For mild forms of positional plagiocephaly, you can encourage a normal head shape by: 1. Is my baby going to have an enormous head?! My baby has always measured a little behind my whole pregnancy. Im 39+1 week pregnant, and just found out today Im measuring 37 weeks and have been for my past 2 appointments. And my twenty week scan was all normal so Im sure it cant be anything serious. HC is measuring a week behind and BPD is measuring 3 weeks behind. Hi! What was your little ones weight? I was measuring 2 weeks over for a bit. I actually asked about microcephaly two weeks ago when I first saw the results (thats where my first thought went too). 1997-2023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. There are few well known reasons for measuring small. The u/s tech at my doc's office said she got a great photo to measure although his head is way low in the pelvis which my doctor said can make it look smaller. Bump! His head measures smaller than average on ultrasounds and while at the pediatricians office when they would measure. Placental problems can cause a baby not to grow at the usual rate, especially if the fetus is not getting enough food and oxygen while in the womb. We did the genetic counseling early on in pr. Still always measures big for head, height, and weight. Its showing as less than 1% percentile. All those measurements are just guesses. It doesn't necessarily mean that you'll give birth to a really big baby, or that there's anything wrong with their health. Like always staying in the 5% range. I wouldn't worry too much. As baby gets closer to your due date its less likely that their measurements of baby are accurate. I'm scared but my doctor isn't, so I'm trying to trust that. Then suddenly at 37 weeks baby dropped and he went back to normal. A week max it used to be. I havent been offered anything else so Im just curious if maybe I should ask. During non-stress tests with my first I was constantly told how big he was but it was on his head! I've had two ultrasounds at the perinatologist's and he said the head is growing along the curve, it's just small because he's breech. We have had all the optional blood work for chromosome issues, the nt scan etc and all looked fine. Hi, at my 20 weeks scan I was told the baby was measuring small. The doc mentioned the baby was a little small but nothing to worry about, just to make sure Im eating every 2.5 hours so my blood sugar isnt dropping too low. Ultrasound is becomes more and more innaccurate the later you are in pregnancy. Their measurement may be inaccurate due to how baby is positioned or maybe it's just a small baby Alternating head position: Back sleep is still the safest way for your baby to sleep. I dont trust these estimates- they are just guessing! Newest measurements at 26 weeks and 6 days are as follows: Head circumference: 259.94 mm (27 weeks 3 days) Abdominal circumference: 234.45 mm (27 weeks 4 days) Femur length: 45.08 mm (24 weeks 6 days) So the HC and AC measure a little ahead but the femur length is now way behind. We strive to provide you with a high quality community experience. she always measured 2 weeks ahead at every ultrasound and was nearly a week late. I'm 31 weeks and she's weighing at 3.4. yeah he's got a huge head. My dr isnt the least bit concerned. It increases from about 2.4 cm at 13 weeks to about 9.5 cm at term. Group Black's collective includes Essence, The Shade Room and Naturally Curly. I wouldnt worry too much about what the growth scans say. My first son has a smaller head. My little one has always measured 2 weeks behind since 20 weeks scan. Just curious as they told me that 3.8 was small yet all the apps say it's average. Made me nervous though. My baby's head was measuring 2.5 weeks ahead today. Im going to make an appointment to see my doctor on Monday to discuss more but would love some reassurance in the meantime. Post author: Post published: May 28, 2022 Post category: Post comments: You all have made me feel better. My little girl is measuring 3-4 weeks ahead at 36wk scan. If you are worried about what you are reading, let your doctors know that you need more information to feel comfortable. I guess I'm just going to feel guilty and worried until I have a reason not to :/. Completely healthy and well, so I think I just carry smaller babies and if this time round they say induction needed for this reason, I don't think I'd go for it. Create an account or log in to participate. Even with accurate measurements, the correlation. Hoping to get in to high risk ultrasound tech in next few days so I don't have to wait an eternity. Did you or DH visit any country with the virus? 20062023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. It really has been a godsend. Measuring no more than a day or 2 ahead by head and a day or two behind per leg measurement. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. Answer The position of the baby in the womb can indeed make it difficult to obtain accurate measurements at the routine 20-week ultrasound scan. Thanks for the advice! What?! My first son is a smaller guy too and so are me and my husband so I'm just assuming baby #2 is little too! So average weight for the baby at is 1.9lbs mines is . I would love to hear from someone who had a similar experience and everything was okay. At the time we tried for DS the CDC recommended a three-month waiting period for trying to get pregnant if you had been to a country with Zika, and we waited exactly three months and then started trying. This was new. Yeah baby's other measurements were week and a half behind when compared to the gestation age and head was 3 weeks behind. Must run in the family. I know that usually fetal growth restriction is usually a bigger problem when the AC is proportionally small compared to the HC, but I'm worried and my miidwife isn't very helpful. Sorry to hear you're going through this. Im a FTM. My first baby I gave birth at 40 weeks and