Measuring behind?

Re: Measuring behind?

• Morgan8472 member

  October 2015

  Measured small with all my kids..this is my 3rd pregnancy. They all turn out fine!!

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• Eastoncjr member

  October 2015

  I measured small with my son. So they debt me for a ultrasound to check growth. He was just a small baby. Now at 2 years old he's average height but still very thin but healthy and on or ahead of pace meeting developmental milestones.

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• katemariesf member

  October 2015

  I'm in the same boat. Just had an ultrasound today at 26 weeks to check on my baby's growth. He's measuring 2 weeks late but everything seems healthy and developing well. It might be that the date he was conceived was calculated wrong, or he's just on the smaller side because I'm petite. I wouldn't worry about it!

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• mahlod member

  October 2015

  Also measured a few days behind. my midwife and my gynae were not worried. I agree with the ladies, you do not need to worry. :-*

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• MrsReynolds1224 member

  October 2015

  Thank you all! This all makes me feel so much better!

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• bishoplmb member

  October 2015

  I measured 2-3 weeks behind with DD1 the entire time. I went in for frequent growth check ultrasounds in the last trimester. She was just a small baby (born a week late at 7lbs5oz). Now at 10 months she is in the 90% for height and 60% for weight. She is totally healthy and no one would guess she was ever behind in anything!  

  
  

  
  

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• jnshard member

  October 2015

  I measured behind with my second pregnancy and had to have an ultrasound. She measured at the 9th percentile on two separate ultrasounds so was just barely categorized as small for gestational age, which is less than 10th percentile. Anyway, because of it my ob would not let me go past my due date as it increases the risk for still birth. I ended up being induced the day before my due date and baby came out weighing 6lb 4oz, so she was small but not too small. I think that my doctors concern was that I was measuring on track until I reached 37 weeks when I started measuring behind. Also, on previous ultrasound baby measured around 50th percentile.

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• COLE12916 member

  October 2015

  Same here! Measured normal at 18week ultrasound but at my 22week checkup last week was measuring only 20weeks. My doc said she wasn't too concerned but if he is more behind at my next checkup at 26weeks she may order another ultrasound.

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• Leah6120 member

  October 2015

  I measure a few weeks small and my dr was totally unconcerned. He said at this stage there's a really huge range and since the baby's measured fine all this time it's no problem.

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• macattack15 member

  October 2015

  my baby was measuring 16 weeks at 18 weeks, then at 20 weeks he was measuring 18 weeks, so they changed my due date from dec 25 to Jan 5.. and now I am 26.3 instead of 28, I guess whenever he arrives we will know for sure he's also measuring good for weight just a little short, but height doesn't run in either side for him. no basketball star here!!

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• TTiger03 member

  October 2015

  All baby measurements are based on statistics. Your belly just may be small but baby is fine.
  A co-worker said she measured small her whole pregnancy but the baby was just more up and down and stretched out than curled in the fetal ball.
  Another friend was measuring very big the while time because her kids were very close and her uterus was not back down when she conceived the next.
  Like many have suggested, baby can be just fine. Let the doctors do the scan and face anything as it comes. Most likely baby is fine and will be within the range.
  Notice even the weekly charts in the app have a pretty big range when it comes right down to it.

  

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