Growth scan ultrasound - 36 weeks measuring small

[cheezemang]

@fictitiousdinosaur I was about 37 weeks along and they said she was in the 16th percentile - clearly she was not from my understanding the percentile is no indication of health. In knowing that, I was looking forward to having a smaller baby because giving birth to a large baby scared me.

 

[fictitiousdinosaur]

@cheezemang Thank you for sharing! Were your measurements a normal distribution or kinda all over the place like mine in the pic?

 

[cheezemang]

@fictitiousdinosaur I never got all those numbers, I just went in for an ultrasound and they gave me her percentile number. I initially panicked and the tech told me that whatever percentile your baby falls under isn’t an indication or abnormality - it just means that overall, compared to all the babies that have been born, that’s where my baby fell. It’s just a number of statistics that are generally not accurate. I put it out of my mind at that point and channeled my “zen,” as I put it. As long as your providers aren’t making a big deal of it, don’t sweat it. I’m pretty sure it’s a law that if they see something off or abnormal they need to tell you. Have you had your apt and did you get any peace of mind?