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Re: Size of baby be determined?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 May 2002 18:56:55 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 30 May 2002, anon wrote: >
>Hi. My LMP was around 10/05/02 but according to the the last sonogram I
>had, the baby was measuring the be conceived around the very last days
>of October.
>Anyways, I had a doctors appt yesterday and I'm 31w4d, but my belly was
>measuring at 33 weeks. In the beginning of my pregnancy I lost about
>10lbs., so we put my prepregnancy weight at 205 and now am 229 (actually
>around 215). I gained about 15lbs until my last appt 3 weeks ago, I
>gained 10lbs in one month. At my appt yesterday, I gained 4 more lbs in
>3 weeks. Just curious on if any measurements or weight could be
>estimated at this point,I asked my doc and he was very vague. But at
>the last two appts, he references to a big baby and asked both times how
>big my first child was (which was 8lbs110z). I'm assuming we are having
>another big baby since I had the huge weight gain in one month and
>because I'm measuring a little bigger than what I really am. My due
>date is july 27, 2002 . I had a sonogram at 6 weeks gestation and she
>put it at July 22, 2002. Any advice?

The 6 week sonogram is the most accurate for dating.

Ultrasound is less accurate at estimating the baby's weight than you are. This has been proven in multiple studies. The most accuratte estimation of fetal weight is to ask the Mother.

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