Percentile Big Drop in 4 weeks

dotyjennifer

Hi. I'm a FTM but high risk so I have had several ultrasounds. Beginning my 30th week I've had them every week, but growth/size is checked every 4 weeks. My baby was in the 95 percentile at week 30....as well as ALL previous ultrasounds. I went yesterday for the 34 week growth and he has dropped the the 56 percentile. I have GD so we were thinking that was one of the reasons he's always measured so big. This seems like a HUGE drop to me. I see my OB tomorrow to discuss results b/c I get the ultrasounds at a different office. Has anyone heard of this? Could the u/s tech not been doing it correctly? Thanks for any input.

lucrezia1480

Babies don't grow uniformly throughout pregnancy.  Doesn't sound like any cause for concern.

dotyjennifer

Thank you for the input.

angiek1

Yeah I wouldn't overly stress. I mean your baby could be an early grower and then hit a plateau or something. I would try to relax and discuss with your OB. GL

dotyjennifer

Thank you! The OB didn't seemed concerned. They have scheduled the next growth scan for 3 weeks from now so we can check again.

Dragonfly1226

The percentiles don't matter at all. They are looking for a specific minimum amount of weight gain over a two week period. As long as the baby hits that weight gain, it is fine,

dotyjennifer

Ok. Thanks for the information!!!

tesskerr

Most of us don't even get any US after 18/20 weeks, so we have no idea what the percentile is, so unless they are worried, I wouldn't worry either!

LaLiLu

My little guy is in the 10th percentile at 36 weeks. But since he keeps growing and everything else looks great, it's not a concern. He is just going to be a little bug