Femur Length 5th Percentile

[Trillian]

I'm glad you're feeling a lot better about it all since your Ob visit today. And with the scans, they aren't an exact science either and are prone to user error, so if the sonographer was just a little bit out in where he took the measurement from, then it would have affected the actual measurement itself kwim? Plus her *guesstimated* weight was good, so she's going to be a short little dumpling to love

[DiannaQ]

Great News and Great Doctor by the sounds of it and even better that you get to meet your gorgeous little girl in 11days which will just fly given we have a long weekend this weekend

[Nadine]

Cheryl, I just wanted to send you some HUGE You have been through sooo damn much with this pregnancy, I can understand your worry. However, I do think your little princess will be just perfect. I am glad your dr could put your mind at ease.

[Jaycee]

Hi Cheryl,
I had an u/s at 39 weeks as they were worried about DS's growth, they thought he hadn't grown in the 3 weeks prior. Anyway, they measured his abdominal circ and it was below the 1st percentile (so off the chart) and I was induced due to this a few days later.
I was in high risk and they had a humi crib ready for him as they though he'd be in SC for a few days.
To put a long story short, he was born perfect, although his abdominal circ was small but not as small as they said. He was 2.88kg (6lb 5oz) and didn't need the humi crib at all and had apgar scores of 9 and 9.
He is now still only always between the 3rd and 10th percentile for his weight but on the 95th for height, so a light weight tall bubba, we call him our lean mean machine
So don't let it worry you, chances are bubba is just fine and will be perfect!

[csab]

Thanks everyone, I am having my next u/s tomorrow so will let you all know what they say this time. However this one is with the hospital. Fingers crossed I will get better results. Thanks for being here for me ladies, and thankyou for sharing your stories it really does bring hope. At least I know I only have until Tuesday and then I get to know for sure how my little girl is, really nervous about that, I just wish I could feel some excitement about that day fast approaching instead.
Anyway again thanks heaps and I will let you all know what happens tomorrow.

[Nadine]

Good Luck for tomorrow Cheryl I will keep an eye out on the thread.

[csab]

Thanks Nadine, need all the luck I can get.

[satya]

Best of luck with the scan. I'm sure all will be fine.