So I'm officially an August '15 Bump??

Question

Ok ladies, my original EDD was Sept 8 2015. Going by my lmp which was Dec 2 2014.

I just went to my follow up scan because at my 20 week scan (that was taken when I was 22 weeks) there was a head to abdomen ratio of 1.03 that didn't sit well with my midwife. She just wanted to make sure his head was significantly bigger than belly.

So today's scan (I am 28weeks 5 days) showed a greater ratio and my u/s tech said that had to be a good thing. But my son is measuring at 3.8 lbs and that puts me at a new due date of August 24 !!! That's 15 days ahead!

Will my midwife officially change my due date ? How reliable is his info? And has anyone had a weird head to abdomen ratio and everything turn out ok?

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I don't think they change the date after the initial scan at 8 weeks since that's the most accurate scan.  All babies grow at roughly the same pace during the first trimester but then during second and third it varies. Your baby might just be a little bigger for age, but it doesn't usually change your due date.

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Through the first trimester, every grows at about the same rate. After that, genetics take over. Your due date will not likely change.

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From what I've "read" if you are measuring 2 weeks ahead or behind they will change it. But every doctors different

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I think you have to consistently measure ahead by 2 weeks before the change it cause babies go through growth spurts too!

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From what I've been told it has to be outside 2 weeks for them to change it. You r right near the cut off 15 days. And even then some practitioners still won't because, like another poster already said, growth rates start to vary tremendously based on genetics outside the first trimester.

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This is a close up of my Roman 😍💙

So I'm officially an August '15 Bump??

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