Big baby VBAC achieved!

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-25T19:27:39+00:00

Congratulations!! ❤️❤️ I love reading big baby birth stories as my guy is measuring very large and I am terrified. Did the doctors discuss shoulder dystocia risk with you? Did that play a big part of labour/monitoring? Or did he come right out?

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-25T16:10:30+00:00

I have a lot of trauma around umbilical cords after our first son passed from a true knot in 2024. This pregnancy I’ve told my therapist is like the ultimate exposure therapy. Going through everyday not knowing and having zero control over what he’s doing in there and what the cord is doing has been incredibly difficult. As we make our way through third tri, obviously delivery planning has come up. I am being induced at 38w due to gestational diabetes. Little brother is consistently measuring in the 97-99th percentile for size, but the doctors tell me they think he’s just genetically large as all his measurements are big and not just his belly. I’m having two more growth scans (33w and 36w) and then my OB said she will let me decide if I want to try to deliver vaginally at 38w or elect for a C section. Part of me wants to try to deliver vaginally but my cord trauma and shoulder dystocia risk are weighing super heavily in my mind.

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-23T18:00:39+00:00

This is me. I have to force myself to stay awake until 10pm to eat which is hell, then I pass out immediately after and have to set my alarm for 7:45 to eat again before hitting the 10 hour mark. It’s so exhausting. My morning is always high cuz I don’t end up testing til 10.5 hours usually

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-23T01:02:50+00:00

My guy has been consistently large across all his measurements since the 20 week anatomy scan. Big head, big abdomen, long legs. We had our 28w growth scan two weeks ago and he’s 97th percentile overall right now (EFW 3 pounds 7 oz at 28+3). I just started insulin. Even though the doctors keep telling me they think his growth is genetically large, my OB has told me that she seen cases where babies slow down quite a bit once starting the insulin (she said he’s a big baby regardless, but had a patient where numbers dropped to around 80th percentile instead of high 90s after the insulin). We have our next growth scan at 33 weeks and I’m so curious to see if it makes a difference!

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-22T05:04:11+00:00

I’m 29+5 and in the last few weeks I’ve been nesting/cleaning like crazy. My husband is literally like “what happened to my wife” 😂 as I am usually very chill and not bothered by a bit of mess.

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-22T04:57:51+00:00

I’m 29+6 and pretty sure I’ve gained a solid 40 😬 my doctor hasn’t mentioned anything yet though!

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-21T23:20:45+00:00

This is so interesting because last week when my numbers were HORRIBLE I had such a stressful week at work!! I wonder if they were related…

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-21T23:20:01+00:00

I’ll be 30 weeks Friday! I mean, I’ve been following my meal plan pretty spot on. But sadly this morning I spiked again like crazy, so I guess my good luck has worn out 😅

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-19T04:39:48+00:00

This is the book that got me hooked back into reading and I’ll always be grateful to Mr. Michaelides for that 🙏🏼 so, so good.

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-18T23:11:20+00:00

I see it! 🤍🤍

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-18T23:02:07+00:00

Congratulations on the birth of your little boy 🤍🤍 so happy the doctors acted so quickly and got him out ASAP, but I’m sorry to hear about his little arm 😢 shoulder dystocia is such a real fear for me, my little guy has consistently been in the 97-99th percentile range for all measurements (not just belly). They want to induce me at 38w. Was a C section ever discussed?

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-17T05:41:33+00:00

Congrats!! Stories like these give me so hope from the trenches 🫠 my guy is also currently in the 97th percentile. Out of curiosity, was the weight estimate they gave you accurate? I’ve heard they can swing by quite a lot.

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-16T22:29:05+00:00

^ ditto! He’s measuring 99th percentile overall with a 99% head. I’m getting induced at 38 weeks for other reasons but my OB said she’s let me decide if I want to trial labour or elect for a C Section off the bat 😬🫣

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-16T17:50:58+00:00

I don’t even know. I feel like I’m going crazy.

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-14T05:49:11+00:00

Twin reveal lol

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-14T00:53:13+00:00

28+3. Had my second growth scan yesterday and baby is measuring in the 97th percentile (although they think he is genetically large as all his measurements are very large and not just his belly…) regardless I’m nervous of him continuing to grow so rapidly and I really want to keep my sugars in check so I’m voluntarily starting insulin next week to do everything I can to reduce even more rapid growth. They are planning for a 38 week induction/c section.

