Don't worry about it - I was 38 weeks and measuring 32, and at 32 weeks I think I was measuring ri So while it can be difficult, try not to compare your baby bump to anyone elses. And sure enough, I now have a healthy 18 month old son who has a head in the 90%. why is my baby's head measuring 2 weeks behind. Youre right her abdomen and all measurements are fine, its only her head circumference (measuring two weeks one day behind) and her occipital measurement (back of her head I think) which is two weeks exactly behind. So I associate a big head with cancer bc of that experience . Was then referred to a specialist hospital who have discharged me. 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. They've told me to keep a hospital bag ready whenever I go in for a scan which is every two weeks now. Hey Emma! Their measurement may be inaccurate due to how baby is positioned or maybe it's just a small baby Babys head was measuring 36 weeks. Sorry to hear you're going through this. my whole pregnancy i felt baby and my belly were small. It doesn't necessarily mean that you'll give birth to a really big baby, or that there's anything wrong with their health. We respect everyones right to express their thoughts and opinions as long as they remain respectful of other community members, and meet What to Expects Terms of Use. I suppose there must be a little more to it than mine. HC is measuring a week behind and BPD is measuring 3 weeks behind. It sounds like your baby's abdomen and other measurements are OK. Or just the head? All of my kids have bigger heads but I don't remember any of them measuring ahead like that on their head size. I appreciate your response. Don't worry?! Just got a bit of a shock when I saw the 1% percentile for that measurement but her size overall is 33%. The only problem is that her head is small and they don . I guess I wouldn't describe any of our heads as huge but certainly not small either. Now back at my normal place I had a scan yesterday 27+2 weeks. We did the Maternity21 test, which is non invasive and highly accurate (98-99% I think). From this ultrasound the baby's measurements were: EDD by Ultrasound: 5/27/18 = 26 Weeks 5 Days by Ultrasound Presentation: Breech My SIL had small abdomen with her baby 7 mos ago, and they induced her at 37w so I am just prepared incase that is the case. Thursday we had our 1st u/s and he said the baby wasn't developed for 10. My partner's niece had a small head (at least there was concerns as a tiny baby) but she is fine. 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. ago With my second, I measured a week behind. And was told the baby is measuring two weeks behind but there is steady growth. I'm prone to anxiety anyway so this has been hard to not dwell on but I feel a lot better not being alone in it and that your doc isn't concerned. What to Expect During Treatment. Im going to make an appointment to see my doctor on Monday to discuss more but would love some reassurance in the meantime. So far, they are perfectly fine and are extremely intelligent . We have had all the optional blood work for chromosome issues, the nt scan etc and all looked fine. I know my ovulation date and should have been 8 weeks 0 days. 20062023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. I'm scared but my doctor isn't, so I'm trying to trust that. They sent me for more u/s to rule out hydrocephalus. We respect everyones right to express their thoughts and opinions as long as they remain respectful of other community members, and meet What to Expects Terms of Use. If your baby isn't growing at the expected rate, doctors will say your baby has intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), sometimes known as fetal growth restriction. So my advice is that as hard as it is, if the doctors assure you all is well, try not to worry! Im hoping someone maybe has some experience with this situation. Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. Posted 2/1/18. Thanks so much for replying. Baby is measuring about 4lbs and 6 days behind overall which I didn't think was too bad. Turns out I am just blessed with small headed babies! All her measurements were proportionate. Ive been getting lots of ultrasound and Doppler monitoring to make sure placenta is functioning properly and that baby is growing. Yes I think the same, I mean the doctor didnt even say I need to come back for another scan or extra tests or anything so I have to believe all will be well! Third, baby might be born short or might catch up. The doctor said my baby's brain is functioning Normal but the head is very small, so they've suspected microcephaly. My babys head has been measuring behind since around 20 weeks. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. You all have made me feel better. Well seem bigger. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Measuring no more than a day or 2 ahead by head and a day or two behind per leg measurement. I didnt get to see my doctor due to her being out sick. I guess I'm just looking for anyone with a similar experience so I can feel at least a little less anxious. I am ready for whatever is the safest and healthiest thing to do. I was a nervous wreck during that time but her head ended up being back on track at the next scan. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. A Group Owner is a member that has initiated the creation of a group to connect with other members to share their journey through the same pregnancy & baby stages. Hi, I'm 32 weeks pregnant but only measuring 30cm. She also measured overall behind on other parts, but her head was the smallest. