I was told that this is slightly big for a baby who still has 3 weeks left to go, and my fiance and I were both only 7 lbs at birth. I am jjust wondering if any of you have had very inaccurate ultrasound weight estimates! Thanks!
2007-03-05 01:42:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Don't worry about it. They cannot give you an accurate weight and to be honest they shouldn't tell you if there are no problems as it just causes people to worry.
I gave birth to a 8lb 12 oz baby and it was no bother! The odd pound doesn't make it easier!
2007-03-05 01:49:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lucky you, you will have nice big healthy baby. I was told when I was 7 mo. pregnant with my second child that the ultrasound showed he was already at 9 lbs and that a VBAC was out of the question. I was due Christmas Eve but they took him on Dec. 15th. He was 8lbs 4 ozs. Smaller that the untrasound showed. The ultrasound is more or less an estimate of weight. You can give or take 1 1/2 lbs. Good luck to you.
2007-03-05 02:00:29 · answer #2 · answered by tcg7213 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those estimates have everything and nothing to do with everything. With my first, I was large, my husband was large, then on ultrasound estimates put her at 9lb, 20z. . . . three days later, she was born 7lbs, 14oz. She was born 13 days before her due date.Um. . . they were a little off to say the least. I went through going to a specialist, and planning a C Section back up. From all of the anxiety and the hormones I was freaking out. The only way to be sure of your newborns weight, is to deliver the baby, then weigh the baby.
For number two the same thing happen. . .I got a scary estimate. . .because of previous experience, I wound up passing on the specialist, and I would up delivering a healthy 7lb 1 oz boy.
The equation that they use to figure out the weight is not very accurate. If there is a family pool for size and sex of the baby I would not put any money on it.
Best of luck with the new little one.
2007-03-05 01:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by Rocka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, these are just estimates. There's no way to KNOW how big or small a baby is before you sit him or her on a scale. They can take measurements, and estimate how much a baby will weigh. There's a chance that your baby will be big, but there's a chance that it won't too.
At this stage baby gains about 1/2 an ounce a day. Assuming you have 21 days to go, you can assume that your baby will gain another 10 ounces or so. That put your baby right over 8 pounds, and that's a good weight. My biggest baby was 7 pounds 12 ounces, and he was just right!
Deep breaths Mom, all will be okay. I would GUESS that you can expect a baby between 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 pounds. (My youngest sister weighed nearly 9 pounds, and my little brother was nearly 6 pounds. My mom had all her babies naturally, and told me 6 pounds, 9 pounds, ain't no difference.)
2007-03-05 01:57:18 · answer #4 · answered by Patty O' Green 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My ultrasound was dead on. I was due December 13, 2006. But was Induced the 4th because he would have been a 10 lbs + baby if i had not been induced... the week before I was induced they sent me for an ultrasound and said he weighed 8 lbs 8 oz. he was born not even a whole week later... weighed in at 8 lbs 10.6 oz.
2007-03-05 13:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by Erika W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told that my son was 8 lbs 3 oz a week and a half before he was born and that is exactly how much he weighed when he was born. So either the sonar was inaccurate or my son did not gain any wieght in that week and a half. But don't worry either way, my cousin had a 9 pound baby (and she is rail thin) and she did fine!
2007-03-05 01:48:51 · answer #6 · answered by Carrie K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is generally a margine of error of plus or minus one pound with ultrasound estimates.
At 37 weeks pregnant, my son was estimated to be 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Because of PIH concerns, I was induced and had a c-section that week and he ended up being 7 pounds on the nose.
2007-03-05 01:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't take the ultrasound too seriously. I've heard they are often 10% off one way or the other, and mine was far more off than that. At 37 weeks, according to the ultrasound I had a 5lb 2 oz baby. At birth (39.5 weeks) she weighed in at 9lbs.
2007-03-05 01:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No your baby is not underweight. It's almost 6 pounds, which is a decent weight for full term - The baby will gain about a pound a week the last month, so if you go full term the baby may be 8 pounds 10 oz!
2016-03-29 00:46:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no need to worry. my daughter's estimate at 40 weeks was 8lbs, 9oz...she was born two days after the ultrasound at 7lbs, 9oz. i think there is a 10 percent chance of being larger or smaller than the calculated ultrasound weight.
btw, i also just had a baby that was 8lbs, 12oz at 39 weeks.
2007-03-05 01:48:33 · answer #10 · answered by dora1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