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Percentiles anyone know what they mean?

CariannelovesTimCariannelovesTim
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at my apt Monday the lady that did our u/s said our son was measuring 4 days ahead and is in 50% of his percentile. TIA
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Re: Percentiles anyone know what they mean?

  • hurricaneb-2-bhurricaneb-2-b
    Ours said she was on time and measuring in the 35th percentile. I took it as 35 out of100% grown.
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  • EkstasisEkstasis
    I believe it?s similar to BMI for adults it is a way of telling you if your baby is a healthy weight and also if they are growing properly. Babies should stay roughly in the same percentile they were born into and should not go below the 5th or above the 95th percentile or risk major health problems
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  • mrsmelmrsmel member

    imagehurricaneb-2-b:
    Ours said she was on time and measuring in the 35th percentile. I took it as 35 out of100% grown.

    you are way off.

    it's the same as with kids. it's based on average weights/heights. someone in the 50th is average, the lower, the smaller, the higher, the larger.

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  • matt&stephmatt&steph member
    I think it means that your baby is right in the middle as far a weight/length goes for babies in the country. 50% of the babies the same age are smaller then your baby and 50% are larger.  
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  • Lolita0626Lolita0626
    That means he is about average. 50% of babies at the same developmental stage are smaller, and 50% are larger.
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  • hurricaneb-2-bhurricaneb-2-b
    MrsMel...I guess I needed to put a LOL for you....I wasn't serious. I knew that wasn't it....but thanks.
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  • SteffaniOSteffaniO member

    imagematt&steph:
    I think it means that your baby is right in the middle as far a weight/length goes for babies in the country. 50% of the babies the same age are smaller then your baby and 50% are larger.  

    this.

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  • Cass&DerekCass&Derek
     you posted this...our tech gave us a printout of the measurements and percentile, and looks like we're in for a big baby...she's measuring in the 85-90 percentile.
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  • afgafg member
    imagemrsmel:

    imagehurricaneb-2-b:
    Ours said she was on time and measuring in the 35th percentile. I took it as 35 out of100% grown.

    you are way off.

    it's the same as with kids. it's based on average weights/heights. someone in the 50th is average, the lower, the smaller, the higher, the larger.

    Ditto this - it is comparing them to other babies at that stage of pregnancy.

    You know, if something is said to you during your doctor's appt that you don't understand it is OK TO ASK what they mean!

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