Hi all, sorry if this is a tad self involved, but I'm looking to see if anyone else has had this experience (did a search on Nov15 and didn't see anything, but apologize if this is a repeat!). I had my 20 weeks scan and everything looked good (huzzah!) except for the babies weight: 10 oz. (20th percentile) My doctor thinks this is small for 20 weeks and wants me back for a growth check US at 24. From what I've read around 10 oz. is pretty normal, but am happy to go back. It's just eating at me a little, of course you don't want to hear anything other than everything is fine. Itching to google, but won't go down that road.
Re: Percentiles at 20 week scan
The thing is babies grow at different rates. Yours could have a growth spurt in the next week. I wouldn't worry to much.
It's also a lot like lining up 5 women who weigh the same weight. They probably won't look like they weigh the same because of other factors, such as height, metabolism and proportions.
So try not to worry please :-) Enjoy having an extra scan and seeing bubs again. It's great they don't have any other concerns health wise and that the weight is the only thing they want to double check, congrats!
I have 2 other kids. Girl 13yr old, boy 11yr old. With each of them, I only had 2 ultrasounds and was never told of percentiles.
I googled what this 97th percentile thing meant. Maybe I read it wrong.... Is my growing baby boy really bigger than 97% of other babies at this gestational age!?!
My husband was 10lbs and his family were all big babies! My daughter was 8.15 and my son was 7.2. I think I was around 8.
I've only gained 4 lbs, but am still freaking out that I am going to give birth to a toddler!!
Advice? Opinions?