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Re: 24 weeks, one measurement off - 23.1weeksFrom: Christie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 8 Aug 2002 17:11:29 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. wrote: > >At Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Julie wrote: >> >>What happens if the baby is small? Can't people just have small babies? >> >>Thanks in advance for any response. > >At 24 weeks gestation U.S has a margin of error between 1 to 2 weeks. > >-- ----A baby can weigh 6lbs or 8lbs at birth, and both are completely normal (and that's a pretty big difference when you think about it). So, there's a lot of individual variation going on too. All u/s measurements are compared to the averages and no is perfectly "average". If you're getting regular u/s and everything has always been ok before, then I wouldn't worry at all. Good Luck! --Christie
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