Weight Estimate at 36 weeks?

michelle_bird · February 2016

Hey ladies, if you were given a weight estimate of your baby at 36 weeks what was it? For those of you who already had your babies how close was it?

I've read they can be up to 15% off either direction.

meg+on+the+DL · February 2016

My doc said 5lb 9 oz. I'm still waiting for little miss to make her arrival. I'm 38w 2d.

michelle_bird · February 2016

My doc said 7 lbs even and my appointment was only 2 days ago. Doc thinks she will end up being between 7.5 and 8.5 lbs.

Nymommy2015 · February 2016

My estimate at 36 weeks was 5lb. 14oz, the ultrasound tech said could be 14oz off either way though. c section scheduled for this coming Wednesday (39 weeks, 2days) so we will see just how much the little one has grown

lbart86 · February 2016

I had an ultrasound at 36w3d and LO was 6#5oz. Tech said he was in the 43% percentile and expected to put on a half pound or so a week until his arrival.

ashton2190 · February 2016

I didn't get a weight estimate at 36 weeks but on Thursday (just shy of 38 weeks) I was told LO would be in the 6 pound range. Hopefully she's right!

sheslikeasunburn · February 2016

At 35w4d my estimate was 7 pounds 6 ounces

Knottie1455832158 · February 2016

At 36 weeks, they measured her at 32 weeks and scheduled an ultrasound. The ultrasound measurements estimated 4 1/2 pounds. I have my doctors appt tomorrow discuss...they've been concerned because she's measuring behind, but I've heard from multiple people that measurements can be so misleading and often just scare you more than anything.

ldemeris · February 2016

At my 37 week u/s, they estimated 6lb 14oz (60th percentile). I'm now 38+4.. Hoping she doesn't get too much bigger & stays within the 7 pound range.

Monkeybutt80 · February 2016

At 37 weeks, she was estimated to be 7lbs 8oz. With my first, at 40ish week, he measured around a little less than 7lbs but was born 8lbs 11oz a week later, so these estimates are just that, estimates.

silverwood · February 2016

At 36 weeks my doctor estimated that baby boy is about 6 1/2 lbs. She thinks he'll likely be about 8 lbs, or high 7's.

mommaz1 · February 2016

@lindseylou33 we had a 37 week appointment at 37+4 on Thursday. My fundal height was measuring at 33 cm so they sent us for monitoring and another level 2 ultrasound. Baby was measuring at 34 weeks (7th percentile) and 5#8oz. They scheduled us for an induction tomorrow at 38+0 to make sure that he's just meant to be a little guy instead of there being something wrong that they cannot tell from labs and ultrasound. I think this is mostly occurring because he's less than 10th percentile and he had been measuring exactly on time until 26 weeks and then was measuring ahead from then until Thursday.

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Knottie1455832158 · February 2016

@mommaz1 I'll be thinking about you tomorrow! I know so many people who were measuring behind like us, and they had perfectly healthy little babies - hopefully everything goes smoothly for you! It's nice that they've been measuring you all along to be able to compare - they didn't start measuring me until a few weeks ago (and was already behind) and haven't had an ultrasound since our anatomy scan.

VitaLuna · February 2016

Measuring 6lb 15oz at 36w. My DD was 6lbs when she was born at 37w. They had diagnosed her with IUGR at an u/s the day before because she was measuring in the high 4lb range (can't remember exactly) and a few weeks behind. Turns out she's just a petite kid. She's still only 24lbs at 2.5yrs.

BabyHope2013 · February 2016

At 36 weeks our little guy was measuring 5 lbs 11 oz. he was born just over 38 weeks at 7 lbs 2 oz. so gained about a half pound a weeks like they said he would.

nbc2015 · February 2016

At 35+4, my LO was estimated to be 7.6 lbs. I'm hoping these estimates are off, because at this rate he will be roughly 9.5-10 lbs at birth.

krissyandfrank · February 2016

At 36 my dr said 6 lbs 4oz I'm 39 weeks and hoping he decides he's ready any day but I'll be induced this Friday regardless

Life is Exciting · February 2016

I'll be 40 weeks on Wednesday, but the 36 week ultrasound is the last measurement I was given. At that time, they estimated her to be 6lbs, 14oz. They said they are "very confident" in that number and I have a tendency to believe them because they were pretty much spot on with my son, who was born the day after my 36 week appointment a couple of years ago (he weighed 6lbs 1/2oz at birth and they estimated he was right around an even 6 lbs).

They say baby gains around 1/2 lb a week in the 3rd trimester. If that's the case for my little girl, she's around 9 lbs by now.

I have my 40 wk ultrasound scheduled for this Thursday if I make it that far, so I'll get another estimate. It'll be interesting to see how close the actual weight is to the estimated weight.

ladyofsummer · February 2016

Had an ultrasound this morning, and was told 6 pounds and 4 ounces, so we'll see. 36w+6d.

mcklough · February 2016

I had a bio physical ultrasound at 35 weeks, 6 days and they estimated 7 pounds 7 ounces. I had her the next day and she was 6 pounds 12 oz

MississippiCatfish · February 2016

I would love it if everyone would come back and update after they've had their babies. I'm so intrigued by these estimates and their accuracy.

msballard32 · February 2016

I'm 37 weeks today and she is about 5lbs. I will have a c-section on the 16 of February. She should be close to 7lbs.

