Is 2lbs 14 healthy for 30 weeks gestation?

I have had a bit of a shock after an unexpected growth scan on Monday, To find out baby is measuring under the 10th percentile and weighing 2lbs 14.

Throughout my pregnancy bump has been measuring between the 50th and 90th percentile, After visiting triage due to a change in babies movement pattern, myself and the midwives were happy with babies movements and scan confirmed baby is now head down and limbs are tucked in this explains the change in movement.

After this they advised a scan was protocol to measure baby and safe to say I’m shocked to hear shes under the 10th percentile.
Is this something I should be worried about?

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I was 2lb8 when I was 28+4 weeks and was told I was on track for a baby around 8lb at full term on that current trajectory. This is also the time when they bulk up more every week and they can jump up the percentiles very quickly, so easier said than done, but try not to panic xxx

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Mine has always been measured small. At 29 +3 days it weighed 2.8lbs and plotted at 11th centile. I have just had another scan at 31+3 and it is roughly weighing 3.7lbs and now on the 18th centile. So it can change and fluctuate all the time and isn’t always too accurate x

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Thank you both 🫶🏽

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I've heard it's not always accurate. At 28 weeks she weighed 2.4lbs and I think on the 26th percentile. I have another one this Sunday at 32 weeks. To be honest I don't really understand it all and just ask my midwife and the sonographer if that's normal xx

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For my girl last year at 29+0 her est fetal growth was 2lbs 11oz then when she birthed she came out 5lbs 15 at 38+4days gestation… she still continues to grow on 5th-9th percentile and in smaller clothes than her ages but is absolutely thriving on every aspect of her cognitive and physical development :)
It’s only estimations and sometimes they are not accurate at all but if she is still healthily moving and sitting well in your belly I wouldn’t worry!
Bump size doesn’t always determine how big they will be, that varies on every woman with how they carry, how much amniotic fluid is there aswel as any additional weight/water weight

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