Baby is bigger in size than his age

Shaikha+Ali

Hi everybody,
Last time I did an ultrasound the baby was bigger in size than his gestational age by one week.. is this okay? Is there any risks? And why would he be bigger in size? I am a little concerend about it..
waiting for everybody's response. ♡

chavez2685

Thus happens often. They can hit growth spurts then level out. Especially since it's only one week ahead.

SassyPants150

Totally normal. It's only a week. With DD, she fluctuated in her measurements. No problems at all!

FreddyisReady

Totally normal. Not all babies are the exact same size at a given time.

katiegarrett66

All babies grow at different rates, I wouldn't worry. Mine was measuring a week ahead at my 12 week scan.

MrsLolaSky

My baby measured a little more than a week ahead at my 12w4d u/s, and no one seemed concerned. They didn't even change my EDD because an earlier u/s had the baby within 2-3 days of the LMP EDD, and apparently earlier u/s's are more reliable. The nurse mentioned growth spurts, etc. I'm not worried about this.

itsmevkb

In all of my pregnancies except one, my baby has measured around a week ahead and it's never really been an issue.  Doctors tend to be more concerned if your baby is measuring smaller than expected. 

This time around I will get a GD test done earlier than the norm, but that is really more due to my age, than the baby measuring larger.

If your doctor isn't concerned, I wouldn't be either.

ellab043

A good friend is measuring 4 weeks ahead at 28 weeks. She is used to having large babies and her dr warned her this was the case again but nothing else is wrong. Don't worry. 

josim

Mine is measuring ahead too...I'm very tall, so I'm chalking it up to genetics.