Why does everyone know more than me?

luckyholly · December 2011

All these posts about the size of LOs. I will be 34 weeks tomm and my Dr. apt today was still very short and lacked in info. The Dr. said it was still to early to quesstamate the size of LO or her postition.

Do they are checking to see if I'm dialated in two weeks and I wanna know about how big she is!!!! Anyone else?

Luvvy1 · December 2011

The only way we had an estimate of how big our little guy was, was based on how he has been consistently in the 80% for weight from previous u/s. We had a growth/size u/s last week to estimate his size but that's because I have GD so my doc needed to be sure he wasn't getting to big.

Sorry your appts seem very uninformative. I thought mine were pretty lacking too, but really at this point there isn't much to worry about. He/she still has lots of time to grow. My doc also said that it is too painful/inconclusive at 34 weeks to guess what position baby was in. I had a good idea though by playing "guess that body part."

namara5532 · December 2011

My doctor hasn't mentioned anything to us as far as how big baby is now excpet that I've been measuring right on track since day 1. It has me a bit confused because both DH and I were 9lb 3oz babies, so I was expecting to be told that he's measuring slightly big. I'm not going to give the doctors any reason though to try to suggest delivering early because he may indeed end up measuring normal and need to come on his due date.

MrsKujawski · December 2011

My Dr. is making estimated based on measurement. I'm measuring on target right now, so LO seems to be about 7.5 lbs at birth (his estimate). Today he felt that he was head down because his heartbeat was lower down in my uterus. He doesn't do internal checks until 37 weeks so my appt. next week he'll check. Most Dr.s don't start internals until 37/38 weeks unless there's a reason I guess.

bigbear · December 2011

My doc hasn't ever mentioned how big our LO may be or how she is positioned.

She measures my belly, checks the HB with the doppler and asks if I have questions. That's it. At 34 weeks I think that's still OK.

AugustSkye · December 2011

SIL used the same OB I'm going to, and the other day she asked me if I knew (about) how much DD weighs yet. I said, "No, are they supposed to tell me?" She said it wasn't routine, but when she went to them with her 3 LO's she would ask how big they were and the OB would go by her ultrasound and then tell SIL how much she suspected the baby weighed around that time.

So I dunno, I had my 33 week appointment 2 weeks ago and there was no mention of fetal size or anything. Plus, I know that ultrasounds can be off by as much as a pound in either direction so I don't want to depend on one, especially when they are using one that was done when I was 18 weeks.

That probably didn't help much, but that's just my 2 cents. LOL.

DEBBIE33CASEY · December 2011

I think they are reluctant to guess at this point b/c LO's size really would just be a guess! Baby can still change positions at 34 weeks, hey, they can flip right at the end. So there's no real significance to baby's position or size at this point (unless you have previous health concerns the dr is monitoring).

My boss was telling me on fri that they took her baby 5 weeks early b/c they thought she was already 10 lbs. She ended up being only 5lbs and spent weeks in the NICU. And I can't say how many times I've heard friends say their docs guessed over their baby's weight. So maybe knowing nothing is better at this point

julesjarvais65 · December 2011

My appts are the same way mostly. She says I'm right on track, and I don't ask anything else. I don't care as long as she is measuring on track and not too small or big. She checks the heartbeat and asks if we have questions. My next appt is not til I'm 36 weeks, and she won't start doing internals til 38/39 weeks and thats only if I decide I want her to. Idk when she will start checking position.

charmane23 · December 2011

My doc isn't so big on sharing info either...I usually have to ask him. I do know an estimated weight and her position though b/c of the growth U/S last week (I was 35 weeks). At my appt today they were a little concerned about my BP but they never told me what it was until I asked...not sure why they wouldn't think I would want to know that?

eilatan&nhoj88 · December 2011

I go to the same doc I went to for ds #1, although I mainly see her p.a. this time. They have never mentioned during either pregnancy if my belly was measuring on track, ahead, or behind like everyone else seems to know with their pregnancies. With the p.a. I have to ask just to find out what the heart rate is and she finally quit looking at me like a crazy person after asking so many times. They never really tell me anything. They just weigh me, measure my belly, use the doppler, and ask if I've had any concerns and send me on my way unless I need blood work or a shot.

GreeneyesP · December 2011

I am afraid to know! My LO is transverse right now, and I only know that because I asked my MW, otherwise she doesn't tell me.

Weight, I'll wait on. I was over 10lbs., my DH was 8 lbs., so MW is guesstimating he'll be in between there somewhere, but she won't begin to do those kinds of conclusivee exams until I'm 36 weeks. But I'm with you... I want to know now!!!!

A S-ski · December 2011

They can only estimate based upon u/s and it is extremely inaccurate.

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