I have no idea what the deal is if there happens to be a problem with bubs. But I had an natural trouble free VB with Ashleigh who of course was VERY small lol. So if there isn't any problems, just bubs is small then I wouldn't think there will be any reason to not have a VB.

i was tiny and was VB but that was a long time ago. my friend had VB's both times and both her babies were IUGR. ive never heard of it being a reason to interfere aside from getting induced to get them out early. good luck.

Hi Mel, Liam was quite small (5lb 1oz) & I ended up having a c/sect but this wasn't because he was small. In fact, we had no idea he was going to be small until he was born. So it's a good thing you are aware of what's happening in there .

Good luck for a nice VB

Blake was IUGR and I was having weekily scans from 32 weeks I think up until 36 weeks where I went in for a scan and was told that he needed to come out that day (bit of a shock) I was told that there was a very strong likelihood that I'd have to have a c-section because the doctor was worried that he was too small to be able to handle the stress of a VB. The doctor knew I wanted to avoid a c-section if I could - they did an internal and found my cervix was favourable so I was induced in the morning and had my waters broken at 4pm. There was concern that his heartrate was dropping (down to about 80 bpm) during the contractions but I was allowed to keep labouring. I ended up having an epi and although the pushing part was pretty quick I did need an episiotomy because his heartrate had dropped to 50 bpm and we needed him out asap. Apart from that he was born at 9.47pm with no other complications other than being small (2.08kg)

All the best Make sure your doctor knows that you really want a VB if possible (obviously with baby's health the priority)- I wonder if I would have ended up with a c-section if I hadn't stressed to my doctor how much I wanted to try for a VB?

Oh and they can grow from here too remember! Jack ended up being in the 50th%ile for weight when he was born at term, although his tummy was still in about the 20th%ile so he just needed more regular feeding.

It also depends on what gestation you manage to get to. At one stage they thought that Mercedes had stopped growing and they were talking delivery at 32 weeks and I would have had to have a c-sect as it would have been less stressful for her being both small-for-dates and premature. But if I'd been further along, they would have tried induction.

It didn't work out being an issue coz she was actually BIG for dates and just lying funny so the next scan was fine - here's hoping your wee bubs is the same!