Growth Scan weigh vs birth weight
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Topic: Growth Scan weigh vs birth weight
Posted By: Chickaboo
Subject: Growth Scan weigh vs birth weight
Date Posted: 09 December 2009 at 8:59pm
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So I am curious - I have had 2 grwoth scans in 2 seperate pregnancies..
First was at 35.2 weeks and he was 7lb then - born at 39 weeks 9lb 4oz (so 11 oz per week on adverage) This one is measuring 6lb at 35.3 weeks and well I dont know when she will arrive So wondering what was your growth scan weigh to your actually baby born weigh? Hope that makes sense! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 09 December 2009 at 9:22pm
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I haven't had any growth scans at all, but with my DD2 my mw guesstimated 8lb (by palpation) and she was born 7lb 3oz. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 09 December 2009 at 9:23pm
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Mine was guesstimated at 8lb at 41 weeks. Was born 9lb3oz at 42+1 ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 09 December 2009 at 9:28pm
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I had growth scans fortnightly from 32 weeks with DS due to IUGR (he came right though). His last one at 40w was 3.4kg and was born at 40+3 at 3.48kg, so pretty accurate. Apparently it can depend on how tall they are as to how accurate the measurement is, plus how clearly they can get measurements.
Growth scan with DD (can't remember when?) said she was in the 60-80th %ile (depending on gender) and was born at the 85th. |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 09 December 2009 at 9:47pm
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I had lots of growth scans due to a big baby. They estimated DD at 7lb 4oz at 34 weeks, she was born at 38 weeks at 9lbs exactly! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 09 December 2009 at 10:31pm
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Id like to know this to!
scan at 27+5 she was measuring 1134g or 2lb 8oz and then I had to have a scan on monday while in hospital and at 30+5 and she was measuring 1800g or 3lb 15.5oz does this mean she will be big or small? |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 December 2009 at 10:42pm
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At 35 weeks and 1 or 2 days can't remember which Spencer was estimated as 5lb 5oz, he was born at 38 weeks exactly weighing 6lb 2oz ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 7:04am
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Cory was estimated to be just over 7lbs and was born 5lbs 8oz ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 8:15am
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when i had toby turned they said he was looking like an 11 pounder - that was about 37/38 weeks i think. when he was born he was 9 pd 13 and that was at 42 weeks..
he had a large head though so when they averaged it out it made him bigger than he really was. what they do is take measurements for head, belly, thighs, etc and then average it out to get a weight, which is why it is only a guesstimate. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: busybee
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 8:21am
| I am so interested in this too. I am pretty sure about my dates due to early dating scans...but bubs is now scanning 2 weeks ahead. Will keep an eye on him... |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 8:57am
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Sam was estimated to be 6pd12 at her 36 week scan but was born 6pd 14 at just over 38 weeks.
Anthony was estimated to be 10pd5 at the 41 weeks scan but was born 8pd8 at 42 weeks. He was estimated at 6pd14 at his 34 weeks scan. And interestingly enough at 4 weeks old both my babies have weighed within 100 grams of each other  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: monikah
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 9:33am
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my sis was estimated to have a 11lb baby and had a baby who was 9lb8oz (i think) i was estimated at 40 weeks at 7lb and he was born at 41.2w and he was born 8lb4oz ------------- 
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Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 11:30am
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Gosh just goes to prove there is such a variance on what weigh babies put on in the last month or so ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 12:58pm
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At 38 weeks baby was estimated to be 8lb12 she was born 7lb12. One thing I was told while having the sizing scan was something you never want to hear that the length of her femar(sp?) was off the charts. She did have a big head though, still does infact but that's cos her dad does too lol ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 1:08pm
Maya was 3.45kg (7lb9oz) on u/s at 36 weeks  and was born at 38 weeks 4.1kg (9lb 1oz), so either she put on a pound and a half in two weeks, or she was bigger than they estimated.
The gremlins were pretty accurate - I had a scan on the Monday that estimated them at 2.6kg (about 6lb) and 3.2kg (7lb1oz) (36 weeks exactly) and they were born the following Saturday at 36w5d weighing 2.9kg and 3.2kg. Lil miss was estimated to be around 6lb/2.6kg at 35 weeks, and we all thought the scan wasn't that accurate as after 3 big for gestation babies, it seemed really small. She was born at 39 weeks 7lb12oz/3.515kg so was really tiny compared to her sisters. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 4:35pm
Jake was scanned on the thursday (37w6d) estmated weight 6lb 12oz...delivered on the monday weighing 6lb 14oz! pretty accurate -------------   
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Posted By: sarahm
Date Posted: 10 December 2009 at 5:44pm
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I had a growth scan at 40wks 4 days that measured Floyd at 10lb 4oz! I went into labour later that night and he was born the next morning... 9lb 10oz so thank goodness the scan was wrong ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 11 December 2009 at 12:18pm
| At 41+3 days they estimated Joshua was almost 10lb's, born at 41+5 and was 8lb 1oz. |
Posted By: bex88
Date Posted: 11 December 2009 at 1:14pm
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DS was estimated to be 7lb 4oz 2 days before due date and was born 12 days later (10days overdue) at 8lb 13oz.
I honestly don't think the scan was accurate as thats a huge amount of weight to put on in 12 days, well IMO anyway. -------------  
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Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 11 December 2009 at 3:31pm
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I had 4 growth scans they thought he would be big over 4kgs. he was born 4.290kg or 9p 7oz.
so pretty close, born at 39 weeks. but have heard how inaccurate they are someone was told they would have an 8p baby and ended up only 5pound.! -------------  
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