sono and estimated babys weight

[neecy28411]

I am due jan 26th we know i will deliver on or before that date due to gestational diabetes. on thursday dec 30 we had a sono the baby was weighing in at 4,250 some odd grams or 9.7 lbs. I know these can be off and ive got a few weeks to go and he will gain more. I am not afraid of a big baby I dont want to have a c section. How off can they be in your guys personal experiences? thank you for any responses.

[baby_edgar]

I was told my daughter was 10 pounds on her last ultrasound, she was born 7.5 punds. So they can be off

[neecy28411]

i am 5 foot 3 but pretty bad overweight right now. i think i can do it its them im worried about doubting me

[diamondintherough79]

I had a late ultrasound and they were off by a pound, nothing too severe. She was a 10 pound baby and I had her naturally. I am a large woman...meaning almost 6 ft so that probably made a difference. Are you really small framed? If not I would think you could deliver. Now, if your 5ft and tiny, I would say you may have complications.

[neecy28411]

also my last baby 21 months ago was only 8lbs even

[neecy28411]

im on insuline 4 times a day. i go to the doctor mondays and thursdays and do nst or monitering. i dont want them to try to do a c section they start swaying that way at estimates of 10 plus pounds.

[Tryingforbaby2]

My first question for you is, is your GD diet controlled or insulin controlled? Also, are you going in twice a month to have the baby monitored by heart rate and movement as well as u/s every week to monitor baby? They did this with my son since I had GD. They also tried to make me deliver at 38 wks because of the GD and I told the Dr no way I wasn't ready. I pushed and pushed until I was 39 wks and 1 day and then she said I had to be induced. They tried to say he would be too large and over 9 lbs but after hours of hard induced labor I had a perfectly healthy 7lb 4 oz baby boy... not big at all! Hope that helps some.

[alaysha]

I was told my daughter was measuring 3 weeks behind and would only be about 4.5-5 lbs at birth. She ended weighting more than my first at one ounce less than 7 lbs. Ultrasounds in late pregnancy aren't very accurate since the baby is so balled up its hard to measure them.

[SunWorshiper_26]

They can be off by a few pounds!  I've known women who were told it was a ten pound baby but they had a six pound baby