Nug Prayers Needed

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Keeping you all in my thoughts.

Its natural to be scared at this stage, I know I was. If its any help I'm the same magnificent height as you are having started life in an incubator weighing about the same as Aidan does now - my twin brother was only a couple of pounds heavier and is now a good foot taller than me!

[Samantha Puppy]

Thanks, Brody's Mum. I'm trying to stay positive but I still am worried about WHY he is so small. Is it because Josh and I are small people? Or is it due to the two vessel cord? Or could it be that he has Down Syndrome? I hate the unknown!

I'm actually glad I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, for once, so I can ask him what he thinks of this and if there is anything I can do/eat that will help (I'll bring up starches, thanks Lobodeb) or any precautions I should take to avoid early labor, etc.

BLAH.

[Cataholic]

I think that was good news. AND don't forget, no matter how technologically advanced we are, those are still approximations! They have +/- factors of various ounces depending on the term. I seem to remember at one point they could be off as much as a pound!!! Which was scary for me, since they kept saying Jonah was SO big.

Jaime, there isn't anything you can do at this point- so, TRY to stop stressing, which cannot be good.

If you and your husband were little people at birth, well, it seems commonsense that two little people would produce another little person!! Right?

[Samantha Puppy]

I think that was good news. AND don't forget, no matter how technologically advanced we are, those are still approximations!

If you and your husband were little people at birth, well, it seems commonsense that two little people would produce another little person!! Right?

I know they're approximations and can be off but the fact that people are shocked when they ask how far along I am and I say "8 months" leads me to believe that he really is small for his gestational age. I cannot tell you how many people say "You don't even look pregnant!" or "You look MAYBE 4-5 months, not 8!!" They don't realize that at this stage in the game, comments like those are NOT taken as compliments that I look skinny or good, they make me worry even more.

As for two small people producing another little person - yeah, you're right and I never thought that Josh and I would have big kids. As a matter of fact, from the time we started dating my dad always said "If you and Josh get married and have kids, they'll be little puppies!" because we're both small. So I'm trying to think positive and attribute it to just that. BUT in the back of my mind, I keep hearing the doctor say that a sign of Down Syndrome is that growth is steady with "normal" babies until towards the end when it tapers off and lags a decent deal behind. I can't shake that out of my head.

And LOL to you, lv4dogs. Send all the fat thoughts you can!

[Jods]

Hey,
JUst wanted to say glad about the good news I will keep you and the baby in my thoughts. Have fun trying to fatten him up Lots of nuggets eh?? LOL> Good Luck and keep us updated.

[Karen]

Good news that he's got both kidneys, and just tell him to "keep growing, keep growing" like Nemo's Dad and Dory "keep swimming, keep swimming" and hey, he's still got some time to pack on the pounds, so no worries!

[finn's mom]

Jaime, I'm glad that everything seems to be good...I can understand your fears about his growth...I'd be nervous, too, I would that's normal. I am sure he'll be a healthy, beautiful baby, though, when he arrives. I didn't realize you and Josh were small! I hope you're feeling well today...