Estimated weight from a scan

This is just hearsay but i heard they could be out by up to 500 grams - but I guess that doesnt make your bubs taht much smaller does it? Sorry dunno this one - but I guess if it is that big it will be really healthy!!!! **cringes while trying to look on the bright side**

Easier to give birth to a 9lber??? Never heard that one! (Not to say it isn't true of course ) I suppose mine would have been relatively easy had she not been coming down with the corner of her head leading. (Yay for lopsided cone head baby!)

Anyway... I had a growth scan at 40 weeks (ish) to check that my babe was growing properly as fundal height was measuring way low. They estimated 9lbs then (yep - definitely growing alright!!) and she was born a week and a half later at 9lbs 6oz. So they must have been pretty close.

Apparently they can be up to a pound out... (is that 500g?) so here's hoping they measured on the high side! Good growing tho

Edited by nikkiwhyte

Yeah I was in the same position at 39wks 4days, (had a scan thinking baby was breech) and was told that give or take 500g, bubs was estimated 7lb 11oz (3.4kgs). Won't have to wait too much longer to find out, but last week the doc told me we should expect a 4-4.5kg'er. The same doc was spot on with another girl I know!

my late scan estimated bub would be an 11 pounder... he came in at 9 12.

I had a 38 week scan that guesstimated a 9lber....and Andrew was 9lbs2oz.... if it's any consolation, big babies tend to eat and sleep well from the get go.

My son was 9lb 5oz. he was very hard to push out
(2 1/2 hours pushing) He got very sick as he had a bruise on his head being stuck against my pelvic bone in the birth canel (poor thing) and had to get phototherphy for jandice - very close to blood transfustion. He was not easy to push out nor did he sleep all that good although he was and still is at 13 a good eaters - oh and hes 6 ft tall now (just turned 13 not even at high school till next year yikes). I didn't get him easimated to see what size he would be though. My midwife predicted my daughter would be 8 1/2 and she was 8lb 6 oz so very close.

I got estimated 8-9lbs... ummm he was 7lbs :)

Trish

Hi Toni, I had a 40 week scan with my first baby and they told me he was going to be 7lb 11oz, he was 9lb 1oz. When I had my 20 week scan this time, the guy told me I was going to have a huge baby. It really stressed me out because you worry about pushing a massive head out. My midwife said they can get it wrong and baby could be a lot smaller or bigger. Your baby might just have a bigish head but not weigh heaps. I hope this makes sense :) GOOD LUCK!

You'll be right Toni. If I can push out a 9lb 6oz babe then I'm sure you can! (I'm the biggest wuss ever.)

PS. My 9lber flew out with only a couple of pushes and no stitches, so I don't know that big babies are harder to give birth to.