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I’m 29 weeks and 4 days and my baby is in the 14 percentile! Should i be worried?- JUST LOOKING FOR OPINIONS I spoke about this with my doctor ‼️ i just wanna hear moms that went through this n their outcome

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IMHO no. Averages come from some babies being either higher or lower on the bell curve. So some of them HAVE to be smaller, or the average wouldn’t be what it is. Having a baby on the smaller or larger end of the spectrum isn’t an issue in and of itself. My daughter has always been huge, both before she was born and to this day. She was born at 9lbs 6oz. My midwives expressed some concern over her size, but ultimately there was nothing to worry about. She was just big. A friend of mine had the opposite happen - similar to you. Her daughter was tiny. She was born at just above five pounds, and she remains on the small side as a toddler. Point is - both our daughters are normal and healthy, just different sizes. 
Your doctor will advise you if there’s something to worry about.

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My dr said she doesn’t worry unless they get to the 10th percentile or less. Baby was in the 19th at 22 weeks for me

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As long as baby continues to grow on this curve or above I don’t think it’s concerning. If baby falls below this pattern I would assume your doctor will look further into it.

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No. Once baby is below 10th then it’s cause for concern - however even that isn’t always accurate. My first was IUGR and I was sent to high risk obgyn and induced at 39 weeks. She was born 6lb11oz (normal!!) even though both the high risk and regular obgyn were predicting under 5 lbs. US can be really off in their measurements especially if you have a tilted uterus or even based on babies position in the womb.

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Honestly my babys are always on the lower percentiles because Im little and my husband aint to big. But they're growing on their own curve so that's why its never a big deal for us

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That would be a question for your doctor.

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We can’t answer that for you - we are not perinatologists, we have no idea what your health status is, and we have no idea what your doctors’ opinions are about your baby and it’s health. We have no idea if your baby’s genetics mean it’s just going to be naturally small, or if your baby was a larger percentile and is now losing ground...It would just be an absolute guessing game to tell you one thing or another, and it will cause you a lot of added stress.
Your doctor will tell you when there’s something that you need to be worried about. 
We don’t know anything about you or your baby, and you’re going to have a lot of wildly inaccurate misinformation and irresponsible anecdotes dropped on you if you seek social media users’ opinions on the wellness of your unborn baby. 
I really hope everything works out for you and you guys are safe and healthy - good luck.

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