Did you measure big or small when you were pregnant? Did the baby come out the size the doctors predicted or did you have a much smaller or much larger baby than predicted?
Do you think doctors can really predict the size of the baby before birth?
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I measured right on track but everyone and their brother who was NOT a doctor thought that I was either huge or having twins. I had one healthy 7 lb., 10.5 oz. baby.
This time, I'm measuring right on track and have gained only six pounds, but everyone still thinks I'm huge or having twins.
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Measured 2-3 weeks behind from about 29 weeks on with both pregnancies. Had 9lb babies!
I don't believe anything I hear when people say how big doc's think baby is, for the most part, they have no idea!
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Right on and sometimes small both pregnancies. DD1 was 8lbs 11oz and DD2 was 9lbs 8oz!!!! Sooooooo yeah. I don't put much stock in those measurements.
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I measured on track with DS#1 (never had an ultrasound past 20 weeks). He was born just before 39 weeks at 8lbs 3oz.
I'm currently 35 weeks with #2 and I'm measuring ahead. I've had frequent ultrasounds due to my previa and they are saying baby is in the 96%. Only time will tell if the measurements are accurate!
I'm also 5'9" so bigger babies aren't really surprising. My dad was supposedly 10 lbs at birth (3rd child). Eeek!
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They said over 7 lbs and she came out 6 lbs 4 oz.
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Right on most of the time but towards the endn my fundal height was 2 weeks ahead but it evened out before the end. I had a big baby.
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I measured 2-3 weeks ahead the entire time. But I'm short and I have a short torso. I ended up have a 8lb 2.5 oz baby. completely normal!
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I've measured way ahead with all three. All three were big babies. Two of them were huge babies.
The ultrasounds were very accurate for my first two and underestimated my third by a pound. -
LO and I both measured small from the very first ultrasound. My doc actually argued with me about due dates from the very beginning because LO consistently measured 10 - 15 days behind. I did have some medical issues during my pregnancy, and I constantly got comments about not looking as pregnant as I was.
I was induced on my due date (low fluid), and LO was 6lbs 2oz when she was born. She's been in the 2nd-5th percentile consistently in all areas since birth, which is exactly how my mom and I both always measured! (We're a family of short ladies!)
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I measured small with DD. Ultrasound estimated that she would be 8.5 - 9lbs by 40 weeks (turns out that's because her head is enormous) but my midwife guessed right on the money (estimated between 7.5 - 8.5 lbs at 40 weeks) by feeling baby through my belly. She was born 7lb 13oz at 39+6.
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I measured small and didn't gain a lot of weight. My Dr estimated baby's weight to be in the 6 lb range, but he came out 8 lb 5 oz. I think his positioning affected how I looked (he came out sunny side up).
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I never looked small but I measured behind the last few weeks and had 5 lb babies at 38 weeks each time.
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I was carrying two, so it's totally different, but I measured 56 weeks when I was 38 weeks. It was ridiculous:)
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I measured on track, but didn't gain much until the end. Doctors thought baby would be small and wanted me to do additional growth ultrasounds. I declined. My belly was growing, baby and I were both healthy. She was born at 40 +3 at just shy of 8 pounds.
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I measured on track every week. My baby was over 9 pounds at two weeks late. I had a late ultrasound at 41.5 and she was predicted to be 9.5 and she was 9.14, so pretty close. I didn't think she would be that big because she always moved around a lot.
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I measured slightly but the first time and slightly small the second. Both were supposed to be around 9lb at birth according to an ultrasound (with LO2 being a week later). Both were 8lb 5oz.
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I measured normal and up to 2 weeks ahead. I don't think I ever measured small. I was overdue and had an ultrasound at 40w and they estimated 7lbs 12oz. She was 7lbs and 4oz a week later (41w when I gave birth) so it was off a bit. I am 6' and both DH and I were over 8lbs so I was expecting a slightly bigger baby but even I was wrong lol.
I wouldn't put much stock into any estimated measurement.
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@meganmp: My doctor stopped telling me how big I was measuring at a certain point because it was scary. I think by 28 weeks or so I was measuring 40 weeks and I just couldn't imagine what I'd be like at the end. I didnt gain much weight the 3rd trimester though, so maybe it evened out a little at the end!
My kids were estimated a little over 6.5 lbs a week before I was induced at 38 weeks and one ended up 4 lb 15 oz and the other was 5 lb 15 oz. so I have a hard time believing the estimates! But one of my friend's daughter was estimated at 5 lb 15 oz at her 37 week appt. three days later she was born and she weighed 5 lb 15 oz. that redeemed my faith in the estimates a little!
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My fundal height measured on track. My doctor estimated DD would be 8 pounds. She was 6lbs 11oz.
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I measured pretty on track up until 20 weeks. 20 weeks was my last u/s. From there they just measured belly growth and the estimation from that. WHICH WAS FAR OFF. Went into labor expect about a 7 1/2 lbs or so baby. She came out NINE POUNDS!!!!
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I measured on track but looked small so both doctors said less than 7 lbs. All my kids came out at least 8 lbs.
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I recently wrote about how I think "measuring" is variable because there are a few ways to measure.
Fundal height - very variable
Regular u/s - more accurate but still could be off
Growth measurement ultrasound - pretty accurate because they measure head, belly, femur each three times. -
I always measured right on. Baby was on the small side, but she was a couple weeks early, so they were probably right!
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DD1 - fundal height measured 3-4 weeks behind, ultrasound measured 1 week ahead. Came on her own at 38 weeks weighed 6lbs 14 oz
DD2 - fundal height measured 1-2 weeks behind, ultrasound measured 1 week behind. Induced at 38+5 and she was 6lbs 7oz.
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I have no idea! My midwife always measured fundal height and would smile sand say "looks good!" but she never said if I measured big or small. I asked once and she said I was doing great and that they didn't tell moms more than that so as to not stress them out. I gained at the high end of normal and my LO was just shy of 7 pounds.
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@T.H.O.U.: it's funny - I had growth ultrasounds with both kids fairly frequently bc of GD, and both times the estimates were really off...with LO1 they guessed 7.5-8lbs and she was 5lbs 8oz, and with LO2, they put her at 7-7.5lbs and she was 5lbs 15 oz!
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@mediagirl: from my experience and all my friends, I don't think doctors can accurately predict the size of the baby. I don't think technology is good enough for in utero assessments. They told me the baby was over 6 pounds and he was born 3 days later 5lb 12oz. My belly bump was accurate; on the small side for a smallish baby.
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I measured on track with both babies.
With DS1, they estimated him to be 7-8 pounds. He was over 9.
With DS2, they just said "you had a big baby last time, so this one will be big too". He was 7 lbs 9 oz.
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@meganmp: OMG. This is my favorite answer from this entire thread. GO YOU!
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