My baby is in 73 percentile

Esk311

I went to my appointment a month ago and the baby weighted 15 oz and I was in the 53 percentile. I just went today for another appointment and the baby is now 1lb 15 oz. I'm now in the 73 percentile and worried that my baby is growing to much too fast. Is this normal.

kyraaD

their measurments are usually off +/- 2lbs. i wouldn't be too worried about it, honestly.

ecwk

What did your doctor say?

DustyMelons

Esk311 said:

I went to my appointment a month ago and the baby weighted 15 oz and I was in the 53 percentile. I just went today for another appointment and the baby is now 1lb 15 oz. I'm now in the 73 percentile and worried that my baby is growing to much too fast. Is this normal.

73rd percentile is nothing to worry about. It just means that your baby is larger than roughly 73% of other babies. Not all babies can be right at the 50th percentile (completely average).

kynbar5

ecwk said:

What did your doctor say?

This. If your doctor didn't mention concerns then I'd go with that. Also, there isn't really a "normal" in pregnancy. Every woman and every pregnancy are different.

thaisac1

Esk311 said:

I went to my appointment a month ago and the baby weighted 15 oz and I was in the 53 percentile. I just went today for another appointment and the baby is now 1lb 15 oz. I'm now in the 73 percentile and worried that my baby is growing to much too fast. Is this normal.

Remember these measurements have a significant margin of error.

mruda

Agree with PP. Also, every baby grows at different rates. Yours may have had a growth spurt. When you go in for the next appointment, they may be closer to 50th again. Even if not, those measurements aren't very accurate.

Goldsgirl9

My OB has never told me how much the baby weighs or what percentile he is in. He didn't do it with DS and hasn't done it with this little guy yet either. Is this standard with most OB's?

Wicked4589

Mine did at the 25 week u/s since they couldn't see him well at 21 weeks. I go back at 31 weeks for a growth scan to make sure he's not too big. He was measuring well ahead at 25 weeks.