I had my 20w anatomy scan on Friday and although they said everything looked well, I was told that baby girl is measuring on the lower centile and they booked us in for another growth scan in about 2 weeks which has got me worried as a first time mum. I was wondering if this happened to anyone else and everything turned out okay?
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Just got to remember it’s not always accurate. I know people who were told baby was measuring small and then turns out they were actually normal/bigger babies and the other way around too.
My baby’s Head measured a lot bigger than the rest of her body but she arrived at 7lbs 14oz.
Try not to overthink it as it is not always accurate and they are doing the best thing by keeping an eye on everything

This is more common than you probably know.
As Chloe said, these things are not always accurate and baby still has plenty of time to catch up if it is the case. They grow so quickly toward the end especially.
I completely understand your worry tho, try not to over think it. 2 more weeks till you get to see your baby again❤️
P.S. Hey from a local! I’m just round the corner from HP! x

You are welcome, if you have any other concerns or just want someone to talk too, feel free to message me

Try not to worry mum. All babies are different … and often they get this wrong. I was told my first had a big belly and long legs… & would be big. she came out nothing like that and was 7lb 8 oz. My second was measuring bigger than my first all the way through and he came out 6lb 7. Just keep looking after yourself, eat well, drink plenty of water , take your pregnancy vitamins and try not to worry or stress about things out of your control x

I had this at 20weeks was told baby was measuring small then got diagnosed with GD at 28 weeks and was then told baby was measuring big 97th percentile and told she would be 10lb by 40weeks, she was then born at 40+1 8lb 1oz, try to take it with a pinch of salt the scans aren't completely accurate.

When I got my 20 week anatomy scan the doctor told me that their measurements have a 15% margin of error on either side bigger or smaller. Their measurements are just a guess more than actuality, it is very common for them to estimate a baby smaller than they actually are. But it’s natural to worry❤️