Big ultrasound at 24 weeks??

Question

I had my big anatomy scan at 24 weeks. Baby is 1lb 7oz and is in the 43rd percentile.... is this normal?? Do I want him to be in a higher percentile? They never explained this to me

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75% of babies are between the 25 and 75 percentile so your baby is just about average

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This will also change as you go along. I had one anatomy ultrasound at 20weeks and then had to go back for a follow up ultrasound to finish the views they didn’t get before. The first one, baby’s head measured in the 90th percentile, the second one in the 58th percentile. My doc told me with how small they are, the difference in percentile can change by the millimeter lol. Later on in pregnancy is when they will monitor for baby’s growth more closely by weight gain and will typically do an ultrasound if they feel baby is too small or too big for how far along you are.

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No you don’t. Closer to 50% means baby is growing on track! Yay! The closer to 10% a baby is means baby is too small and closer to 90% means too big for gestational age.

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At 24w exact my boy was 1lb12 oz and 49%

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I had a growth scan at 25w3d and he measured 1lb 14oz. Doctor said he was right on track!

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That seems normal I was 23&5 and he weighed 1.9lbs

Big ultrasound at 24 weeks??

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