thread: Small for Dates, HELP PLEASE !!!!

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    Sep 2006
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    Hey there MummyMel,

    Sounds very normal to me. There is a big range of size variant, I was told up to 2 weeks at this stage. I guess it's just like people...I was always tiny and the smallest out of my age group wherever I went and I was born 5 and a half pound at full term. I am just a small person, it's genes.

    Also when I was booking into my 18-22 week ultrasound, i was told they prefer to wait till 19-20 weeks because the measurements are way more accurate then. So it didn't surprise me when I ended up having to get a 16 week scan done that bub was measuring a whole week behind, but when I went along for my 20 week scan, bub was right on dates.

    From what you said and from what I know onto my third pregnancy, I've always been told a two week variant under 20 weeks is very normal. You will find out for sure at your next scan, and it's great you are booked in already to have it done. Probably bubs measurements will be a bit closer, or you could be just having a small bub like your other child.

    Hope that helps and someone else will be able to help out too Try not to worry hun, as hard as it can be.
    Last edited by Aranah; February 16th, 2007 at 07:20 AM.