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For all you ladies out there that were told you were have a HUGE baby - Im interested in what your growth scan measurements were and then what bub was actually born at?
I know these scans are notorious for being wrong - so just want to get a feel for it!
So growth scan today was @ 37 weeks 1 day by hossy dates...
Head = 41 weeks
Belly = 42 weeks
Legs = 43 weeks
What were your measurements (if you can remember!!) and what was bub actually born at??
TIA
At my 36 week scan with DS1 I was told he was measuring at 40-41 weeks for everything and his approximate current weight was estimated at 8lb 15oz, but that he isn't a 'big' baby just very long and large head
He was induced at 41+3 and was 10lb 4oz or 4.64kg
HC 38.5cm
Length was measured at 59cm twice by the midwife but 55cm 2 days later
They didn't give me week measurements with kelti, just cms, and her head and belly measured around the 40cm mark, and weight 10 pound 4.
She came out the next day, head circ around 34cm, belly nowhere near 40cm and weighing 8 pound 11.
My DS was the opposite, measuring 2 weeks behind. I was told to expect a smallish baby but he was born at 8lb 15oz.
At about 32weeks Nate had a 36week belly and 38 week head and legs. They estimated at that time he weighed 7lb1 (which was the same as Darcy at birth).
He was born at 39weeks weight 4110gm or 9lb1 with a 51cm length and head circ of 37cm, so pretty average actually.
DS always measured exactly 2 weeks ahead on all scans from 13wks onwards.
They said he'd be around the 4kg mark at 40wks, but was born at 41+5 weighing 8Ib3oz or 3.774kg, length 51cm, hc 34cm
My growth scan on monday showed that Little Miss was only measuring at 35+5 as an overall measurement (I was 35+1 on the day).
Legs - 37+5
Head - 34+5
Belly - 35+5
Not what I was expecting with having GD this time around.
We had a growth scan at 36 weeks & they told us to expect a 4.4kg baby if we made it to 40 weeks. DS was born 40+2 at 4.4kgs.
Growth scans can be really inaccurate, but a bit of a guide is that if the measurements are all similar, ie all measuring 2 weeks ahead and not all different, it is more likely to be accurate. The genetics of the parents come into play the further into the pregnancy, so if dad has a big head then baby might too or if mum is long and lean baby might be too. So this effects growth scan measurements. Also the skill of the sonographer and the body habitus of the patient play a role in the accuracy.
I don't know actual sizes, but I was told DD#2 was going to be tiny. She was going to be much smaller that DD#1 who came in at 3.4kgs.
It the bigging of my preg they put my dates back as they said bub was too small to be as far along as I knew I was.. It worked itself out by my 13 week scan so OB went with that scan rather than the early one. 19 week scan once again I was told bub was small and may very well be late. DD#2 was born on the EDD calculated from my LMP and wasn't tiny, a good size really a perfect 7lbs.
I really don't take any notice of them at all.
GL with these final weeks!
I was told dd1 was tiny, and I needed to go on bed rest as she was too small and about 4 weeks behind. She was born at 34 weeks, 2.75kgs, the biggest premmie in the scn.
With Dd2 I had gd and was told she was big, even at the dating scan. She came at 37 weeks and was 3.5kg so not so big.
Ds they told me he was big and they got that was the only one they got right. He was 4.45kg at 39 weeks.
I had to have growth scans every 2 weeks from 32 weeks on...
My last one was on the thursday (39 weeks) and she was measuring at 36 weeks, 2.94kgs. She was born monday morning at 2.95kgs!!!
So my scan was pretty much right on what the scan said!!
I had one on Friday so am interested also. At 32+3 he is measuring overall 34+1 so not too far ahead, tho head is measuring 313mm and 35+ 3 (eek) estimated right now to be 2.4kg on the 92nd percentile apparently that is a "large baby". I'm not too worried growth scans can be a bit hit and miss. I'm just hoping to avoid the "big baby, need induction" garbage!!
Well I had one on Wednesday and they said she was 2.9kg at 36+5. We will have to see how correct they were I guess
When I was 34 + 2 weeks my scan showed DS measuring 3.5kg. He was born the next day weighing 2.71kg. Huge difference!
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:bump: anyone else had one recently and got their actual bubba size to compare?
My scan measurements and fundal height etc said a baby of about 9pounds or more. He came out as 7pounds! Had to rush out and buy 'tiny baby' size clothes as we had bought for a big baby!
I know I didn't have a big baby, but when I had my final growth scan at 33+5 they said DD was at the 30 week mark, at 2lb 10oz.
She was delivered at 34+1 (3 days later) at 3lb 12oz. And she hadn't grown in over a week.
Scans just aren't accurate all the time.
I was told at 34wk scan ds2 would be 4kgs at 40wks. He was 4.025kgs when born at 38w5. So if I'd gone to term he definitely would have been bigger.
I was told at 38 weeks that bubs was already 3.2kg and putting on 200g a week. She was born at 39 weeks 5 days and weighed 3.33kg. So I guess either they were measuring big or her growth slowed down near the end thanks to my GD.
Well I was told dd2 was going to be HUGE! they redid GD tests and said she'd be close to 9-10 pounds, can't find the exact measurements.. Yeah well she was a whole of 3kg...
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DS was dated at least 2 weeks ahead at every scan and 4 weeks ahead towards the end.
At 37wks+a few days I was told he was 4.2kgs.
He was born 38wks and 4.8kgs.
They said the same to a friend of mine with GD, panicked her about the baby's size. Her daughter ended up being 3.4kgs.. Don't know how much I'll pay attention if they do a sizing scan, there seems to be at least a 500-700g error margin, on top of the skill of hte person doing it.:
I haven't had any dating scans yet, my OB has measured my belly and told me on spot on for growth, guess that means ok? LOL
At 34 weeks, DD was measuring right on average, nothing remarkable (maybe 2.5kg? Whatever the average is anyway)
She was born weighing 4.07kg, which is fairly well above average. Nobody expected it.
Thanks ladies - they seem to be a bit hit or miss, guess it's just luck of the draw.