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My Baby Is Small And Its All My Fault :(

30 posts on this thread and the last post was on December 10th, 2006 12:30 PM
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mummy2be2007 - December 4th, 2006 4:01 PM
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Today i had my twelve weeks scan, the doctor said that the baby is too small and isnt getting the nutrients it needs because i havent been taking the prenatal vitmins cos i was told by a friends mum that i dont need to take them till i am in the second trimester so i didnt go and get some and as some of u may no i have had really bad m/s and some days i cant keep water is it my fault that baby is small and not getting fed properly i dont want to hurt the baby i am really scared because not to long ago i nearly lost the baby if anything happened the baby because of me !!!


mummy2be2007 - December 4th, 2006 4:21 PM

check out my site please it has my pregnancy journal pics of my bumps and my ultrsasound pics on it plus a week by week guide to pregnancy piczo.com/shattered-kisses-xox. thank-you xxxxxxxxxxx


tyler0323 - December 4th, 2006 4:59 PM

well i didnt start taking pre natal untill i was around 8 weeks and with my first i was 12 weeks or later because i didnt find out till 12 weeks. I dont think its the pre natals doing for having a small baby right now. as long as you are eating as much as you can and taking your vitamins now, things should be ok. When your doctor told you the baby was TOO small, did you tell you anything else? Did he schedual another scan to update in a week or two?


MelissaP - December 4th, 2006 5:06 PM

Well....fron now on I would stick to the prenatal vitamins and eat foods that are full of nutrients. Eat often(three full meals and snacks in between) and drink plenty of water. Your pregnancy is pretty early still so you have time to fatten that little one up!



ChattyKathy - December 4th, 2006 7:02 PM

Hun, JUST not taking your vitamins would not make your child abnormally small. Because it is not getting proper nutrients, beginning to take the vitamins now and making healthy food choices is your best option, but many mothers have healthy babies without taking those vitamins.


lilmomma88 - December 4th, 2006 7:50 PM

well i dont know where your friends mom is getting her facts from because thats not true... you should take them as soon as you find out your preggo... I had really bad morning sickness and couldnt keep water down for about... 3 1/2 months... i was on a permanant IV to feed my baby...I then found a really good nausea medicine at about 7 months preggo, and started taking flinstones vitamins because i still couldnt stomach the pre-natals. If you can't stomach them, try 2 Flinstones vitamins a day. It's soo much easier and tastes soo much better! Good luck hun


SaraH - December 4th, 2006 7:57 PM

Not taking your prenatal shouldn't make your baby that small dear. The baby will pull the nutrients that it needs out of your body if it's not getting them from your diet. Also while it's always a good idea to take them if you know you’re pregnant or are planning on getting pregnant, many women are so sick that they can't keep them down during the 1st trimester (although the 1st trimester is definitely an important time to be taking them if you can be). Overall though, while you should do your best to take them, just taking them or not talking them shouldn't make your baby abnormally tiny.


maren - December 4th, 2006 8:33 PM

i agree with everyone else not taking the vitamins wont make a small baby i only took my vitamins for about 1/2 my pregnancy and i had a healthy 8.5 lb little girl. Your baby takes what it needs from you so as long as your not severly mal nuitrinished(sp) you both should be fine as long as your doctor said that you are healthy dont worry to much there is plenty of time for your baby to bulk up or it can just be a small baby all babys are different and grow differently i wouldnt be worried about it. Try to remember to take your vitamins if you forget its not the end of the world dont beat yourself up about this just relax and enjoy your pregnancy



meagan1227 - December 4th, 2006 9:07 PM

i did not start taking vitamins or any doctor care until i was around 20 weeks, that was really stupid of me to hide it from everyone, but thankfully i had a 8 pound and 4 ounce baby boy


lilmomma88 - December 4th, 2006 10:46 PM

oh i forgot to add that my son was 9 lbs 8 oz when he was born and i only took flinstones vitamins for the last 2 months!


tyler0323 - December 5th, 2006 9:55 AM

If you cant stomach foods, try snacking every 2-3 hours all day. also if you dont wanna pay for m/s perscription you can take childrens gravol, (morning and night) this helps alot!! gl


mummy2be2007 - December 5th, 2006 2:19 PM

thanks every1 4 urt comments they have been really usefull oxoxo i got some pre natal vitamins today :) so i am gonna be taking them from now on i have also made myself eat !!! i have to go back for a scan and check up once a weeks till the baby is 'normal sized' i will keep u updated -x-x-x-x-x


whenshe - December 5th, 2006 11:25 PM

you know whats funny? the "scans" on your website that you claim are yours.. i've seen on a website, particularly this one pregnancy.about.com/od/pregna
ncyphotos/a/galleryguide.htm,
if you look under 3D ultrasound scans and the pictures have been on there since i became pregnant and i'm 33 weeks now.


whenshe - December 5th, 2006 11:27 PM

way to post fake 3d ultrasounds hun!


silencingtearsofhope - December 7th, 2006 8:09 PM

Hun I am pregnant with twins and I didn't take prenatal for the first four months of pregnancy because I just couldn't keep them down. Twins are supposed to run small anyway but mine are almost a pound each over the weight they should be now. If you are eating healthy then just try to start taking them as soon as possible. The fact that you didn't take them wouldn't affect your babies growth that dramatically.


KayKaylala - December 7th, 2006 8:37 PM

Fake ultrasounds? are u sure whenshe


Ayame - December 8th, 2006 6:01 PM

Your scans ARE fake and ARE on that website..