Is this normal??

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I'm 38 morbidly obese and 24 weeks 5 days pregnant.  My doctor wants me to have ultrasounds every 4 weeks to monitor the baby's growth.  He says this is normal but I've not known anyone else have ultrasounds like that.  He says starting at 32 weeks I will have ultrasounds and NST weekly.  I don't know if it is because of my age, my weight or what.

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I would guess it's because of you're weight, being obese- let alone morbidly obese- indicates to your dr that there are more things to watch out for. Remember, all anyone wants is to ensure the safety of you and baby :)

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I have been getting NST tests since I turned 35 weeks bc I have Gestational diabetes. I've also gotten extra ultrasounds to be sure my little one is ok. I'm not overweight but it's nice to get to see my baby and know he's doing great! This will be my last weekly appt tomorrow!! I'll be scheduled for an induction tomorrow 😊

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I think generally when there is a weight issue it's considered a high risk pregnancy, so maybe that's why the extra scans are needed? Precaution? How fun to be able to see your baby so much though! Best of luck. 😊

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Just go with it. You get to see your baby more and have reassurance that she's ok. I'm sure they wouldn't advise that if it wasn't necessary

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It's probably because of your age, after the age of 35 they consider you high risk. I'm obese and I didn't have to all that just weekly ultrasounds once I  hit 32 weeks and that's because I have hypertension.

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It is also likely due to age.  After 35, you are of advanced maternal age.  The last month of my previous pregnancy I had weekly ultrasounds.  I had extras up to that point, but i think they were 6-8 week intervals since the results have been normal.  I would also say you should probably be under the care of a dr that specializes in the maternal fetal medicine  (advanced age mom dr) -at least that is how my OB practice does it.  I see the regular OB at the normal intervals and the maternal fetal medicine dr in addition for the extra ultrasounds.

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I am 33, 130 lbs before pregnancy and 17 weeks six days with twins and I get an ultrasound every visit ( every four weeks).  Plus starting at week 20 I get an ultrasound with a perinatalogist every six weeks.  In my case it's because in considered high risk because it's multiples. They need to monitor extra close due to the likelihood of premature birth and TTS (though TTS is less likely since they do not share a placenta). Both the age and weight element likely put you in the high risk category, which is why they likely want to monitor more closely.

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