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. liab914/09/19. I keep reading them over and over to remind myself these percentile and scans can be misleading. Baby's head is appropriately sized for 40 weeks 5 days, (i.e. Most babies will naturally grow out of any flat spots they develop during the first few months of their life. My doctor wasn't scared but she said "I'm gonna tell you not to worry but I know you will." Now back at my normal place I had a scan yesterday 27+2 weeks. I was so worried. Group Owners uphold the core values of the brand by reporting content that violates the community guidelines. On Monday I had an ultrasound and the tech told me baby was nearly two weeks behind. Did you or DH visit any country with the virus? Try not to worry too much!! Don't loose hope tho as there was a heartbeat on yours it could be that you just ovulated a bit later than usual. So baby's head percentile could be in the 5 th percentile at 27 weeks and the 55 th percentile in terms of bodily growth. No? The sonographer told me that the baby's head was measuring small, but within normal. 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. In the end, he ended up being 10 lbs 1 oz and 22 inches. YIKES! All of my kids have bigger heads but I don't remember any of them measuring ahead like that on their head size. All rights reserved. This message is for Radchick. Please whitelist our site to get all the best deals and offers from our partners. Lol I hope the leg length is wrong. For girls, the average weight at 15 is 115 pounds. I'm 26 weeks pregnant and am also faced with a baby with a small head, measuring in the 3rd percentile. Wondering if anyone else is going through this or has had this happen in prior pregnancies Had a 32w3d ultrasound today (they treat me as high risk due to history of miscarriage) and everything about baby measured right on schedule except his head which measured almost 2 weeks behind. We did the genetic counseling early on in pregnancy, is there additional testing you were offered? Best of luck! April 2011. The tech said she didn't see any structural anomalies or anything like that, and sometimes babies just have big heads, but I know she's not really allowed to tell us much anyway. Still always measures big for head, height, and weight. That makes me feel better. So I just had a scan this morn and I'm 28+3 and baby's head is measuring 30 weeks. My baby's head measured over 2 weeks ahead but dr wasn't concerned since everything looked normal and healthy, just big. I was asked to go om bedrest so my body can be relaxed enough to do what its meant to do. 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). However I fell in the shower a few days after and during a check up at the hospital showed the huge bruise left on my thigh to the doctor, she wasnt very pleased and booked me in for induction at 39 weeks. . How did everything turn out? I snuck a peak at the other measurements on my doctors pad of paper today and it seemed around 50th percentile for everything (on the U/S screen all limbs, abdomen, etc was lining up right at 32w3d or greater). Just FYI I think you might have posted in the wrong group! I've had two miscarriages prior to my daughter and had heavy bleeding for my whole first trimester with this pregnancy and feel like I can never just relax and not worry. It's been a really rough few weeks already and I'm really freaked out. It was 1 week of at our anatomy scan but everything else seems fine. The HC measurement is in the 8th percentile but the BPD is less than 1 percentile. I had the exact same thing happen at 36 weeks - they did a scan to measure and his head measured in the less than 1%. When I think of a big head I think of cancer and I need to not associate the two so help!! Your post will be hidden and deleted by moderators. Post author: Post published: May 28, 2022 Post category: Post comments: As I said, there can be many reasons why a baby can be measured as small or a few weeks behind, even when the baby is healthy. Use of this site is subject to our terms of use and privacy policy. I guess I'm just going to feel guilty and worried until I have a reason not to :/. Thanks everyone! I really don't think its that big a deal if its measuring a week behind. Just curious as they told me that 3.8 was small yet all the apps say it's average. If you have a scan during your 3rd trimester, it's called a 'growth scan' or 'wellbeing scan' - which is done to take your baby's measurements, and assess their health . Group Leaders communicate with staff moderators and escalate potential violations for review, but they dont moderate discussions. At 36 weeks my ultrasound showed baby was measuring 34+5. 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. What a shitty response to your question by OB. This condition may be present when your baby is born. Mumsnet carries some affiliate marketing links, so if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of the sale (more details here). So the Maternity21 and extra growth scans was all we opted to do. From this ultrasound the babys measurements were: My daughter measured 3 weeks behind in the head at her anatomy scan. 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. He said that her body is overall in the 35th percentile which is OK. Thank you so much to everyone sharing their stories! The new part was that the femur length measured about 2-3 weeks behind for dates or around the 3rd percentile for my dates. I highly recommend it. A value below 50 percent means a child's head circumference is less than the average. I was so upset because I thought I was having an alien baby his head was right on time and his body was also measuring fine, his legs were the longest measurement. Yep my daughter measured 2 weeks behind my whole pregnancy and this baby I think from what I understood is also measuring 2 weeks behind. What?! During pregnancy, there are 2 NHS scans that (generally) everyone will have: the 10 to 12-week dating scan and the 20-week abnormality scan. A few weeks ago I posted a discussion about having marginal cord insertion. My dr said not to worry but they are sending me to a perinatologist (high risk on) for a more detailed / more accurate sonogram. Hi just read this thread and would like some info to help me pls,basically at my 20 week scan (I was 22 weeks) everything was perfect apart from the cerebellum was measuring up smaller then expected (18.2 when was 22 weeks) so got referred 3 days later who confirmed was small but measured 19.3 then got referred to kings at had another scan dr sign offer d termination saying he couldn't find . 