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anxious...

just come back from the hospital after being worried about baby movement pattern changing and slowing down,everything was fine thank god but the doctor said that the baby measuring small,and im going to have to go back on tuesday for an ultrasound to check baby growth and the fluid around baby...what does it mean when baby measuring small?im getting worried because my mum and hubby keep saying im not eating healthy etc,getting me kind of upset because I dont want to be the reason my baby small..has anybody else been told thrir baby measuring small and is it a bad thing?
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4043310 tn?1355912647
Am measuring on time but I have a small baby, remember I posted ages ago.that I was measuring 5 weeks behind aswell, they werent worried and I caught up.with what am suppose to measure
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thanks ladies :) the doc did say that everyone that measures baby will get different measurements,and ultrasound will give a more accurate measurement.hopefully everything should be fine
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4309243 tn?1353919791
My baby is small....and i eat well. This is my 3rd baby and they are all small. She is growing and very srtong...so i am not worried.
Good luck with the scan.
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I measured small with my first and also am measuring small this time I just had my fluid and cervix and baby weight checked on Wednesday ....they said she is small but nothing bad enough to worry about......and I'm not cause my son is now 3 and he is just fine :) so I'm sure she will be too
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I am measuring a week behind. But they said not to worry
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