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Normal for GD baby? 30w 6d = 4# 4ozs.

Momof2hopingfor3Momof2hopingfor3 member
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Hello!  I'll be 31 weeks tomorrow and I had a growth scan today. Baby looks great. But, they did estimate her weight to be 4 pounds 4 ounces and her belly is a little big I see my OB next week (Tuesday) and then on Thursday, the MfM wants weekly biophysical profiles. They Did not express alarm, but we're cautious about her size. They did ask me if my prior two were vaginal or c-section births and I told them vaginal. Now, of course, I'm reading in to all of it. 

Does anyone have an experience about this type of thing?  Does this sound normal size wise? The app I use seemed to indicate that 3 pounds is average for now. Both my other babies were 7 pounds, but I didn't have all these u/s with them so I have no idea how big they were at the same time.  

Thanks! 

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Re: Normal for GD baby? 30w 6d = 4# 4ozs.

  • 5dogs5dogs

    An ultrasound can be off as much as a pound or so in either direction, so I won't panic quite yet.

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  • emriley84emriley84 member

    My first son was 8#15oz without GD, so I might just have big babies. This time around, I have insulin dependent GD. DS was measuting 3#15oz at 30 weeks, 4#11oz at 32 weeks. 5# 11oz @ 33weeks. 7#5 @35 weeks and 8#6 today @37 weeks. I also have polyhydramnios which makes baby grow bigger in addition to GD. Fun times.

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    imageemriley84:

    My first son was 8#15oz without GD, so I might just have big babies. This time around, I have insulin dependent GD. DS was measuting 3#15oz at 30 weeks, 4#11oz at 32 weeks. 5# 11oz @ 33weeks. 7#5 @35 weeks and 8#6 today @37 weeks. I also have polyhydramnios which makes baby grow bigger in addition to GD. Fun times.

     

    Thank you!  This is very helpful!  Seems like we are tracking similarly. I'm not worried because I know my doctors will give me excellent care. More just curious what a typical measurement is for around this time and what the rate of growth looks like. My first two were 7#9oz and 7#15oz. But, like I said, no extra u/s with them so I have no idea how big they were at this age. Thanks, again! 

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  • emriley84emriley84 member
    The ultrasound tech told me some babies will plateau their growth in the last month or so. Even measuring at 8#6oz today, they weren't terribly concerned. I will probably be induced at 39 weeks, perhaps earlier if BPPs don't look good.
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  • Momof2hopingfor3Momof2hopingfor3 member
    imagesoftskate31:

    If this was a Level 2 u/s with an MFM and a well trained tech - the estimate is actually probably pretty accurate.

    My DD's stats:  31w - 4lb 12 oz ultrasound, birth at 39w - 9 lb 1 oz

    My DS's stats: 31w - 5lb 5 oz ultrasound, birth at 39w - 11 lb

     For your baby's measurement - at 31w, 4lb 4 oz plus about 0.5 pounds a week until 39 weeks would be about an 8.5 pounds baby - not obscenely huge - but probably bigger than your last 2.

    I passed my GD screenings, but the MFM suspected that I had some blood sugar issues with DS's pregnancy b/c I had high fluid and a huge baby.  I am obese, so this is a factor too.

    The concern with GD babies who are big and have big belly measurements is shoulder dystocia during delivery.  If baby's head fits to get out, but the shoulders/belly get stuck, that is a very scary situation. I delivered DS vaginally - but they had me pushing in the OR in case he got stuck like that.

    Hopefully you will have more grwoth ultrasounds and can discuss delivery options when you get closer to delivery.

    When DS was projected to be over 10 pounds, the MFM wanted an automatic c/s, but since I vaginally delivered a 9 pounder without any trouble, my OB agreed to let me try vaginal. 

     Thank you so much!  This is super helpful!  I know they want to peek at baby at least two more times they said. And, I start weekly bpp next week, twice weekly from 36 weeks on. All this monitoring is with my MFM. My regular Ob also wants to see me weekly from 32 weeks on. So, I feel very confident that they are really giving me excellent care. And, I trust my doctors completely. They've been through the ringer with us (5 losses over the past few years) and we all just want to get her here safely. They won't take any unnecessary risks and neither will I. :-)

    Thanks again for the very helpful post!  I will admit, it sounds daunting to push a 9 pound baby out. But, I know it's well within the realm of possible. People do it all the time! 

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  • tig594tig594 member
    I'm a type 1.  We had a growth scan on Jan 30 at 29w5d and our LO was 3 pounds 2 ounces.  We just had another on Feb 27 at 33w 5d and LO was 5 pounds on the dot (so they said).  My perinatologists say her growth is right in the 50th percentile.  Her tummy, however, was also large at both appointments (72nd percentile).  None of my doctor's are overly concerned about that, though.  I started NSTs 2x a week at 31-32 weeks, too.  Hope this helps your comparison.  I am guesstimating LO will be around 7-7.5 pounds if they do my c-section on 5/29 like we're talking about.  It will be interesting to see how close I get.  : )
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  • ArizonaJessikaArizonaJessika
    My son measured 2lbs 6oz at our 29 week check up :)
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  • Momof2hopingfor3Momof2hopingfor3 member
    Thank you so much for the info. I'm so glad I'm not alone in this. I now all these u/s and tests are supposed to be reassuring, but it is also a little nerve wrecking!  This is why I refused all the early betas and u/s until 8 weeks. Sometimes more info is more stress. :-) but, it's great to hear from others going through it, too that's very reassuring!  I guess we'll just see where we are on Tuesday and Thursday at those appts. Tuesday is u/s with regular ob and Thursday is first bpp. Thanks again, ladies!
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  • kreeper611kreeper611 member

    DS was 10lbs 6oz without GD. Just genetics. He was estimated to be 8.5 lbs at my 36 week u/s.

     

    I don't have any numbers for DD and do have GD this time. We'll do an u/s at 37 weeks.  

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