Hi ladies. I need some insight... I had a US today and the measurements seem way off. Since I was doing heavily monitored fertility treatment, I know the date that I ovulated and can narrow down conception to 2 days around my IUI, so the week/day measurements below are based on my ovulation date, which is definitely accurate.
6w1d- US #1 (RE), measured 6w1d- perfect
8w1d- US #2 (OB), measured 8w1d- perfect
8w3d (2 days later, today)- US#3- measured 9w5d, umm WTH!?!?
The scan today was done at a radiology facility with a better machine than my scan earlier this week with my OB, and I know that there's a margin of error in measurements so I assume that the US earlier this week was off by a couple of days. But it's *definitely* impossible for me to be 9w5d. So now PGAL brain is telling me that I need to be worried that the baby is growing so fast, that it could be a sign that something is wrong. Has anyone else measured so far ahead in 1st tri? Could this mean that there's something wrong that's causing the baby to be so big? I called my dr, waiting for him to return the call this afternoon.
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!
Re: Mini PGAL freakout- measuring ahead, reason to worry?
BFP #2 February 2009 | m/c March 2009 | 4 weeks 3 days
BFP #7 10/15 | DS born 6/4/16 @ 36 weeks
BFP #8 9/28/17 AHHH!!! | EDD 6/6/18
All are welcome!
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!
TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IF
Oct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIs
Feb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! (EDD 11/4/14)
Baby boy arrived 11/13/14!
I measured ahead with my son (and I was sure about O and conception date) pretty much the whole time. I don't have the measurements - I remember the dates though based on early measurements. His due date based on LMP was May 18. I calculated May 15 based on my O and conception date give or take a few days. His first scan at 6 weeks measured ahead - they gave me a date of May 7th based on measurements! So yep - he was way ahead. I remember them asking me if I was sure about my dates and I said 100% sure.
After the first few weeks the growth isn't really accurate for date confirmation - they grow at different rates but he always measured ahead. He was always either in the 90th percentile or "off the charts" for every ultrasound (I was AMA so I had many). Toward the end they projected him to be 9lbs (DH was big baby and is 6'5) - I remember freaking out. The tech said he was long so delivery wouldn't be an issue. Sure enough, he was 9 lbs, 21.5 inches at birth - pushed for only 17 minutes and he was here. He was perfectly healthy, I think he measured ahead because he was a bigger baby in the end. Oh - and he came 6 days late - he was born 5/23 at 40 weeks 5/6 days - so his measuring ahead didn't actually impact when he arrived (unfortunately!) I wouldn't worry - I was told sometimes they measure behind and catch-up, sometimes they measure ahead and even out and sometimes they stay behind or ahead and are just smaller or larger babies but perfectly healthy.