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Is my baby growing well?

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A
Hi! I'm 18 weeks pregnant today. I went to the OB-GYN on Thursday, and she told me our girl was 11.30 cm long. My question is: isn't that a bit small? As far as I know, she should be about 20 cm. That's a difference of almost 10 cm.

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  1. Olivia #2

    I had an ultrasound at 16 weeks, and the baby was 16 cm long and weighed 152 grams. But I was told he was ahead in weight and length. At 24 weeks, he weighed 655 grams, but I don't really see what happened in between..
    Didn't you ask your OB-GYN for more explanation?

  2. J&S #3

    Hi A,
    Our little one was 14 cm and 186 grams at 17 weeks. She was fairly well on the curve then, but at 22 weeks she was only 21.3 cm. A bit small, but no reason to panic. Until 28 weeks, they all have their growth spurts at different times. My OB-GYN won't make any statements about whether it's a big baby or not until 28 weeks because after that, they grow in a straight line. Before that, it's really up and down.
    I'm now 25 weeks and in just 2 weeks my uterus has grown enormously. So I think she's just had a growth spurt now too.

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