Baby B is small at 20 weeks

mismatched

At our A/S we found that baby A is in the 30th percentile and Baby B is in the 8th percentile.  The doc recommended increasing protein intake - I'm at 175-200 grams per day and aiming for more.  I've already gained 23 lbs at 20 weeks.

 

Did any of you have similar measurements around this time and go on to have decent sized babies or a big change in their percentile?  I'm concerned that pairing low measurements and the risk of early delivery could mean a greater chance of NICU time.

MichelleDis

not similar weights, but mine are far apart too.  I make huge babies apparently (DS5 was 8.6).  So far at last scan at 20 weeks, baby A was 80th percentile and Baby B was 50th.  So they were quite off on their sizes compared to one anoth

palm513

I had a scan 2 days before my c-section where they decided to do measurements, cause B was always smaller and they said that he was measuring in the 15th percentile previously. And they estimated that B was going to be 4.10 lb and A at 5.7 and only two da

Jennygurl

I had a similar experience where we found out that Baby A at about 27 weeks had stopped growing, althought blood flow, fluids, etc all looked fine. My girls were delivered at 34 weeks and baby a was 2.9 lbs. and baby b was 4.14. 

Although th

Mrs. Alice

What else does your doc say?  Is the cord flow normal?  What is the plan for monitoring growth?  I had one measuring behind at 22 weeks when they were diagnosed with TTTS.  He always was behind by about 2 weeks, but managed to grow the