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How accurate was your growth scan?

astraealynnastraealynn member
edited July 2015 in July 2015 Moms
Just curious for those that have given birth already. I've had several and the last one I had at 37 weeks estimated that DS already weighed 7 1/2 lbs!

[edited] of course my silly brain forgot the "pretty accurate" option and it won't let me add it now!

How accurate was your growth scan? 30 votes

Off by 1lb (came out smaller)
33% 10 votes
Off by 1lb (came out bigger)
36% 11 votes
Off by more than a pound
30% 9 votes
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Re: How accurate was your growth scan?

  • beeishbeeish member
    I've been wondering the same thing!
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  • corndogrobotcorndogrobot member
    Friday the growth scan said she
    was 7 lb 15 oz
    She was born Monday weighing in at
    7 lb 8 oz
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  • rainbowBOOMrainbowBOOM member
    6/16 they estimated me at 7lbs1oz. She was born 7/2 at 7lbs8oz.

    So spot on for me.
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  • blukatsblukats member
    Mine was dead on. I went to a scan at 37 weeks at he was 6.9 and that he was tall and expected to be 8lbs. I had a RCS and he was 8.2 when he was born.
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  • kms248kms248 member
    A week and a half before birth baby was estimated at 4 lbs 14 oz... was born 5 lbs 9 oz.
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  • Melis222Melis222 member
    Baby came out 1/2 lb bigger...so it was pretty accurate as it was done about 1 or so weeks before birth.
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  • bwarren1210bwarren1210 member
    At 37 weeks my growth scan was 6lb 2 oz. I had her at 38+5 and she weighed 6lb 15oz.
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  • audi681audi681 member
    July 1st estimated at 6 lb. 9 oz. 

    Born July 3rd at 5 lb. 12. oz.
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  • CkorinesCkorines member
    Baby measured smaller. But not by much.
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  • AziaNickAziaNick member
    Ours was really close. They said she was about 4 lbs, she came out 3 lbs 9 oz
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  • mommy1922mommy1922 member
    June 23 scan showed 7lbs 8oz. Born June 30 at 7lbs. 10oz.
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  • dominican22dominican22 member
    Right before he was born was told he was going to be 8 lbs 11 Oz he came out fairly close at 9 lbs 2 oz
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  • TaraLinnetTaraLinnet member
    There was no option for it being exactly right, lol, but my Dr said 8lbs 5oz and she was spot on!
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  • Henderson2015Henderson2015 member
    How is everyone getting growth scans so late in pregnancy? I'm jealous. My Dr stops ultrasounds at 20 weeks and thats the last 'growth scan' we had. :(

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  • astraealynnastraealynn member
    edited July 2015
    I was seeing a maternal fetal specialist until about 34 weeks with growth scans and had a final growth scan at about 37 weeks. I think it just depends on the doctors. I thought it was at least relatively common to do at least one in the third trimester.
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  • hankhunterhankhunter member
    Doctor said baby would be around 9.5lbs, she ended up being 10lbs 6ounces.
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  • gotdiesel2007gotdiesel2007 member
    Henderson2015 said:

    How is everyone getting growth scans so late in pregnancy? I'm jealous. My Dr stops ultrasounds at 20 weeks and thats the last 'growth scan' we had. :(


    Never had a growth scan with any of my three.
    DS #1 Born 01/23/09
    Married 03/18/10
    DS #2 Born 05/19/11
    DS #3 Due 07/26/15


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  • e1223e1223 member
    Even as a high risk pregnancy and having more ultrasounds, they've never checked the size of the baby - just the amniotic fluid and placenta location. My OB doesn't trust the ultrasound predictions of growth and ultimately it doesn't matter for when I'll deliver.
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  • whyyesimquirkywhyyesimquirky member
    When I told my OB that the maternal fetal specialist wanted to one more growth scan a week before my SCS My OB said "it doesn't matter how big the baby is, we are going to deliver it anyway".
    I had it done anyway today and they estimated him to be 9lbs 7oz already :-O

    I'll be back next week to let ya know how accurate it was.
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  • SBbabyonboardSBbabyonboard member
    Henderson2015 said:

    How is everyone getting growth scans so late in pregnancy? I'm jealous. My Dr stops ultrasounds at 20 weeks and thats the last 'growth scan' we had. :(


    I have had to have growth/position ultrasounds every other week since I hit 32 weeks. With me we had a scare about low amniotic fluid as well as baby has been breech so that is why they have done so many with me. My last U/S at 37.5 weeks they said baby was measuring in at around 8lbs so will see how accurate that is when I have my SCS on Monday at 39weeks!
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  • holliechoulesholliechoules member
    Mine was off by 6 oz. Pretty spot on if you ask me!
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  • eclohoecloho member
    Had an estimate with the anatomy ultrasound at 18 weeks, but other than that no growth scan. When I asked my doctor about how big my baby was at 36 weeks he put his hands up in the air and said about this big LOL
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  • rw3190rw3190 member

    Hello,

    Last week I had an ultrasound done on my LO. She was estimated at 5.15 pounds at 36 week and a few days. I cant remember her measurements. She said that's the 50th percentile. Is that ok? I was reading that the baby should be 6-7 pounds already. And I also see plenty of comments about how the measurements and weights can be up to 2 pounds off. How does that happen when she is actually measuring the kid??

    The drs actually moved me back a week to 36 after scan when Ive assumed I am 37....

     

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  • rw3190rw3190 member
    I asked for one bc everyone I know has been asking ME
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  • gotdiesel2007gotdiesel2007 member
    rw3190 said:

    Hello,

    Last week I had an ultrasound done on my LO. She was estimated at 5.15 pounds at 36 week and a few days. I cant remember her measurements. She said that's the 50th percentile. Is that ok? I was reading that the baby should be 6-7 pounds already. And I also see plenty of comments about how the measurements and weights can be up to 2 pounds off. How does that happen when she is actually measuring the kid??

    The drs actually moved me back a week to 36 after scan when Ive assumed I am 37....

     

    You are taking a 2D image and not taking into account any fat on the baby just measuring the bones basically. Plus baby is squished to its hard to get a decent measurement. My best example is looking at a picture of a baby, taking out a ruler and trying to figure out how much it weighs from that.
    DS #1 Born 01/23/09
    Married 03/18/10
    DS #2 Born 05/19/11
    DS #3 Due 07/26/15


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  • astraealynnastraealynn member
    the PP is a good response. that's how they estimate. 50th percentile is good. it's average actually. it means baby is assumed to be 50% bigger than other babies of the same gestational age.
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  • astraealynnastraealynn member
    I had routine scans and at my 37 week ultrasound he was estimated 7.5 lbs. at 39+5 (the day i got sent for a semi-emergency CS) he was estimated over 8.5 lbs. he came out 7 lbs on the nose.
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