Multiples

how off were your weight estimates at u/s?

Had my 35(+) week OB visit today - babies are weighing 5.1 and 5.6 today. I'm really happy with their growth. The office thinks I can go another two (maybe even three weeks) and then we'll be at induction. 

The twins seem to be gaining about 3/4 of a pound every 2ish weeks.

Wondering how accurate or inaccurate your u/s weights were. I'm tickled at the idea of having two babies both at or over 5 1/2 lbs at delivery. Fingers crossed. 

Re: how off were your weight estimates at u/s?

  • My estimates were pretty darn close, if not totally accurate. :)
  • Loading the player...
  • 36w1d - A: 7 lbs 2 oz, B: 7 lbs 10 oz

    36w2d (actual) - A: 5 lbs 14 oz, B: 6 lbs 3 oz


    After 2 rounds of IVF & 2 rounds of FET, we were blessed with identical twin girls!
    image

    Lilypie Third Birthday tickers
  • At 35w they estimated Baby A at 5lbs12oz and Baby B was a little less--5lbs5oz, I think.

    At 37w, my final growth scan, they estimated both babies  5lbs11oz (so yes, it looked like A had lost an ounce!).

    At birth 6 days later they were 6lbs10oz and 6lbs7oz.

    fraternal twin boys born january 2009
  • DS was dead on, Dd they were off by a pound.  In fact she measured bigger than him the whole way and in the end, she was almost a pound smaller. 

     

    p.s. its been a while and I have missed you guys. 

  • My last growth u/s the babies were each over 5 pounds. I went another 2 weeks and they were both over 6 at birth. They were always pretty close in my opinion, looking back at the growth u/s.
  • Mine were off by a bit. My last u/s was at 37 weeks. I had the boys at 37w6d.

    37w u/s:  Baby A = 7lbs 13oz  Baby B = 7lbs 8oz

    6 days later at birth:  Baby A = 6lbs 12oz  Baby B = 6lbs 1oz

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • At my 36 week appointment: A measured 5 lbs 3 oz and B was 6 lbs 13 oz.

    Actual weights a few days later: A = 5 lbs 12 oz and B = 7 lbs 2 oz.

    Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
  • Mine were very close.   At my 37 week appt, the tech said my baby A was 6.15 and I kinda freaked out about potentially having 2 7 pounders.    But then the MFM doc said no way, did the measurements herself, and came up with 6.8 for both of them.   5 days later they were born at 6.8 and 6.2.
  • At my last growth scan both babies were measuring exactly 6lbs. They were born 8 days later and were 6lb 2oz (DD) and 5lb 4oz (DS). HTH!
    Lilypie Third Birthday tickers Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers
  • I had a growth scan three days before I had the boys. IIRC, they were estimated to be 3.15, 4.3, and 4.11. They were born at 4.3, 4.10, and 4.10.
    image
    How to tell my boys apart

    The different types of twins and triplets
     
    Jack, Sydney and Carynne, Annaleigh, JW, Eden...forever in our hearts.
    My blog * We made the national news!
    image
  • I had an u/s 24 hours before they were born and the estimate for my Baby A was close (they said 5.5 lbs, he was 5 lbs, 9 oz) but off by about .5 lbs for my Baby B (they estimated 5 lbs, he was 4 lbs, 7 oz).

    Nice-sized babies for you! 

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • All along my growth scans were pretty close until about 28 weeks, when there was a big discrepency, they repeated it a week later and the girls were the same so they thought it had been a mistake. For the next 8 weeks they measured close. At last growth scan, at 37 weeks they were both estimated at 6.8 lbs. Baby A was close at 6.3 lbs but Baby B was 4lbs 11oz, but thankfully perfectly healthy!!!! I'm glad the "wrong" ultrasound was basically thrown out otherwise I may have been delivered early and been looking at NICU time.
  • My last growth scan was at 35w 4d.  Baby A (boy) was estimated at 5lb 9oz and Baby B (girl) was estimated at 5 lb 11 oz.  They were born via scheduled c-section at 37w 1d and Baby A was 6lb 5 oz and Baby B was 4 lb 15.5 oz.   Baby B always measured ahead of Baby A, yet she was so much tinier than her brother. 
    image
  • At 33w6, the boys were estimated at 4 lb 6 oz and 4 lb 8 oz.  They were born at 34w both weighing 4 lb 13 oz.
    Lilypie Third Birthday tickers Lilypie Premature Baby tickers
  • My 5 year old twins were born at 33w... they had a growth scan that morning before they were born (we didn't know they'd be arriving that evening!) and they were both estimated to be right at 5 lbs.  My daughter was born at 4lbs 12oz and my son was smaller at 4lbs 1oz.  
    Mom to Boy/Girl twins born 8/2005 (IUI+inj.) 1st IVF= failed 11/2009 (IVF) Lost identical twins 3/10 (FET #1)Early m/c 6/2010 (FET #2) Twin Boys! Born 3/21/2011 @ 36w3d
  • Last u/s showed: 5lbs for baby A and 5lbs,11oz for B

    Actual: 4lbs,11oz for A, 5lbs for B 

This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"