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. My kids have all been small but this is the first time Ive had one with the head measuring a lot smaller than the rest. Calculate the fetal measurements here. Just a big head. 1997-2023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. Even my Dr. said, His head's not big its huge! Its showing as less than 1% percentile. As long as the brain structures look good on the scan, you shouldn't worry. The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. I'm on my 6th, my babies always measured above 50th on everything exce, Thank you for your reply! Your 15-year-old may weigh more or less than that and still be perfectly healthy. I go back Friday to follow up again. 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. The doc today wasnt my normal doctor just the one who did the ultrasound. 08/09/2016 at 8:00 pm. 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. The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of What to Expect. All rights reserved. However, when I read the report it has my baby girls head circumstance (HC) measuring in the 2%. Group Black's collective includes Essence, The Shade Room and Naturally Curly. What to Expect supports Group Black and its mission to increase greater diversity in media voices and media ownership. Then right when I found out I was expecting my mother told me that sperm can carry the virus for up to 9 months. The doc laughed it off and said, "Yep he's got a big head alright". Im in the same boat here! If growth restriction is suspected, hospital admission may be required so that regular . We did the genetic counseling early on in pr. Sounds like the doctor who spoke to you didnt have a very good bedside manner and defo didnt explain things very well! Shes 12 lbs now! Well on Wednesday at my dr. Office I was told that it measured exactly 8 weeks 0 days with heart rate of 144. Not at all!! Were other measurements off as well? The doctor told me usually there the head circumference and the width would both be significantly off. Has anybody else been. I just wanted to post this to see if anyone else is/has experienced this with their pregnancy. 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. he's 2 and has to wear adult size hats. My last baby was 10th percentile and me and my partner are not big people. They said her head is still measuring small but the tech said she thinks she's just petite. I went to a high risk doctor today to talk . It's such a low percentile reading for the head. Prompting many growth scans etc in the first few. It doesn't hurt and your peace of mind is important. Are you sure they werent giving you a worst case scenario? But it grew on target. I was hoping that was the case! Yes Im sure youre right. Today I went back to check growth and baby girl is growing and her head is still one week behind. Especially with all the awful Zika news you hear "head measuring small" and freak out. At my anatomy scan, baby's head was measuring almost three weeks behind while the rest of her body was fine. 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. So she dint seem to be concerned. he was born a few days ago weighing 6 lbs 10 ounces- completely normal! This is the diameter between the two sides of the head and is measured after 13 weeks. 10 weeks pregnant but measuring 6 weeks. IUGR may often be a result of a small parent, but the . Anyone else have heads measuring smaller or bigger? My little one has always measured 2 weeks behind since 20 weeks scan. Learn more about, When and How Babies Learn About Object Permanence, As a Single Mom, I Struggled to Accept Help During the 4th Trimester. they just said it shoul;d be ok and if its not its too late. 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. She said we were 6 1/2 weeks. Perfectly healthy. Ok so its not as concerning if baby is overall smaller, but lets just hope its a wrong measurement. When I think of a big head I think of cancer and I need to not associate the two so help!! My daughter measured 3 weeks behind in the head at her anatomy scan. They were way off and I wish I didn't let it upset me. A baby measuring big means that he or she looks to be a bit bigger than what's considered average for the week you're at in your pregnancy. I had a growth scan last week at 34w and my baby is 22%, which is odd since I'm 5'8", her head was 35w (lol not surprised since my hubby has a massive noggen lol) but her little abdomen is only 5%, 32w so I am being monitored now. Same as drinkyourmilk, I measured behind at first scan (measuring 5+4 at what should have been 6+3) and he had caught up by the next one (actually measuring two days ahead at 10+3). I had an ultrasound today and baby's body is measuring 5 days ahead and baby's head is measuring 2 weeks ahead. I might be wrong but it's my understanding that if both head and abdomen measuring small than it is possibly symmetric IUGR. From head to toe? If I didnt they would have done one sooner. They have all been totally normal. why is my baby's head measuring 2 weeks behind.
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