20 week scan - Measuring small

This is my second baby and she is measuring around 200g less than my first at her gestation (this baby 270, first baby 470), we were referred to speak to a doctor before even leaving the hospital today and then have a appointment next Tuesday and then on the 1st of may due to how small she weighs on the scan, the doctor was saying so much and now I'm terrified that she's too small, has anyone had a small baby? Or was told their baby was going to be small and have a good outcome? Ive been feeling her kick from around 18 weeks fully so shes strong just small...

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I’m not too educated but at my 20 week scan my baby was only 294 and I didn’t realise that was small

So I had my daughter in a different trust and I was never told she was measuring small or that there was any concerns.

Now Im pregnant with my second and have chose have my care at a different trust. They have flagged up that my daughter was born small and that due to this Im high risk and will need extra scans with this baby. I was really confused as nobody ever expressed any concerns at first trust.

Fast forward to my 20 scan and have been told my son is measuring small around 10th centile and they want to monitor me and baby.

I am not worried as I think its just different hospitals having different protocols and my daughter was 6.8 pounds when she was born and I was 6 pounds when I was born, so I think its just genetic, she was totally healthy. Try not to stress xx

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