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I had this same scenario and did twice weekly monitoring until the end of my pregnancy with periodic growth scans. My first baby was 6lb 2oz and my second 5lb 11oz. My husband and I are both small so we weren't suprised. I think we ended up technically being classified as small for gestational age and not iugr after the births. One thing I found was if I had different techs doing the growth scans we got different measurements- he was down to 5% some times which they didn't like. He was small and continues to be small but no problems. So in summary try not to worry! The extra appointments were a pain in the butt but I liked getting to see the baby more

I had a similar experience but they caught it later on due to my belly size. LO was perfectly healthy, just small. The placenta was fine. No explanation for it at all. I've had 2 other babies since that were both average size. My oldest is still tiny and has always fallen right around 5% on the growth chart and he is now 5. He was 5lbs 12 oz at birth. My other 2 were 7 lbs 10 & 15 oz.

Eta I think his diagnosis was also SGA not IUGR. Our kids are all slow growers so he was labeled failure to thrive as a baby because he just never made up for his lower birth weight. All my kids seem to grow at the same rate but the other ones were never labeled FTT. DH is tall but skinny (6 ft and 150 lbs) and I am short and average size (5'3 and 120) so it's not in their genes to be big people.

My first son was born at 38 weeks - 5 lb 5 oz and 17.5 inches. He's been 5th percentile for weight his whole life, though he's now around 30th for height. Totally healthy.

My second son I had suspected IUGR. Weekly scans showed he was doing well and growing on track etc. However, at 38 weeks they determined no interval growth so I was induced. He was born 5 lb 6 oz and 19 inches. He's a little bigger than my first, around 20th for weight and 30th for height. Totally healthy.

My third son I also had growth scans in the third trimester. His growth was pretty average throughout but I went into spontaneous labor at 38 weeks (I suspect I was actually only 37 weeks). He was born 6 lb even and 19 inches. Totally healthy.

I'm only 5'2 and 110 lbs pre pregnancy. My husband is 5'6. We just don't make big babies. Someone has to make up the bottom of the growth curve! It's good you'll have that extra reassurance with the ultrasounds, even if it is really annoying and time consuming!

My now 4 year old was an IUGR kid. In my case, no one caught it and just assumed her conception was dated wrong (even though we had been trying so intentionally that I knew exactly when she was conceived), and because DH and I are both small as well. She was born at 36 weeks at 4 lbs 6 oz - I was induced because she hadn't grown between 32 and 36 weeks, and the doc felt she would do better outside than inside. My placenta was tiny, but I had a perfectly healthy pregnancy otherwise. Kiddo spend 10 days in the NICU to make sure she was growing and holding body temp (she had no medical issues, wasn't on oxygen or ventilators, just monitored for growth), and even though she was tiny, she was never behind in any way, despite just being on the smaller side of the growth curve. She's now 4, an active, energetic, super bright kid. Our ped assured us from day 1 that someone had to round out the curve on the bottom end, so as long as you're being actively monitored, that's key. Good luck!

Both of my kids were IUGR babies and I was induced for both pregnancies due to their size. Both were born vaginally. They both measured on par up until 28 weeks before falling off the scales. They like to quit growing around the 32 week mark for some reason! Odd lil babies. My placenta was sent off for testing after each birth. First one came back a lil calcified, but nothing else. Second one was normal.

DS was born at 37 weeks at 4lbs 11oz and 20" long. He's currently 4 years old and still in the less than 5 percentile for weight and height. However, he's completely healthy and is reaching all milestones on track. He's a skinny lil boy, but his personality definitely doesn't reflect his small stature!

DD was born at 38 weeks at 5lbs 3oz and 19" long. She's currently 19 months old and is also in the bottom percentile. Totally healthy and is super sassy! *lord help me during her teenage years. lol*

My OB said I just don't make big babies! She also mentioned recent studies have shown taking baby aspirin can assist with IUGR babies also. Not sure what exactly, but mentioned she'd prescribe that to me should we have a third.

One more success story to add! I was induced at 37.5w because of preeclampsia (they discovered he was in the 0th percentile!!), and DS was 4lb 11oz. So so tiny! He was in the NICU for about a week and he’s been awesome ever since! He’s 2.5 now.