Baby weight accuracy?

[blayne]

i had a scan at 37 weeks with my son and they told me he was 7 pound 7 ounce , i had him one week later and he was 3690g which they told me was 8 pound exactly
with my daughter they told me at 36 weeks she was 2.4kg i had her at 38 weeks as well and she was 2.7 exactly, so there is i think they say 700g either side. at least ur bub is doing very well to be that big already hehehe

[Evie76]

Not accurate at all.

I was told DS would be a big boy and weigh in the high 8 lbs - he was 7lb 5oz - nowhere near their guess.

[{sarah}]

Don't count on it being accurate - Juliette was predicted to be 3.2kg at term & she was actually 4.5kg so they can be waaaay out (both ways).

[hayles07]

No they aren't all that accurate....

[savina]

i doubt it they told my sil that she would have an 8 pounder but he was 6 pounds way off...

[Megan]

At 36wks, I was told he would be 7lb8 and he was 7lb 9, so in my case they were spot on which was a surprise!

[Nadine]

With DD#1 my obs felt my tummy and gave me an estimate and said that she would make it just under 4kg. She was born 3915g. So he was correct. Although he went by feel, not scan.

Regarding your scan, at 29weeks DD#1 was estimated to weigh 1.7kg so you may or you may not have a larger bub.

[Visitor8]

yeah not accurate at all.

Both the older boys were way off what they said, MORE than 700g off.

Ashton they said he was a nice size, but they were floored when I birthed him and he was 5kg (11lbs)

[satya]

At 34 weeks I was told I'd be having a 7 to 7 1/2 pound bub at full term. I gave birth at 38/4 & he was 7 pound 13 so would've been even bigger had I got to 40 weeks. I expected a smaller bub to be honest as both my ex and I were small bubs.

[chickenlittle]

My obst says that weight estimate scans can be inaccurate, more so earlier on, and that the best way to gauge it (if you've had a baby before) is to compare the size of your belly with the last time... although it's a little hard to remember specific weeks is it not?
But it makes sense... if your belly's bigger this time then chances are it's a bigger baby.