Does your doctor tell you how big LO is measuring?

Kingston54 · November 2009

Just wondering... My doctor just tells me that I'm "right on track" but never says how much LO weighs or anything like that...

Will that come later?

mrsjami · November 2009

same here

proud-mommy-to-be · November 2009

Same.. he measures my uterus and says I am right at 36 or whatever week I'm on.. I'm thinking the baby weight comes soon.

Tonya_G · November 2009

I had a growth u/s at about 35w b/c of GD- that was the first time I'd heard a weight guesstimate. I get another u/s next week, so we'll see how much she's grown in that time! Estimates are generally off though, so even if they give you one, I wouldn't put much stock in it!

Fasa · November 2009

Mine tells me how I'm measuring... last time I was measuring a week behind. If they did tell you how much LO would weight, then it would just be an estimate, and I don't put very much stock in it, they can be off by quite a bit.

t_banned · November 2009

My doctor doesn't tell me anything unless I specifically ask. I kind of like it that way. Ignorance is bliss!

frf1537 · November 2009

I get growth ultrasounds because of diabetes, but I don't think the doc can tell how much LO weighs just by examing you. I think it has to be done through ultrasound. I don't know though.

mobeer99 · November 2009

At 38 weeks my doc estimated the baby was around 7 lbs, then last week he said the "upper 7 lb range." He usually tells me after my internal and feeling around my belly. We'll see how accurate he is...

UnwritteN223 · November 2009

My doctor measures me basically just for fun (twins kind of break the "rules"). But that's just measuring my belly. As far as weights of the babies themselves I agree with a PP in that I believe it needs to be done by ultrasounds. When I get growth scans done on the twins, they measure the heads and bellies of the babies and are somehow able to give me an estimate of their weight. However, I have been told that the estimate that we are being given is usually more than what they will actually weigh. Hope that helps!

pmarie33 · November 2009

They can't tell you what it weighs. All they can be certain is how big the uterus is measuring.

jhoanna.delgado · November 2009

I thought I was the only one. My doctor just says, you look good, and baby looks good.

wendy25 · November 2009

My doctor stopped telling me. We know he's big (like 10lbs) but we're in a wait and see mode. If he comes naturally and fits through me, then he'll be born naturally. If he gets stuck, then emergency c-section it is.

Such-a-girl · November 2009

pmarie33:
They can't tell you what it weighs. All they can be certain is how big the uterus is measuring.

This.

goldenleaves · November 2009

She tells me I'm measuring X centimeters.

SRose27 · November 2009

My doctor doesn't tell me anything! She only physically measured me once and that was at my 28 week appt. I wish she would tell me something! I guess I should ask next time...