RevMcInMama

I’d be interested! I also had absent end diastolic flow and FGR, just no BP issues. Until seeing this forum, I’ve hardly heard of any other moms having AEDF

I had growth restriction with my first daughter back in 2020 that got diagnosed at 36 weeks due to her femur measurement being under the 10th percentile. Everything else was normal and I was induced just before hitting 39 weeks with a healthy baby. With my 2nd pregnancy in 2023, because of my history, I had a growth scan at 27+4. I was again diagnosed with FGR with abdominal circumference lagging and elevated umbilical dopplers. I had an initial round of steroids and moved to weekly monitoring. At 30+4 we had intermittent absent end diastolic flow that led to a hospitalization for additional monitoring. Then I was discharged for twice-weekly monitoring. At 34+1 we had repeat absent end diastolic flow (50%) with dopplers more than double the 95th percentile for GA. That led to our daughter being born via c-section. After about a month in the NICU, she is our tiny but mighty little one. Neither case of FGR revealed anything in pathology of my placenta so both were unexplained.

In the FGR chapter, it noted that given the randomness of occurrence, it can be likely to have a subsequent pregnancy that is “normal.” Given a repeat occurrence with the additional complications of absent flow, would that change likelihood of recurrence? Does it mean my body just can’t grow a fully healthy placenta?