I hope it's okay if I start a new thread. I wasn't sure where else to put it.
I had my doctor appointment today, and I'm 32 weeks. Doctor was worried that baby was small for 32 weeks and sent me to get an ultrasound. Baby is fine, and measuring on schedule, but he is small, in the 27th percentile. I asked his weight, and was told he weighed four pounds, but when I looked at the weights described on the bump and online, it seems his weight is higher than normal. Im so confused. Should I be worried? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Thanks in advance!
Re: Baby size question
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
I'm at 3lb8oz for 31 weeks. They said it's good. Team pink BTW.
She also talks about how trending toward the same percentile is more important than which percentile the baby is on.
And yeah - what everyone else said about U/S weight estimate accuracy.
edited to fix inaccuracy
Hint: The answer, according to them, is yes
anyways I think the main thing is the range for normal is pretty wide and there are many doctors who are wary of estimating size based on u/s or fundal height even (my last ob/gyn kept telling me this, despite my fears I'd have a huge baby - also, just fyi, I had a HUGE baby)
Based on your original post, I'm assuming that the concern came from looking at Fundal height (the measuring tape on your belly)? If so, they might have been also looking for things like low amniotic fluid as well as baby's size. Not intending to freak you out. If your doc said everything was fine, I am sure it is.