measuring behind

kdwright22 · June 2012

i just went to my doctors today and i am measuring 4 weeks behind where i am suppossed to be i didnt have this problem before with my other two children and they are sendingme monday morning for another ultrasound i am 34 weeks and4 days and my fiance just left for basic training on monday i amd not quite sure what to do now i am very scared that something is wrong even though the doctor said her heartbeat was fine any advice from other moms out there

jasrun80 · June 2012

my first measured small for a few weeks so i had a US which resulted he was in 50th percentile. ha --

this one measure ahead for a few, & my growth US read 47th !

i think they lay differently in you,,, hope all is well. gl !

sasa625 · June 2012

I measured a few weeks behind in my last pregnancy. I had a growth ultrasound around 33 weeks and all was fine. DD was a perfectly average sized baby. This time around I'm seeing a new OB who doesn't even do measurements because he feels that they are unreliable. He said that after doing this long enough you can tell if a woman is measuring correctly just by looking/feeling. I'm fine with that since it caused me unnecessary stress last time (and I know my belly is growing since I no longer fit into 90% of my maternity clothes that fit me at this point with my 1st!)

byrne15 · June 2012

When I was 36 weeks pg with ds I was measuring 4 weeks behind. I went for an u/s and he was measuring in the 1st percentile.

Anyway, I went for weekly u/s and 2x/week NST until I went into labor @ 39w5d. He was born at 6lbs 14oz and was absolutely perfect....and still is totday (4.5 years later)

sfelix13 · June 2012

I am measuring 2 weeks behind as well. I got in a week and a half for a growth ultrasound to check it out. She said since everything else looked fine she wasnt too worried they just do it as a precaution. So fingers crossed he is just laying deep in there. I actually told her she should start that tape at my vajayjay cause I swear he is about to reach out and say hello!

melody921 · June 2012

I measured behind with DS, so they did a growth u/s, that showed him around the 35th percentile at 32 weeks. But he was 7.9 at birth, a decidedly average-sized baby. This time, I'm measuring ahead, so I hope that's not correct either. Sometimes, I think they're just giving it their best guess.

libra31 · June 2012

Are you tall? How has your weight gain been? I'm measuring small too (just went to dr. this week and was measuring 28w and I was 33.3w. I'm having an u/s at 36 weeks. However, I'm 5'8, weigh 150 right now and have measured small with all my kids. My daughter was born early, but both my boys weighed right at 7lbs and I don't think I ever measured over 36 weeks.

Good luck and hopefully it's just the fact that external measuring isn't always very accurate!

LJCNBear · June 2012

(lurking... I never post, but can identify so I thought I'd respond!)

I'm actually on the shorter side (almost 5'3")... measured large with DS1 (who was born at 38w2d at 6lbs 8oz), on target with DS2 (39w1d, 7lbs 1oz) and 5 weeks behind with DD1. MW sent me for NSTs for her and ultrasounds twice a week for the last three weeks and the Dr. at the hospital who read the ultrasound results classified her as IUGR. She was born on her due date weighing a healthy 6lbs 9oz - totally fine and not growth restricted!

With this baby (#4) I am measuring basically on track, 1 week behind. I truly think things can vary greatly based on the baby's position and how you are carrying. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

jenguinbear · June 2012

My fundal height is measuring three weeks behind but my baby is measuring two weeks ahead according to the U/S estimates of the femoral length, head circumference, and the abdomen.

I find the whole thing weird.

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