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Pregnant woman Xiaoqing is 32 weeks pregnant, her mother once said that if a woman wants to have the strength to have a child, she must usually eat well, so she will cook soup for herself every day, fragrant meat, and milky white old fire soup, she will eat it every time.
She usually touched her increasingly fat belly and thought to herself, the fetal development must be very healthy.
Unexpectedly, when Xiaoqing had a birth examination, the doctor told her that the fetus had a large head.
She was crying in fear, she thought that too much nutrition caused the fetal head circumference to be larger? She regretted that she had not properly controlled her diet.
B ultrasound examination is the best way for doctors to understand fetal development, but fetal development is fast and slow, sometimes doctors will say that the fetal head is large, sometimes they will say that the fetus is small, in fact, this implies the development of the fetus.
The large head of the fetus and the small body are not necessarily fetal malformations, and pregnant women need to understand the true meaning of the doctor's statement.
What are the standard values for fetal double-apex diameter and femur length development during pregnancy?
The fetal double top diameter will increase with the increase of the fetal gestational age, and the fetal double top diameter is about 8.8 cm at 9 months and about 9.28 cm at 10 months.
The length of the fetal femur will grow with the increase of the fetal gestational age, and the length of the fetal femur is about 7.4 cm for 10 months.
However, there are individual differences in the physical development of the fetus, so the double top diameter and femur length of each fetus will also be different, as long as the fetal development is within the normal range, pregnant women should not worry too much.
Why is the fetus "big head and small body"? Maybe it's these 4 reasons
1. The fetal head is large
The actual gestational age of the fetal double apex diameter is greater than the calculated gestational age.
If the head of the fetus is too large, it is commonly known as a large-headed baby.
My first pregnancy, the double top diameter of the fetus is a week older, after the baby is born, the head circumference is indeed relatively large, but the baby is very healthy.
If the fetal double top diameter is smaller than 2 weeks, it is the normal range, and pregnant women do not have to worry.
When I was pregnant with Dabao, every time I had a maternity check-up, I was told that the fetal head circumference was 2 weeks larger, and at first I was very worried, and then the doctor comforted me that some babies had a large head circumference.
The B ultrasound will also indicate that the fetus's gestational age is small or large, and the pregnant woman can pay attention to it herself.
2. The fetus is too thin
Because the body of the fetus is slender, it looks like the fetus is thin and small.
3. The length of the fetal femur is on the short side
The actual gestational week of fetal femur length is smaller than the calculated gestational week, and the length of the fetal femur is smaller than 2 weeks, that is, the femur length is short. Calf deformities, calcium deficiency or malnutrition in pregnant women, may cause the fetus to have shorter calves.
The length of the fetal femur is short, but if the baby's upper body is longer, it will not necessarily affect the baby's height.
4. Abnormal widening of the fetal ventricles
If the double diameter of the fetus is larger than three weeks, the fetal head circumference is large, the fetus may develop too fast, or the hydrocephalus is abnormal, and the pregnant woman needs to do further examination.
If the left and right ventricles of the fetus are severely widened, there may be mild or severe hydrophotomy.
The fetal head is large and the body is small, how should pregnant women supplement nutrition?
The double top diameter of the fetus is large, and pregnant women should control their diet, increase the time of exercise, and reduce excessive nutrient accumulation in the body.
If the length of the fetal femur is small, the fetal development is delayed, pregnant women should supplement nutrition appropriately, especially the protein diet, such as: milk, eggs, fish, chicken, milk, soy milk, etc., sweet potatoes and durian are nutritious, conducive to fetal development, is more suitable food.
However, durian is easy to catch fire, and pregnant women should eat in moderation.
epilogue
The double top diameter of the fetus is large, if it does not exceed 10 cm, then the double top diameter of the fetus and the pregnant woman's pelvis are still symmetrical, and when giving birth, if the pregnant woman's pelvis is large, it can also give birth to the baby smoothly.
If the pregnant woman's pelvis is not large, the doctor will use a lateral incision to help the pregnant woman deliver the fetus.
When pregnant women do B ultrasound examination, the mood is always uneasy, especially if the B ultrasound doctor, it will make pregnant women guess for a long time, in fact, the fetus head is large and the body is small, which does not mean that the fetus must have problems.
If the pregnant woman is over-nourished or too little, resulting in a large double top diameter of the fetus and a small femur length, then after the pregnant woman adjusts her diet and regular obstetric examinations, it will be found that the development of the fetus will slowly change.