@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 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 isnāt an indication or abnormality - it just means that overall, compared to all the babies that have been born, thatās where my baby fell. Itās just a number of statistics that are generally not accurate. I put it out of my mind at that point and channeled my āzen,ā as I put it. As long as your providers arenāt making a big deal of it, donāt sweat it. Iām pretty sure itās 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?
@fictitiousdinosaur My baby was kissing the 10th percentile from 20 weeks on. All of her long bones were measuring short ( 0 % ) which I was concerned about, but my doctor was not. She was just small! Born at 37 weeks 5lbs 8oz. She just turned one year and is about the 50th percentile for length and 30th for weight. Tracking her growth curve beautifully. Some people just make small babies!
@fictitiousdinosaur I had a 36 week growth scan yesterday and an OB visit today- like you my baby is very small. Very weird to hear, as I was a huge baby.
My OB said there wasn't anything to worry about- baby sizes come on a bell curve, so for all the really big babies, you get really small ones too. She said it can also come down to genetics, and that it's nothing to do with food consumption or whatever.
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.