Community› The Bump Month Clubs› February 2015 Moms
February 2015 Moms
New Discussion

"It's smaller than I expected..."

BabyMamaCampbellBabyMamaCampbell member
in February 2015 Moms
No, this isn't a dirty thread, get your mind out of the gutter!! :)

I went in for my 8 week appointment last week, and when we did the ultrasound, my doctor said that it was a little smaller than she expected, so she changed my due date and said I was actually at seven weeks instead of eight.

I was too enthralled with seeing my baby on screen that I didn't ask, but now I'm wondering why my baby is small? Is this a good, bad, or indifferent thing? Anybody else experience this before? I'm a first time mom so I'm a nervous wreck about everything. :)
Report Reply to Post

Re: "It's smaller than I expected..."

  • Loading the player...
  • kdhulingkdhuling member
    edited July 2014
    You may have just ovulated a little later or baby implanted later than you thought so you're technically not as far a long. That's how it was for me. Based on my LMP I am 9 weeks today but based on when I ovulated and the way baby is measuring I'm only 8 weeks+2 days. Since it's less than a weeks difference my doctor doesn't want to change my due date.
    BabyFruit Ticker
    Report Reply
  • megsehcmegsehc member
    That happened with my last pregnancy (successful) and is happening with this one too. Like pp said, you may have ovulated later than you thought. Try not to worry! Once try see a heartbeat your chances of miscarrying are much lower.
    Report Reply
  • jdonn1023jdonn1023 member
    my doc told me the same thing last week. she said it cold be i ovulated a little later or that its so small the measurement could be off from her angle I'm going this week agian
    Report Reply
  • amberjanea07amberjanea07 member
    I'm in the same exact boat, first time mom as well. I seen the nurse and based on my LMP I was 9 weeks but when they did the ultrasound the baby was smaller than the expected and measured at 6 / almost 7 weeks. So my due date got pushed back from the 8th to the 28th. Like the other ladies said about ovulating later, that was me. I wouldn't be worried if that was your ultrasound because they don't know for sure until they measure. I go back in 2 weeks to make sure baby measures correctly. I wouldn't be worried.
    Report Reply
  • BabyMamaCampbellBabyMamaCampbell member
    Okay, good to know I'm not alone in this boat.

    I was taking ovulation tests when we conceived, so I'm pretty sure about that. But I guess it could still be that I implanted later. I didn't have any sort of implantation bleeding so I don't have anything to base it on. My next appointment is in five weeks, it's gonna be hard to wait that long with this anxiety riding on my shoulders. :((
    Report Reply
  • jaztasticjaztastic member
    BabyMamaCampbell said:
    Okay, good to know I'm not alone in this boat. I was taking ovulation tests when we conceived, so I'm pretty sure about that. But I guess it could still be that I implanted later. I didn't have any sort of implantation bleeding so I don't have anything to base it on. My next appointment is in five weeks, it's gonna be hard to wait that long with this anxiety riding on my shoulders. :((

    Were you also temping? That's the only way to know for sure when you ovulated, the opk only give you an indication that your body is gearing up to do so. Try not to get too upset though...hopefully these next few weeks go by quickly for you.
    *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
    Waited a long time, tried a lot of stuff, science made me a mom.
     Loss and IF veteran. Current mom of DS 5.5, DD 2, and sometimes DH 40. Due June 2021 with TWINS
    Report Reply
  • vjhon27vjhon27 member
    Same thing happened to me. I went in thinking I was 8w4d and measured at 7w4d so my doctor is having me come back in two weeks. I have an irregular cycle but I was charting my days to help conceive. But like the ladies here said there could be other factors that play into it. I'm just thinking positive and I'm sure everything will be fine. Hope the next few weeks go by fast for you!
    Report Reply
  • BabyMamaCampbellBabyMamaCampbell member
    edited July 2014
    jaztaz1 said:


    BabyMamaCampbell said:

    Okay, good to know I'm not alone in this boat.

    I was taking ovulation tests when we conceived, so I'm pretty sure about that. But I guess it could still be that I implanted later. I didn't have any sort of implantation bleeding so I don't have anything to base it on. My next appointment is in five weeks, it's gonna be hard to wait that long with this anxiety riding on my shoulders. :((



    Were you also temping? That's the only way to know for sure when you ovulated, the opk only give you an indication that your body is gearing up to do so. Try not to get too upset though...hopefully these next few weeks go by quickly for you.


    I was also temping, I had just started doing it. I didn't have much data before that dip and then spike, but it still occurred.

    Thanks for all the kind words ladies!

    (I don't know why the formatting is jacked up on my reply eeeeep)

    Report Reply
  • jadempyre1jadempyre1 member
    Totally normal don't worry!! I ovulate really late so every time I get pregnant I'm like two weeks behind what my LMP says. It's kind of frustrating though when you think your 9 weeks but your actually 7. Congrats on your healthy bean!
    Report Reply
  • kerrigrooveskerrigrooves member
    kdhuling said:
    You may have just ovulated a little later or baby implanted later than you thought so you're technically not as far a long. That's how it was for me. Based on my LMP I am 9 weeks today but based on when I ovulated and the way baby is measuring I'm only 8 weeks+2 days. Since it's less than a weeks difference my doctor doesn't want to change my due date.
    same with me.  We are using the DD based on my LMP even though Im 5 days behind in measurement
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"