Growth chart

Hey, can someone please explain to me the growth chart🤣? I have no clue at all what the lines mean or if the marks plotted on the graph are considered normal?
I’ve been told everything is fine with baby, but I don’t understand it. Xx

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Looks like mine - my baby is 56th percentile. 50 is average so baby most likely be 7lb at birth

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But I’ve been told it’s not the most accurate ha 🤣

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So those lines that you see curving up the graph are the percentile lines. My midwife explained it that if there were 100 babies the same sex born on the same day, their weight would vary between the top and bottom points, which is what the ā€˜centiles’ are. The numbers on the left are measuring your fundal length in cm, so from the top of your bump to your pubic bone. The numbers on the right are estimated weight of baby in grams, and it gives you an indication of what they are likely weighing at the moment and if they continue to grow consistently what they will weigh when they are born. Your baby is averaging just below the 50th centile going by your most recent growth scan so your baby is likely to measure just below the average which is very normal ā¤ļø

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Looks like your baby is growing very well, try not to worry when you've been told their fine x

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Thank you all ever so much ā¤ļøxxx

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My midwife told me on Tuesday that this chart was 15% accurate šŸ˜…šŸ™ˆ I told her ''oh okay so really we just don't know his weight or size at all at this point''

She replied ''pretty much yeah šŸ˜‚''

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