Percentile?

[Snicot]

I feel sorta stupid for asking this, but just bear with me. Lol.

I had an OB appointment Friday 10/17 and we were going over what was found at my 20 week appointment. My doctor told me that my son is in the 98th percentile in weight and then laughed. What exactly does he mean?

I honestly wanted to ask him, but my doctor is kind of a jerk about things if you don't quite understand something. Like it's such a big deal to answer petty questions.

[Snicot]

I go back in two weeks to get his heart looked at again. I'll ask them to remeasure him just to be double sure.

[Felishhh]

Cool !!!

[camerinj]

it means that your baby measured larger than 97% of all babies at that age according to ultrasound. this may simply mean baby hit a growth spurt a little early, it could continue to grow at this rate and be a large baby, or the measurement could be incorrect. in any case, it's really nothing to worry about at this stage, if at all

[Snicot]

I don't know how I feel about getting a new doctor. He's helped me get pregnant through fertility treatments. Also, hes been my Gyn since I was 16, now 22. I just kind of assumed that since he's busy and always backed up with appointments, that he just kind of skips over the smaller/unimportant questions.

Plus I fell like this late in the game, it'd be pointless to switch to a new doctor.

[Felishhh]

My doctor is SOOO nice. I couldn't ask for a better one. She even gives me pregnancy magazines when I go in lol she is anazing

[titan_nation]

Agree with previous poster. As for what that means, Canada doesn't really tell you how your baby ranks next to others because well everyone is different.

[Felishhh]

U need a new doctor then ! U need to feel COMPLETELY comfortable asking questions. He would **** me off with that **** lol