she weighed 6.6lbs. So I just had a scan this morn and I'm 28+3 and baby's head is measuring 30 weeks. I started measuring behind with my daughter and had a series of growth ultrasounds every few weeks which showed that her abdomen continued to get further and further behind the rest of her measurements. I was relieved with the radiologist report. My ds head measured large (a few weeks), but his body smaller. He was born before my follow up ultrasound and his measurements were consistent with the rest of his body. Yesterday I had my glucose test and 28 week appointment (technically Im 28wks 5d). I had an ultrasound today and baby's body is measuring 5 days ahead and baby's head is measuring 2 weeks ahead. What to Expect supports Group Black and its mission to increase greater diversity in media voices and media ownership. I just remember being a little girl and my friend died of cancer and his head was huge! I've had two ultrasounds at theperinatologist's and he said the head is growing along the curve, it's just small because he's breech. Also there is time for growth rate to change. But for the past 2 months she is measuring 2 weeks behind. I was asked to go om bedrest so my body can be relaxed enough to do what its meant to do. A Group Leader is a What to Expect community member who has been selected by our staff to help maintain a positive, supportive tone within a group. Both times I've had an US they said I was a week behind but my doctor kept my EDD according to my last period. He came out looking purportionately just like my other babies. I didnt get to see my doctor due to her being out sick. Two weeks isn't that far behind to be concerned of microcephaly- at this point they would tell you if they were concerned about it. We had all the blood testing and chromosome testing at 11 weeks and the high risk level two ultrasound and blood work and had zero red flags or hints of any problems and everything measured fine at my 20 week. Am also not googling!! So Dr. came in a had a go with the scan and spent time measuring her belly a few times, and listening to blood flow. Breastfeeding: the trick to a comfy latch. All my kids have had "off" measurements during pregnancy - head circumference, femur length, stomach size all a week or two ahead or a week or two behind. I'm on my 6th, my babies always measured above 50th on everything except for their heads, they were anywhere from 3-10th percentile. WTF. Just to clarify, the doctor doing the ultrasound wasn't my doctor. why is my baby's head measuring 2 weeks behind. thanks for this! The earliest my doc can see me is Tuesday so Ill just tough it out til then. His head was measuring 3 weeks behind but all other parts were normal. IUGR becomes a concern when baby's total body weight percentile drops below the 10th percentile and the abdomen drops below the 3rd percentile. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), also known as fetal growth restriction (FGR), is a condition in which babies appear smaller than expected. I'm going to regret even posting this because I do not want to alarm you for no reason BUT I vacationed in the Dominican Republic shortly before getting pregnant with DS and I was offered a third trimester scan to determine if our baby had microcephaly (small head) since the Dominican Republic does have Zika. Today I had an ultrasound with a high-risk specialist and she confirmed the head measurments are still 3 weeks behind. The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of What to Expect. All rights reserved. I was measuring on time despite having a smaller baby from ultrasounds however yesterday I had a non stress test and was measuring 6 weeks behind. So far, they are perfectly fine and are extremely intelligent . and his abdomen too. We're doing weekly monitoring now but the doc isn't overly concerned. But this late in the game it doesn't mean much as long as fluid levels and placenta function are good. I was a nervous wreck during that time but her head ended up being back on track at the next scan. Especially with all the awful Zika news you hear "head measuring small" and freak out. Thank you oinktastic. I have had a bunch of ultrasounds and they've all showed normal growth, until the one a week ago. Thursday we had our 1st u/s and he said the baby wasn't developed for 10. It seemed really large to me anyway, compared with my other children. Today I found out that my baby's head circumference is measuring 3 weeks behind (less than 2%) at 36 weeks ultrasound : ( I have another ultrasound this Thur ( week 37). It sounds like your baby's abdomen and other measurements are OK. It is now my size. In other bases. Yes Im sure youre right. Best of luck! The doctor told me usually there the head circumference and the width would both be significantly off. Anyhow, Did they do two measurements and take the average or was it just one? The HC measurement is in the 8th percentile but the BPD is less than 1 percentile. What a shitty response to your question by OB. Thanks everyone! My OB plans for me to carry to 38 weeks, 5 days and then induction due to having a precipitous labour with my last one. From this ultrasound the baby's measurements were: EDD by Ultrasound: 5/27/18 = 26 Weeks 5 Days by Ultrasound Presentation: Breech Doctor repeatedly said not to worry and didnt recommend any further tests or anything so I am trying not to freak out about it. Having an early ultrasound Expecting parents-to be will find it a great idea to have an early ultrasound of their baby, measuring 10 days in . My babys head has been measuring behind since around 20 weeks. Embryo measuring behind with no heartbeat. I hope you get all the belp amd support you need. good! They sent me for more u/s to rule out hydrocephalus. If I didnt they would have done one sooner. Gave birth at 39 weeks she weighed 6.5lbs. These things happen, some babies have bigger heads.
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