I had a doctor's appointment this morning, which included an ultrasound. O.M.G. The baby is estimated to be over six pounds. Um. He was four and a half pounds less than two weeks ago, and Babycenter.com says he should gain half a pound a week. I fear my baby is going to be huge.
It does make me feel better about gaining three pounds in two weeks. At least I can blame two on the baby on board.
My initial reaction was a little bit of a freakout, but now that I've had time to digest, I've decided he's right on track. An eight-pound plus baby is perfectly normal, and both my husband and I were over eight pounds (me by a dainty one ounce), so it's not unexpected. I just didn't expect a six-pound baby when I still have four weeks to go. Also, I know ultrasound estimates can be seriously off base, or maybe the baby grew a lot recently and won't grow as much this coming week.
BTW, my doctor said he wouldn't be surprised if I deliver a week or more early. La-la-la! Don't say that! I have things to do!
In reality, it'll probably be November 1st, I'll still be pregnant, and the baby will be humongous. I'm hoping for a nice happy spot somewhere in the middle.
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It is totally normal to worry that the baby will be gigantic! Have faith that your body is directing this process and is very likely to do a reasonable job about deciding when baby is big enough to breath outside air!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reassurance! My appointment yesterday was just a bit bewildering. I was feeling so good about how much time is left and comfortable with getting certain things done before then. But then my doctor had to repeatedly drive home the point that it could be any time. I just really didn't need that. ;) And, yeah, I could just do without the weekly growth checks. Maybe I should just be very specific about not wanting to know estimated weight.
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