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147932 tn?1226966110

baby measuring small, plz help

hello everyone! i had my weekly appt last tuesday and they gave me a sonogram bc my OB wanted to check the fetal growth of the baby to see if she could take her out early bc i was 4.5 cm dialated already. well they did the sonogram and sent me back to the ob office to see my ob again. my ob told me the baby is lagging behind in growth. (2 wks) my latest due date i was given was may 25th. i am now scheduled for a non stress test on tues 12th. the sonogram is showing the baby weighs 5lbs 5 oz. i also should mention that on april 22nd i had a sonogram that day to bc i was having some cramping and went to the ER the sonogram showed the baby weighed 4 lbs 3 ozs. in that short amount of time isn't that a good amount of weight gain for the baby? i am stressed and worried about this, whch i know i should not stress out but its hard. i am having so much pressure and with being dialated that much i am so scared my water is gonna break and i have no answers yet as to why she is behind in growth. so i'm scared that she will be born and her lungs wont be mature or something. this is my 3rd birth and my other kids wereen't huge babies either. my son was born at 38 weeks and he weighed 6lbs 7 ozs my daughter was born at 38 wks 2 days she weighed 6lbs 3 ozs. i am a small girl. i have gained almost 40 lbs this pregnancy, riiiiight now i weigh 145. i guess i am just hoping maybe someone has a simiiilar story. i just pray evrything is ok. my ob did say that she wants to make sure the babys lungs are mature then induce me bc i am dialted to 4 and 40% effaced to, she talked about doing an amnio to check the maturity of her lungs on tues. anyone have any advice for me? does anyone thnk i should be worried? also one more thing  was worried about was her heartrate. it was 128 bpm at my sonogram on tues which i thought to be kind of low. or is that ok? i checked around on google for some info on it but didn't find much thats for sure... well thanks in advance for the help everyone. i will def keep everyone posted. my ob did say other than the baby measuring behind everything else looks good, so thats a plus.
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572254 tn?1297189358
i wouldnt worry, they could of had dates wrong etc, over 5lbs is still a good weight! good luck! :)
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my sister in law was induced with my niece 3 days before her due date b/c the ob said her baby was small and was only 5 pounds. She weighed 7 pounds even at birth and it was under 24 hrs after they claimed she was small. So dont worry!! they can be wrong!! and it seems like your babies are not big babies so again dont worry!!  Good luck and keep us posted!
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