I had a growth scan yesterday and was told the baby weighed approx 5.2 lb. Not sure how accurate these things are to be honest.
Anyway, midwife came today and told me that my belly was measuring only 32 weeks. Surely they'd have picked this up on the scan. If there was something wrong, the sonographer would have noticed?
My midwife has worried me now. Who do I take note of, midwife or calm down at the thought that the scan was 'perfect size'
I know a number of women who were told their babies were smaller than average at scan, then went on to give birth to perfectly average or above weight babies.
If the sonographer had any concerns, they would have told you.
3 Days before my daughter was born I had a scan and they told me she would be low birthweight, lucky to be 6lbs, well when she came she was 8lb 5oz, a very healthy weight so don't fret until you have to.
If they had any concerns they would have dicussed them with you - they know what they're doing (even though it is perfectly normal to worry). Good luck x.
Please try not to worry, in my experience these measurements are not very accurate. I had the same conversation with my midwife who said that I was measuring about 4 cm less than 'should' have been and because of this they induced me 2 weeks early because they said the placenta wasn't providing enough nutrients. Said that for both pregnancies and first child was 6lbs 4oz and second 7lbs 5oz and healthy.
I must have read every book going on the subject and asked every woman who had been in this situation, just to put my mind at rest.