Amazoniataya · February 2016

7 & a half ponds at 36 weeks 5 days

Soon2bStaff · February 2016

Had my 36 week appointment (at 36w3d) and doctor just felt around; no ultrasound. However, this is baby #2 and doctor mentioned that she thinks "this is a bigger baby". Not much to go off of... we will see in 3 weeks, or sooner!

camusoh2011 · February 2016

I had a growth scan two days before my c-section. For baby girl they said 4lbs 6oz and she was born two days later at 4lbs 12oz. Baby boy was supposedly 4lbs 14 oz and was born two days later at 5lbs 5oz.

ETA I was 37 weeks though and they were being watched because their growth had slowed a lot!!

RissKay · February 2016

At 36 weeks with my first, my OB told me that he would be 9lbs.

He was born at 38 weeks and was 5 lbs. 13oz. So.... they can actually be much more off than 15%. lol

With this one, the tech said he was 4 1/2 lbs at 36 weeks. My (different) OB said she doesn't think he'll get above 8lbs. So we shall see!

DGH1126 · February 2016

I just had my 36 week appt with the perinatologist. He is estimated to be 8 lbs 8oz. Same doctor was on the money with my DD. Plus my belly agrees with the estimate.

mommaz1 · February 2016

At our 37+4 ultrasound, Leo was estimated at 5 lbs 8 oz. He was born 4 days later at 5 lbs 10 oz so they were pretty spot on for him!

DrillSergeantCat · February 2016

My last u/s was at 34w3d and he was measuring 6lb11oz. By that measurement, he should weigh 9lbs11oz at 40 weeks, but the perinatologist thinks he'll be around 8.5.

middy411 · February 2016

So far I have two weight guesstimates in the past few weeks. The first one is "oh wow! A really big baby!" And the second one was "she seems to be very average". I give up on my doctors.

egraves4 · February 2016

@middy411 my doctor did the same thing. She said "it seems like you're going to have a pretty decent sized baby". Okay... So what does that mean...

lilqt3929 · February 2016

I wanted to share the weight estimate I received and the actual one he was born at just 8 hours after the growth ultrasound. He was estimated at 8lb 6oz at 41w1d and born at 8lb 14oz the same day. Fairly close but certainly don't put too much weight (pun intended ) into these estimates.

mrsc12414 · February 2016

When we found out at 35 weeks fluid was low the office said 7lbs 1 oz .. Maternal fetal med said 5 lbs 9oz. After two weeks of hospital bed rest she was born 8lbs 5oz

jennyrk97 · February 2016

I'm 38 weeks and still haven't gotten an estimate. Going to talk to my doctor about it on tuesday.

lilqt3929 · February 2016

jennyrk97 said:

I'm 38 weeks and still haven't gotten an estimate. Going to talk to my doctor about it on tuesday.

Some Drs dont give out estimates because they aren't usually very accurate. My dr only gave me an estimate once I was a week over due because they want to keep an eye on size of baby and fluid etc. at that point. No harm in asking but be prepared in case they say no.

jennyrk97 · February 2016

makes sense. I just want to have another ultrasound and see my son. Also i want to know that he is growing okay because of some of the health problems ive developed in the last month

Mamacat316 · February 2016

My doc said baby would be 8lbs10oz when I was 38 weeks, so I was induced because he was concerned about the baby getting too big/shoulders getting stuck. He weighed 7pounds5oz when he was born at 38+4!

silverwood · February 2016

silverwood said:

At 36 weeks my doctor estimated that baby boy is about 6 1/2 lbs. She thinks he'll likely be about 8 lbs, or high 7's.

Henry Charles was born on 2/8/16 at 38 + 6 (so, pretty much 39 weeks) and he was 7 lbs 11 oz, 21" long. I'd say doctor was pretty close!

4N6s · February 2016

5.5 pounds at 36w5d

jodiec89 · February 2016

My 2nd baby was estimated at 8.9lbs at a 36 week ultrasound to estimate when we should induce due to her being 90th percentile the whole pregnancy. No talk of induction was needed because following the ultrasound I went into active labor and was sent to L&D. She weighed 7.14lbs. Pretty close estimate. This baby, who isn't actually due till 3-13 (lurking Feb because I've never carried full term) has also been high 90th percentile and at 34 weeks was estimated 6.8lbs, we check again this Wed, will be 36+3 if she doesn't grace us with her presence early like her Sisters:)

Latina211508 · February 2016

Just sharing results from estimates. With my first three babies my doctors always thought I was carrying little 5lb babies because of how small I was. But all three of my children were over 8lbs and I knew they would be bigger babies. I just had my fourth baby Feb 7th, he weighed 6lb9oz. My ob estimated him being around 6lbs around 36/37 weeks. At 39 weeks another ob said he was already a good 7lbs. I had him at 39w6d. I knew he would be a smaller baby and honestly each ob had a different estimate.

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