cuz i had an ultrasound and the measure of the baby doesnt match the begining ultrasound due dates i had when i was barely 5wks. it says that im a week ahead of wut the due dates said and from my last period.
2006-06-08 16:25:57 · 11 answers · asked by HoNeY 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
so if 2 ultrasound were taken at 5 and 7 wks& they both gave the same due date...should i go by that since my baby could be growing fast now...
2006-06-09 16:45:56 · update #1
Hold it girls! Please listen to this:
The ultrasound is most accurate when it is done in early pregnancy. When determining the due date, the first scan (especially at 5wks) is the most accurate. THE DUE DATE SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED THEREAFTER because it becomes the reference point when the doctor monitors the growth of your baby.
Most babies differ little until about 24 weeks. Thereafter, some go on to become very big and some, continue to grow but not to the point of 'very' big.
Moral of the story is, all babies have differing growth pattern. All these diffrences are taken into account when the statisticians draw out a 'normal growth curve' for pregnancy.
Ultrasound machines are computers. They are fed with only one set of values / growth pattern. An ultrasound will religiously report even the slightest deviation from what it knows as the 'norm'.
The scan machine also can't tell the difference between an accurate vs a bad sonographer. If you are scanned by five different people in the same day, I bet there will be five different reports. This is called 'inter-observer variation'.
Ultrasound is a machine. Interpreting the results is an art. My advice to you (asker) is: don't worry.
2006-06-08 18:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by shydock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ultrasounds are based on an average weight baby which is usually around 5-6 pounds. My daughter was 9 pounds 3 ounces and her ultrasound had her due a month before she was actually born.
2006-06-08 16:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by pipi08_2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My doctors always told me that just believe in the ultrasound. Your period is a way to know but is not 100% accurate for the due date.
2006-06-08 16:29:52 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Beba♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dates are just a quess when you a really going to have the baby, my baby boy (age 10 months) measured bigger at first then he slowed down growing and they set my due date up farther, by three weeks, well he was born natural three weeks before what they moved it up to! The main thing is just seeing that every thing is growing correct!Good luck!!!!!
2006-06-08 16:32:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ultrasound is the most accurate way to measure your baby's development. I would always go by your most recent ultrasound.
2006-06-08 16:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by mama3x 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't trust size when it comes to ultrasounds because they said my daught was 7 lbs 12 ounces and 24 inches 3 days before delivery. she was 5 1'2 pounds and 19 inches just listen to the doctors and remember they are estimations!! nothing is fact and certain!
2006-06-08 16:53:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are over 5'8 it doesn't matter the size of your baby.
there was a full study in holland for 4 years and thwey were investigating about any contra indication about delivering a big baby. I think it was in dateline or 48 hours. check their website you wiil finit ..... it was like a year ago
2006-06-08 16:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by bambinno4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah that can be normal...not every baby goes by the books. But how tall you are has nothing to do with how fast the baby grows in utero.
2006-06-08 16:28:54 · answer #8 · answered by AuroraBorealis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think you are ahead of the first due date.
2006-06-08 16:28:11 · answer #9 · answered by Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible, but the doctors can really be wrong about due dates and conception also.
2006-06-08 16:28:10 · answer #10 · answered by happypanda03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