Baby's weight after scan

I went from 5lb 12 to 6lb 13 in 3 weeks. Just had my 38 week scan at 37+4. I was offered sweep by my midwife at last appt and then by consultant at this appt, I think it's just standard to offer it at 39 weeks.
Don't forget that it's a calculation that they use to estimate weight. My baby has an on track head, two ish weeks ahead belly and a week behind legs. If those measurements were swapped around it may have calculated a different weight.

Hey babe I had my first growth scan at 38 + 2 weeks and they told me she was at 8lb 6oz suddenly from plotting average on the growth chart and then jumping into the 97th percentile but they couldn’t measure her head on the scan because it was so deep in my pelvis and a lot of second time mums and friends I have spoken to said take everything with a pinch of salt when it comes to the weight because they really don’t know they can be +/- 15% out either way and most of the time they are wrong! My friend got told the same and ended up having a 6lb 13oz baby but the whole time was being told she was going to be massive and she may need intervention etc! Don’t panic and it’s totally up to you as to whether you want to have a sweep or not , if your a low risk pregnancy and you feel fine in yourself just go to your due date and see what your body decides to do and then reevaluate from there if baby still isn’t here! I’m 39+2 now waiting for baby girl and I have another scan on my due date xx

I had growth scan last week my baby is weighing 6lb 6 iam getting a sweep today off my midwife iam currently 38+4 but when I went for growth scan she did say sometimes it is not accurate just estimation

Thank you ladies I really appreciate ❤️ it this is so reassuring my consultant advised a sweep the pregancy for me I have been fine and healthy all the way through my next growth scan will be at 39 + 6 so much information don't know what to do for the best 😂

Hey hun these measurements are never perfectly accurate both my babies measurements were over 7lb at these scans, however at birth one was 6lb 4oz and my second was 6lb 14oz. I wouldn't be worried at all. Offering a sweep is just what they do to be on the safe side however you can decline this if you don't want to have it done x

Measurements can be off by 15% either side so take growth scans with a pinch of salt. My daughter was measuring just over 7lb at my 38 week growth scan, she came 2 weeks later at 9lb1oz 😅

I had a scan at 38 weeks and baby measured 8lbs no one was concerned I just grow giants first baby was 9lbs 4. For reference I’m 5ft 3 small build lol x

I am 5ft 3 too lol 😆 must be us that grow the big babies not worrying what will be will be xx

thank you Brenda this is so reassuring xx

thank you beaut this is much appreciated xx

My baby was measuring 8lb 1oz at 37+3 x

I had a scan at 36+3 and they've estimated 7lb 11 so I'm quite worried x