HELP!!! OB Says bub will be a "fair size" - do OBs get it right???

[saslia]

Ob told me the same thing and DS was nearly 9 pounds at 38 1/2 weeks.

[AnnaBelle]

Thank you again for all your advice again
Guesstimation - that is a good term to describe what they are doing - sometimes I think all this technology is great - but it is a double edged sword - too much information = too much worry - well for some types like mwoa !!
Bathsheba - thanks for the article
I guess weight is not the be all and end all - you only have to consider nappies and how they fit on different bubs etc.. tthere is more to size than weight.
Head circumference on my bub was around 50th percentile - but that could be a guesstimate too

sunshine_sieben - umm my cycles on average would be about 26 days give or take - - I was charting at the time of TTC and reckon we conceived day 13-16 of cycle.
I am a bit neurotic about what my OB said cause I am 160cm tall and pre pregnancy weight of 50kg ...people actually get a surprise when I tell them how much I was at birth - I get a bit of a giggle out of it.

csab - hey thanks I keep up with how you are too xx

Overall I am glad I posted this thread cause I certainly feel more at ease and dont take it to heart...as it looks to me they can get it right or wrong in either direction so guesstimations ...well take them with a grain of salt!!

Anna

[sunshine_sieben]

Anna, if you're a small-ish woman, then you definitely need to have a look at the links I posted earlier. He's a male midwife who worked with Tijuana (Mexican women) who are very very tiny. However, they delivered healthy average sized babies at home. One of the girls on his site was only 12!!!
Even head circumference is not much to go by. Baby's heads are soft. Your pelvis is soft. There is no way to tell how much the head will be able to be molded during birth and how much your pelvis will be able to stretch.
This article on Belly Belly is also really really interesting: https://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth/...nown-and-loved.

Seeing that you have a fair idea of when you ovulated, there is probably a considerate accuracy in your dates, rather than the u/s dates. I would definitely go by your dates rather than by theirs.

I had long irregular cycles (45 days+) but I also knew when I conceived. Originally, with my GP, she thought I was 2 weeks further along and wouldn't believe me. When I went to see my MW, I mentioned the charting/long cylces. She just asked me: So, what due date do you want me to write down? I loved her for this. It is so great if they believe your instincts. I did end up having a dating u/s at 6 weeks and that confirmed my estimate to the day.

All the best and try not to worry.
Saša