Big little guy
So, Amanda and I went for a late-term ultrasound last night to check on the baby's position, size, etc.
Position seems fine, but we were both a little surprised to learn he's estimated at 7 lbs. 13 oz. already. That's pretty big, and he's still got a couple of weeks to go. What's more, when the technician measures things on the ultrasound, the machine automatically calculates a due date based on the size. And based on the size of his head, he should be born next week, instead of 16 days from now.
That was a surprise, and it's got us a little nervous.
The due date is still Jan. 30, but this really sends the message that Jan. 30 is a rough estimate, and there's no way of knowing when we'll be parents.
I guess this is just the first surprise of many to come.
posted by Mark Correa @ 3:36 PM
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2 Comments:
You shouldn't be too surprised over that. A due date is just an estimate. A baby that is born two weeks or less from the due date is not premature. It is normal to go two weeks before to two weeks after the due date.
Good luck to both of you.
Don't rely too much on the weight estimate. We were told our son was going to be BIG. He was estimted at almost five pounds at 31 weeks into the pregnancy. Then eight pounds at 37 weeks in. We were very worried. But he was born at 7.6 and right on time.
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