how accurate ??

Question

how accurate are them growth charts your midwife does for your baby? My growth chart shows my baby is quite big but a friend told me hers said she was to have a 9lb baby yet he was a cute 7lb 8 when born has any one else found it not to be very accurate???

Answer 1

I would go by the ultrasound if anything. They estimated my son's weight to be 5lbs when he would be born and they were close, he weighed 4lbs 15.6oz (Not even a half of ounce off they were)

Answer 2

my friend was told at 37 weeks her baby was already about 7 lbs.he was born at 38 1/2 weeks weighing 4 lb 9 oz

Answer 3

very inaccurate
i was told to expect a 9-10 lb fat boy. dont buy tiny clothes or diapers they told me. what a crock i had a 6 lb 13 ozs little boy. to this day hes 4 years old and 41 maybe 42 lbs still skinny. he always has been, those size things are only a guess and a bad one if you ask me. everyone i know who has had one says its always wrong

Answer 4

I was also told my baby was going to be very big. They told me he was going to be 12 pounds. He was actually 9 pound and 1 ounce. He was still a big baby but not as big as they told me. Good luck!

Answer 5

My sister in law just had her son last week. They told her that he was going to be 8lbs and when he arrived he was 9lbs14oz. I'm gonna guess they're not very accurate

Answer 6

Not very i was going to have a big baby she was a massive 5lb 11oz!!!

Answer 7

i was told my baby was at least 9 pounds at my 37 week check up.
my little girl was only 7.5 born 2 days late so there not accurate at all i dunno why they use them.

Answer 8

they're not accurate at all i would never go by that and only go by sonagrams