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Is it normal to have a very small baby?

amcgill174amcgill174 member
in January 2025 Babies
When I went into my first transvaginal ultrasound the doctor estimated based on previous periods that I should've been 9w4d. When measuring, baby was only 7w1d. Doctor said they don't usually like to see that big of a difference, and my periods were very regular. This is my first pregnancy. That was 2 weeks ago now, and I'm just slightly worried. Should I be? Has this happened to any of y'all now or in previous pregnancies?
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Re: Is it normal to have a very small baby?

  • mommyvandammemommyvandamme member
    I went to the OB Thursday and my app said I should be 8 weeks but I measured 6 weeks 4 days. I have my dating ultrasound on Tuesday. I’m wondering if this has happened to anyone before as well. I am sure it’s all going to be okay because I’m still very nauseous and my boobs hurt. I feel like is something was really wrong he would have sent me for testing. Must be alright. Did you hear a heart beat? 
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  • tessa629tessa629 member
    I think there isn’t too much reason to worry, sometimes we ovulate later than we thought. At my first us/confirmation of pregnancy appt, based on my last period I would have been 10 weeks. I knew this was not accurate since I had been testing for pregnancy and been getting negatives and also my periods were not regular due to breastfeeding my 14 month old still. I estimated I was actually closer to six weeks when looking at the symptoms I tracked on the Flo app and when we were intimate. The us tech was surprised when I told her all of this but sure enough baby measured six weeks four days. So we shall see what the next us tells us. 
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  • babywiikbabywiik member
    babies this early tend to all be the same size so if you’re measuring smaller but everything else looks ok them most likely you ovulated later than you thought. I read somewhere once(i don’t remember where to check my facts) but babies are the same size until around 7 weeks and then genetics can kick in.
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