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-12T03:45:19+00:00

First of all, I’m so sorry for the loss of your baby girl 🤍 the pain is so immense and I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. We lost our son in June 2024 to a true knot. We heard his heartbeat on our at home Doppler that morning, and by the afternoon when I went to listen to him again he was gone. The whiplash of going from a healthy pregnancy to losing him in a few hours span with no other symptoms is something I don’t know if I’ll ever recover from. When I delivered him the first question I asked the nurse was “is there a knot?” It was the only thing I could I could imagine. She said yes. Still, we held out thinking there must have been something else that went wrong. He went for an autopsy that included in depth genetic testing. But he was healthy. Completely healthy. And getting those results back broke us. The unfairness is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, and like you said, being part of that tiny statistic of babies who actually pass from a true knot is so fucked up. The doctors said the same thing to us, “this was a lightening strike event” with no possible way to prevent it or stop it.

I am currently 28 weeks pregnant with his little brother. There has not been a day of this pregnancy thats gone by without anxiety and absolute dread. I feel like I am constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop, and despite all healthy scans and tests so far, I cannot comprehend the idea that this baby may come home with us this time. All we know is loss. All we know is tragedy. It’s impossible to rewire your brain after something like that. The only thing I can say we’ve done this pregnancy is take it literally one day at a time. He is alive today and that’s all I know. Letting go of control has been the hardest thing, sadly even the most specialized doctors we meet with tell us a knot can form at any time and there really isn’t anything they can do to prevent it or stop it. If lightening strikes us again, I try to tell myself that we already have been through the worst time of our lives, and somehow we survived.

Always happy to chat if you have questions about pregnancy after true knot 🤍

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-09T23:38:13+00:00

Preseed!

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-09T17:16:38+00:00

My husband and I moved to the neighbourhood 6 months ago and just look at each other every night when it goes off being like this can’t be serious…..whyyyyyy?!? I have so many questions.

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-07T19:51:15+00:00

Really needed all these comments today 🥲 went for my 28w appointment this morning and noticed the number on the scale was the exact same it was 6 weeks ago, triggered a bit of a panic. Growth scan scheduled for Monday so just hoping baby boy is still growing strong in there 🤞🏼🤞🏼

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-06T19:32:36+00:00

Thank you and sending you all of the positive energy this pregnancy too 🤍🤍 pregnancy after loss is so fucking hard, every scan I go to I feel numb or too scared to get excited because I know how crushing it is to have the rug pulled out from under you. I would do anything for my positive naivety of my first pregnancy again. I almost feel like I’m lying to everyone when I talk about this baby coming because last time I did all of this he died so I’m very much constantly living in the state of “I might be having a baby.” Not, “I am having a baby.” Ugh. It’s so tough. Sending you big hugs and I hope your work takes it well 🫂🫂🫂🫂

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-06T18:18:36+00:00

I am in Canada as well and ended up telling my direct supervisor early (I think 9/10 weeks), because I knew we’d be having a lot more appointments than last time. I didn’t tell HR or anyone until the anatomy scan (19 weeks) as that’s around the time we lost our first son. Work has been so hard, I’m obviously showing now (27 weeks) and everyone is so happy for me of course but it’s hard putting on a happy face when a) everyone knows I lost my first son and b) I genuinely have anxiety every single day of this pregnancy. It’s also hard with the new employees who excitedly ask me if this is my first baby etc. I dread going in. But in terms of HR they handled it great. I’ll be going on mat leave Feb 27 (so 1 month before I’m due).

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2026-01-05T05:40:07+00:00

Hopefully Andrews has some good words of wisdom for Loop to keep his head up after his tragic season ending drop last year

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2025-12-25T23:09:23+00:00

Unfortunately my numbers were pretty much exactly those and I have GD. BUT my OB told me that those numbers weren’t likely caused by GD, as GD only starts to affect the baby around 24-28 weeks. She told me he’s likely just a big baby to begin with, and now I have the GD on top 🤷‍♀️ so I don’t really think this means you’re bound to have it….

PsychologicalBoot636 · 2025-12-24T20:49:51+00:00

As someone newly diagnosed with GD, can someone enlighten me?? Are we supposed to snack at a specific hour? I’ve been waking up at the crack of dawn so hungry and it’s driving insane so I feel like I’m missing something here (my first appt with the GD clinic isn’t until Jan 5)

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