Head circumference

I had this. Talk to your midwife and the informed pregnancy, birth and beyond group (on Facebook/insta/free meet up groups)-they are very non-judgmental and I find very reassuring listening to the other parent’s experiences. Write down all the questions you have when you think of them and take your list with you to appointments. The healthcare staff that perform the scan don’t say anything, as they aren’t experts in interpreting what the scans show. It’s their job to refer you on to those that can. I found being “scooped up” into referrals etc more worrying as no one seemed to tell me what was wrong or might be wrong. In the most part, a small head circumference makes the predicted calculation of birth weight low. But the measurements and calculations, as with due date, are all estimates not specifics.

How did everything go for you and baby? I just found out my girls head circumference is 12% at my 20w scan, and I’m stressing big time.

@Emily he came out fine. His measurements were all over the place during pregnancy. I gave birth 40+2. I had a scan the day I have birth and his fetal estimated weight was 3rd percentile so they wanted to induce. I ended up going into labour anyway and he came out fine. They thought he was 6lbs 9oz but he came our 7lbs 6oz. The scan was not accurate in my case at all