That sounds good nini. I am glad to hear she is gaining weight. I am anxious to see how much mine really weighs. Get induced at 1am tomorrow morning, oct. 1 so hopefully he is not much more than 7lbs himself. Good luck and I hope she keeps the weight coming.
I got the rescan and the baby gained 4 ounces from last week. Doctor said he is not concernced (different doctor from last week, I rotate between three doctors). She is now 6lb and 1 ounce. When shes born (if born at 40 weeks) she will probably be around 7lbs. Still one cent. dilated but now her head is very low.
I WAS SCANNED LAST WEEK AT 36W 5D, AND BABY WAS 6LBS 6OZ. I AGREE WITH PRIOR RESPONSES, YOUR BABY SOUNDS JUST FINE. IF EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS GOOD AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE PREG. I WOULD NOT WORRY. GOOD LUCK
wow congrats oceanv. good luck nini...hopefully all will go well!
Good luck with your scan, my baby is on the small side as well at my 35 week scan they mentioned it. I'm having my c-section today (37 wks + 1d) so I'll let you know if the ultrasound was anywhere near accurate as to her being small.
Before you freak out I have gd, high bp and they just think she needs to be out of me as I'm degrading :)
Thanks girls. I go back to the doctors today to do a re-scan and follow up growth scan. I am hoping she grew a coupld more ounces. I am meeting with another doctor so I will see what he has to say.
I agree I am not sure what the doc is on about - the weight is perfectly fine and its only an estimate they never get it completely right. besides it can have a growth spurt and put on loads literally overnight so you never know what you end up with. Anything over 5lbs and yours is now est 6 is a good weight and more normal than we think. Please don't worry and relax and look forward to this exciting time and your lucky you will give birth earlier where a lot of us will be toe tapping at the front door at 41 weeks! :)
Honestly Nini, I don't know what you Doc was talking about coz my son who's now 10 was born at 37 weeks weighing just under 5lbs and he had no problems, came home the following day. My daughter was born at 42 weeks weighing 5lbs 2oz and she also came home the following day. This one is also on the small side and I saw the midwife today and she wasn't bothered and said some babies are just born small.
Try not to get stressed because the weight they tell you at scans is just an estimation after all. You'll be fine and your baby will be ok. Sometimes Drs just throw comments without thinking of the implications that the comments will have on already nervous (sp) mums-to-be.