Weight Guesstimate Ultrasound

[spankswife]

They are saying DS will be around 10 lbs! How accurate was yours, if you had one?

[countthestars]

They told me 8.5 to 9.5lb. I delivered 5 days later at 8.5lb.

[lilac05]

Ultrasound suggested he would be 8 1/2 - 9lbs. The doctor and nurses pre-delivery thought that was too high. He was 10lb 3 oz. (Dr's first words were "Wow! He's HEAVY!" Thanks, doc! How about 'Congratulations!'?!?)

They thought my second would be less than 8 1/2 and he was 9 lb 6 oz.

I'm 5'9" with wide hips...apparently I hide the babies well!

[turtlegirl]

I had one with DS1 and they guessed 7.5lbs. I delivered less than a week later (I think it was more like 3 or 4 days later) and he was 7lb, 13oz. So pretty accurate.

He was also born at 37 weeks exactly. So I'm guessing he would have been closer to 9lbs if I had gone closer to 40 weeks.

[soozy87]

Mine said 5.5 lbs. A week and a half later he was born at 4 lbs, 4 oz.

[Deleted]

Didn't have one with DD1.

Had a bunch with DD2 because DD1 was unusually small (5lb 12oz at 40 weeks). They predicted 7.5 lbs and she was 6lb 13oz. So pretty close.

[carolinagirl831]

I had one at 41 weeks 4 days, and they said DD was around 7.5 lbs, she was born at 7.6

[mslhb]

They guessed 8lbs. I went past my due date and she was 6 lbs. 11oz.

[vtdiamond]

My last u/s was 2 weeks before I delivered and they had estimated the babies were 5lbs and 7lbs then.

The babies turned out to actually be those weights. I had thought they would be a little bigger as 2 weeks had gone by but nope.

[badtzmaru22]

I had an u/s with Dd that ended up being less than 24 hours before she was born. They guessed 8lb 11oz, and she was 8lb 7oz.

I didn't have one with DS, but the admitting/delivering Dr. asked if I had a guess, and I said if he was under 9 i'd be shocked. Dr. guessed "a bigger 8." Lol. DS came out and the Dr said, "ohhh. Yeah, he's bigger than I thought." No kidding, lol. He was 9lb 12oz!

Big babies are cuter. Good luck to you!

[turtlegirl]

Mar 30, 2015 15:28:35 GMT -5 @starry said:

Mine refused to guess. I am surprised so many guess!
Eta I think I was 36w

At 34/5 weeks when my blood pressure started to rise and my platelets had been low for a while they sent me to a Perintologist to have a specific measurement/weight ultrasound done to see how he was developing since they knew I'd have to be induced soon if my blood pressure kept going up. I think I had my u/s done with the Peri early 36 weeks. 

I don't think any of the regular OB's or u/s techs at the normal office every guessed weight based of ultrasounds and I had 2x a week starting at 35 weeks with both pregnancies. 

[Deleted]

I don't think I had one?

[statlerwaldorf]

They estimated around 9 lbs. He was 11 lbs 6 oz.

[spankswife]

Mar 30, 2015 15:40:22 GMT -5 statlerwaldorf said:

They estimated around 9 lbs. He was 11 lbs 6 oz.

Whoa! #youwin

[h]

Two of my best friends had late weight guesses that were way off. One had a scheduled c-section because the baby was supposed to be 10 lbs. and the doctor said he wouldn't fit through her pelvis. Baby was 8 lbs. 2 oz. the other friend was told that the baby was around 9 lbs. and delivered an 11 lbs. (and a few ounces!) baby 48 hours later.

[scribellesam]

Didn't have one with DS1, but when he came out 11lbs, they had me do one for DS2. He was estimated 9lbs at 38 weeks, and when I had him a week later he was 9lbs 4oz. So, pretty accurate!

[karinothing]

They told me 7.5 lbs. I delivered one week later at 5lbs 14 oz.

[h]

Mar 30, 2015 15:40:22 GMT -5 statlerwaldorf said:

They estimated around 9 lbs. He was 11 lbs 6 oz.

This is exactly what happened to my friend. Except I think her son was like 11 lbs. 3 oz., so you still win .

She wound up with an emergency c-section and had to have her cervix surgically repaired.

[karinothing]

Mar 30, 2015 15:28:35 GMT -5 @starry said:

Mine refused to guess. I am surprised so many guess!
Eta I think I was 36w

I had a specific growth ultrasound because I was measuring small.

[spankswife]

Mar 30, 2015 15:43:03 GMT -5 h said:

Mar 30, 2015 15:40:22 GMT -5 statlerwaldorf said:

They estimated around 9 lbs. He was 11 lbs 6 oz.

This is exactly what happened to my friend. Except I think her son was like 11 lbs. 3 oz., so you still win .

She wound up with an emergency c-section and had to have her cervix surgically repaired.

I suppose now is a good time to add a check mark to the "pro" column of my RCS.

[penguingrrl]

Five days before my induction I was told my son was already 9 lbs 5 oz, so we were expected a 10 lb baby. He was 8.14 at birth, so over a lb less than they expected. But, he was on the shorter and chubbier side, so the guess wasn't all that far off lol!

He was also by far the easiest delivery I had.

[Deleted]

36 week ultrasound predicted 8-9 lbs at 40 weeks. He was 8lbs 7oz at 40w +3.

[laurenh]

My MFM was within 2 oz for DD1 and this time around the girls were each within 4 oz of their estimates.

ETA: I was specifically having growth ultrasounds so that probably has something to do with the accuracy.

[nextbigthing]

Guessed over 8lbs at 36w, he was 8lb12oz at 39weeks

[anna7602]

With DD, they said she'd be about 10 lbs and that I would need a c -section. I'm glad I didn't listen. DD was 7 lbs, 10 oz and I had a vaginal delivery.

With DS, I didn't get a guesstimate. Eta: he was measuring fine, so there was no need for a growth u/s. Interestingly, while DD was measuring ahead my whole pregnancy, she was 12 oz. lighter at birth than DS was, same exact length.

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Mar 30, 2015 15:28:35 GMT -5 @starry said:

Mine refused to guess. I am surprised so many guess!
Eta I think I was 36w

 I only had one with DS3 because I was planning a home birth and they felt size could be an issue. Ds2 was 9 lbs which they felt was large. It is larger but I had no problems delivering and that's an average size baby in my family.

[rbp]

Mar 30, 2015 15:28:35 GMT -5 @starry said:

Mine refused to guess. I am surprised so many guess!
Eta I think I was 36w

I had growth u/s at 26, 30, 34, and 38w due to a high FH measurement. I don't remember my OB guessing either. He told me the percentile M was in for gestational age, and I extrapolated that out to a percentile for birth weight. I think he was going to be 9-something, and he was 8-11, so probably within 1/2 lb. 

[lo]

Mine was only off by 7oz.

[ilikedonuts]

Mine were estimated at 7 lbs at 38 weeks (each pregnancy) and said a half a lb each week would put them at 8 lbs at 40w and at 40w1d and 40w2d when they were born, they were 7 lbs 15 oz. So basically almost perfect in their guesstimate.

[Deleted]

They told me 9lbs 14oz for DD (!!). She was 8lbs 12oz.