Babies grow in spurts and so can seem small one week and big the next. We retrospectively analysed outcomes of 18,377 women according to HC Z scores at second-trimester ultrasound examination between 2001 and 2008. Growth Charts and Percentiles The Infant Head Circumference Chart offers an online growth chart calculator that shows how your baby's head circumference compares to other babies of the same age and sex. Just as large heads can, they don't always mean anything is wrong. Sometimes babies have a condition called microcephaly. I am 36 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Try not to worry.especially if your doctor doesn't seem concerned. I am 35 weeks and baby is measuring at 32 1/2. Breastfeeding: the trick to a comfy latch, More posts in "September 2018 Birth Club" group, Create post in "September 2018 Birth Club" group. Last pregnancy, I had scans all the time because of a large baby and low lying placenta. Thanks. It's also possible her head was so high that your ribs or diaphragm got in the way of themeasurements, if her head was towards your spine it can happen. had our 20 week scan today. Bleeding within the fluid filled spaces (IVH) can be mild to moderate (Grade 12) or severe (Grade 34). I had one at 20w and 28w but that was it. They told me they could do a spinal tap to find out if anything was wrong with her, but I opted not to. My midwife said that a head measurement through an ultrasound isn't defiant. Probably the most common group is due to genetics & these kids grow up fine with normal development & intellectual functioning. During pregnancy, a baby's head grows because the baby's brain grows. We're going to scan again in a couple of weeks in the hopes of getting a more accurate measurement. My oh didn't know at that point so we couldn't say. Small head does not mean less intelligence. We had our 20 week scan yesterday too and ours is measuring ahead on the timmy circumference - same as our 4th baby who ended up being rather large. An HC Z score below -2.5 was strongly associated with neurological and chromosomal abnormalities. Then consultant looked cover scan results and said all seems OK but when I asked about the BPD score, she then said, well let's bring you back in 4 wks and we'll look at it again.
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