Underweight baby?

Question

I'm 34.5 weeks along and went into the hospital for some minor complications. They did an ultrasound to check things out, and apparently our baby is in the 9th weight percentile and really skinny still.

Is this my fault? I've gained over 35 pounds in the pregnancy so far, and eat lots regularly. I'll admit that it's not always really healthy, but I'm not surviving on fast food alone or anything either. (I haven't done anything else this pregnancy that would be a big factor in low baby weight...)

Feeling super guilty now and more concerned than before.... :( :(

Answer

Baby may just be small. My son was in the 10th percentile everytime he was measured. Now at 1 he's still only in the 10th percentile lol 
He's completely healthy just small

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Try not to worry too much. Some babies just take a little longer to put that weight on and it may completely change at your next appointment. Also keep in mind when they do ultrasounds to figure out the weight they can easily be off by two pounds either way. So he could possibly be bigger. I am at risk for a low birth weight baby and had an ultrasound at 32 weeks. He was 3lb11oz which they said is smaller but they weren't too concerned. I am curious though to see at 36 week show much bigger they guess he is. Just try not to stress over it too much.

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At 32 weeks I had an ultrasound and they said he was 3 lbs 14 oz. Because he was in the 20th percentile they decided he was "small" and I had to do NST'S and AFI'S twice a week at the hospital. I did it for 1 month. I had a new ultrasound two days ago at 36 weeks and 3 days and he is now 6lbs 7oz and well in the 50th to 60th percentile. I didn't change my diet, I didn't drink more water. Some babies just need time to grow. Don't worry, that's the last thing you should do is worry. Just take care of yourself and know you ARE doing the best you can. It's YOUR baby and it's not for the doctors to tell you if your "doing something wrong".

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Sometimes babies are just small. As long as you're eating proper foods and drinking water, there isn't much else you can do. Baby should start really packing on weight shortly.  My bump was fairly small at 30 and now I've exploded at 36 weeks. Hang in there you've made it this far. Don't feel guilty.