Growth scans 😫

@Natasha I’m booked in for Wednesday but depends on my scan tomorrow xx

It is from scans not bump measurements xx

Yeah I’m booked in for Thursday but I might be induced from tomorrow depending on how small little man is measuring 😢 they are such a worry aren’t they!! Where on the percentile was you last? Yours seems a little higher than mine maybe around 25th percentile? I think as long as they are monitoring you and doing what’s best for you and little one you shouldn’t be too worried. It’s good they’ve caught it now rather than later x

@Natasha yes I just don’t like not knowing lol I will know tomorrow tho x

I know the feeling. It’s so much anticipation 🙃 please remember that the scans can also be wrong and have a 15% buffer where they could be bigger/smaller and the later on in pregnancy it is harder to get these measurements as there’s less room. Just out of curiosity have you had much of a bump throughout pregnancy? Mine has been next to nothing and only the last week have I “popped” but even then I’m barely showing and if I wear a hoodie I don’t look pregnant 😂😅

@Natasha it was big then it stopped growing it’s been the same size for a while now xx

Small compared to…? I don’t really understand this chart - it looks quite different to mine. I don’t know what the bottom little black circles are? But the top plotted marks look like they’re following a lovely curve when you look at the first and most recent?

@Gaby I know I’m so confused

The growth chart doesn’t necessarily tell you a weight they’re expecting baby to be, but by the looks of it you can see that it looks like baby is dropping in centiles at each scan, which is what the concern will be. Remember that scans are not 100% accurate, and do have a margin for error on either side! I was induced due to our daughter having dropped down the centiles, with the consultant admitting that they couldn’t get an accurate read in the final growth scan due to her head being engaged so they couldn’t measure properly! She came at 39 weeks weighing 6lb 9oz so not overly small at all. Just go into your scan with an open mind but also, if you don’t want an induction and don’t think it’s best for your baby, be prepared to discuss this with the consultant 😊

@Bec yes I wouldn’t go against induction because obviously they know better than me but I just don’t understand where they expect her to be tomorrow that’s all xx

It’s not necessarily an expectation as such, as all babies are different however typically from initial scan (so say 12 weeks) you’d just want baby to continue on the same/similar centile (or roughly thereabouts) as this shows steady growth, making your plot marks on the chart go up in a nice curve following whichever centile line they began on 😊

If he goes back to the 50th next scan it means he has put weight on. He looks like he mainly followed 50th percentile and he has dropped since last scan x

If it was me I’d be asking someone to go through it in detail with me. Childbirth seems to be one of the only medical areas where they just expect you to go with whatever they suggest but you can ask them why. What are the risks if you just trust your body to grow your baby and don’t allow them to intervene? What are the benefits to them doing whatever they want to do? What does the scan actually show? What are they concerned about? What happens if you do nothing? Interrogate them. Ask them about accuracy. They’ve NEVER accurately guessed a birth weight of one of mine. They’ve always been like 2lb off. It can’t hurt to explore with them.

From growth scans, I measured on 44th centile at 31 weeks, dropped to 17.7 centile at 33 weeks, got to 18th centile at 35 weeks but then had a growth spurt and got back to 47th centile at 37 weeks so please try not to worry too much! Weights are just a guideline but it’s amazing how much growing they can do in such a short time xx