My tiny GD baby girl is here: U/S was way off

psychgalbride · February 2011

Last Friday, Madeline Christine arrived via schedule C section at 37w2d due to complete placenta previa and gestational diabetes. I was told at my 33 week ultrasound that she was already weighing 5lbs 13 oz and was in the 83rd percentile. I was on NSTs for the last two months of my pregnancy and I continued to prep for this large baby. What a shocker when she arrived weighing just 5 lbs 11 oz and only 18 inches long.

Did anyone else have this big of a discrepancy on the estimated ultrasounds and delivery size? I know that they are notoriously wrong by a lb or maybe even 2 but this was a real surprise.

bride2be.austin · February 2011

congrats on your lil girl! umm...but am i reading something wrong? i hardly think that .2oz is a "big discrepancy".....???

summerbride11 · February 2011

Yes, my SIL just had a baby in December. They wanted to prep her for a C-Section warning her that the baby is 9 1/2 lbs. (She is very petite.) The baby was delivered vaginally at 7 lbs., 7 oz. It almost scares me to think of innacurate estimates, especially when you are at risk for PTL.

psychgalbride · February 2011

bride2be.austin:
congrats on your lil girl! umm...but am i reading something wrong? i hardly think that .2oz is a "big discrepancy".....???

She was weighing 2 oz more than her birth weight 3.5 weeks before my c section date. Typical non GD moms tend to have babies pick up half a pound a week which should have put her at around 8.5-9 lbs since I had GD and her abdomen was measuring large- I was being told she would be 9+ lbs at birth.

kar5162 · February 2011

My sister had a csection at 38.5 weeks because her GD baby was getting enormous - over 10 lbs! Um yeah. Major surgery for an 8lb baby - not necessary. Sometimes they seem to be really off, especially when they are expecting huge babies.

Congrats on your daughter.

susangilchrist · February 2011

With my daughter, I was told she was about 7.5 lbs. She was 9 and I had a 4th degree tear because of her size. Wish they had been a little closer with their guestimate!

chicsub · February 2011

She's precious, congrats! So was your GD diet-controlled or were you on meds? I'm always curious.

hispenguin · February 2011

Congratulations! She is gorgeous. I have heard of the u/s being off, but that is a huge difference.

Eszcz1228 · February 2011

Your little girl is beyond adorable! I hope my ultrasound isnt off by that much. I had a u/s on monday and they said he was almost 5lbs at 32 weeks they plan to induce me at 34 weeks unless he decides to come before then. I will be heart broken if he smaller at delivery.

Brewtowngrl · February 2011

Mine was off. 4 days before my induction he was measuring in the 7 lb range. He was 9.5lbs. It was an easy vaginal birth.

Congrats!

MandiNewMommy · February 2011

OMG she is so cute!!!

buggles · February 2011

MandiNewMommy:
OMG she is so cute!!!

My thoughts exactly. Congratulations to you!

danielle0278 · February 2011

I had a small GD baby as well.

u/s at 38 weeks said 5lbs 3 oz... so they induced me b/c of her small size and I delivered the next day. She weighed 5lbs 11 oz.

lujain · February 2011

I had a 36-week ultrasound due to GD and I was told DD was 5 lb, 10 oz. I had a c-section at 37w2d due to severe pre-e/HELLP syndrome. DD was only 5 lb even at birth (1st percentile).

psychgalbride · February 2011

chicsub:
She's precious, congrats! So was your GD diet-controlled or were you on meds? I'm always curious.

I was diet controlled until 34 weeks and then started a small nightly dose of glyburide.

leahsmommy2be · February 2011

i was diagnoses with GD on thursday, when do they start doin u/s bc im already 29 weeks. im supposed to try to contol my bs with diet bc i cant take the glyburide

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