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Re: Baby's limb measurements on ultrasound
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 14:18:03 -0600 (CST)
My babies head and all body parts were measuring a wk or so ahead and FL
was measuring 3 wks 1 day behind doc told me nothing to worry about I'm
short limbed so that could be a reason.. are you or hubby? also I asked
the same question on here if everything is ok and a doc said it is
fine.. As long as your baby is growing good then I wouldn't worry an
u/s that far along has an error rate of 4 weeks!! hth
At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Valerie wrote:
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>Personally I would seek the advice of an OB only because from my
>professional (non medical) experience these could be the warnings of a
>child with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism... I don't want to alarm
>you... really it sounds worse than it is.... but IF your baby is
>achondroplastic then cesearen is the only good way to deliver because
>their heads are large and unyielding.... I posted a detailed post on
>this form of dwarfism as a reply to a post about a FEMUR MEASURING 4 WKS
>BEHIND.... good luck.... my advice, consult an OB just to be safe...
>whether your child is born to be short or tall you still want to make
>all the best decisions
>
>--
>Valerie
>
>At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Angie wrote:
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>>I had an ultrasound done at 32 weeks to measure the baby. The results
>>came back stating that the baby's head and abdomen were measuring around
>>35 weeks, and that the baby's limbs were "somewhat less than expected"
>>measuring in at around 31.5 weeks. Other than that, there were no fetal
>>abnormalities. My ultrasound at 20 weeks also stated no fetal
>>abnormalities. I am conerned about the wording the radiologist used to
>>describe the baby's limbs. My midwife told me there is nothing to worry
>>about and that it just means that the baby arms and legs are just
>>slightly below the average 50th percentile (about 45th percentile). Does
>>a bigger head and torso and slightly smaller limbs mean there is
>>possibly something wrong with the baby? Or does it mean the radiologist
>>was just going according to the percentile range of fetal growth? any
>>insight you can offer would be helpful.
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