A little concerned on baby's size...

Newmomma311

I had a follow up growth u/s yesterday. Last month I had one at 23 weeks and she weighed 15 oz, which I thought was a little small. I had my dr appt and he mentioned that they thought she was a little small but he wasn't worried. Yesterday's u/s they said that she weighs 1 lb 11 oz. I am 27w 1 day today. They also said that she is measuring 10 days behind. Should I be worried?

rosesandpeonies

Not unless they are worried.  You probably are just going to have a smaller baby.  They have to get percentiles some how....so some people have large babies and some have smaller.  If the baby drops below a certain percentile than they worry, but obviously yours didn't.  Are they going to give you a follow up ultrasound just to make sure the baby is continuing to grow?  I truly wouldn't worry unless your dr. told you to worry

Newmomma311

I am not sure if they are going to have a follow up u/s, but I would assume so. I go back to see the doc in 2 weeks. I have been having the growth u/s once a month so far. So seeing as she is still measuring small I think he will send me back in another month.

mrsfaz2be

Some people have smaller babies, some larger.  Did they give you an estimated percentile of her growth.  I went at 28 weeks and our baby was weighing 2 ibs. 13 ounces which puts him at the 84th percentile, above average, of other babies at his gestational age.  I think if the baby is less than like the 10 percentile they worry or over the 90th percentile they worry (and you worry haha) of a very large baby.