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When did you doctor start..

countrymice06countrymice06 member
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...telling you about the baby's size?  I have my 33 week appointment next week, and the doctor has never said anything about how big the baby is (other than at the 20 week 'big' ultrasound).  I see so many of you referring to the baby in pounds and percentiles?  Do they do an ultrasound for that or can they just figure it out by measuring?
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  • KslCpaKslCpa
    I had an ultrasound at 36 weeks because I was measuring big. 
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  • BabyCakes3BabyCakes3
    I have no idea. They'd have to do an u/s & even then it's not super accurate. At 40w they said DD was already 8lbs+. She was born at 42w & was 6lb 15oz
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  • CourtneyR2NCourtneyR2N member

    It was probably about 25ish weeks that they started measuring my belly with the tape measure thing.  I always ask how he is measuring and so far he is right on track (I'm nervous about a big baby since DH was a 10+ pounder).

    As far as I know I don't get a growth ultra-sound. I already had my two allowed my insurance and unless there is some medical need to do another I won't have one.

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  • jenniferchasejenniferchase
    I have no idea. I have an ultrasound every time I go to the doctor and they never tell me her size. My husband was a little concerned about this at my last appointment so he asked my doctor and all she said was "she is going to be small" which we assumed because my husband and I are both small. As long as she is healthy :)
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  • JDOJDO member

    At the start of the 3rd trimester he started using the tape measure but never really says anything. I'm having a growth u/s at either 34 or 36 weeks (I forget which appointment it's schedule for) and I assume he'll mention the baby's size then.

    A friend at work just had a baby. I asked her about a month before her due date if her doctor had estimated the size yet and she said no. I asked her again the week before her due date, and her doctor still hadn't. He ended up being over 9lbs, but she had no idea until after he was born how big he'd be. So, I guess it differs by doctor how they do it. 

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  • orangedaisy85orangedaisy85
    My doc hasn't given us any info about his current size. I asked about an ultrasound to find out, and was told no. :0(
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  • chancellors mommychancellors mommy
    I would ask. they told me at my last ultrasound that the baby was 2lbs 4oz and that was just at 27 weeks.
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  • mdlw07mdlw07

    My doctor started measuring the fundal measurements (on the outside of your belly with a regular tape measure) around 27 weeks I think.

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  • Spacebunny19Spacebunny19 member
    i had an u/s last week because my 20w u/s showed that i had a low-edge placenta.  at this last u/s (one day shy of 28 w) the u/s tech said she is measuring a week ahead, but did not tell me the actual specs of how big she is.
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  • ediloedilo member
    The doc can feel around externally and estimate the baby's size (weight) without an ultrasound. You can ask about this at your appointments if you are interested. My sister is a family doc and has been surprisingly accurate in her estimations. My doc estimated the baby around 5 pounds at my 36 week appointment, which puts him at around 7 pounds at 40 weeks (going by the typical 1/2 pound gain per week). She figures he'll be a little on the smaller side of average - in the 6.5 to low 7 lb. range.
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