Growth rate slowed down

I had my second growth scan today and they told me my baby’s growth rate had dropped. 😢 it was in the 60th percentile and three weeks later at 34 weeks, she is at 24th percentile. Has this happened to anyone else? All my friends say they could be inaccurate scan measurements and if she is active then not to worry but the doctor said if she’s continuing not to grow at a good rate, I could be looking at induction or a c section around 38/39 weeks. I guess I didn’t mentally prepare for that and now I’m a bit afraid as I’ve never had surgery/don’t know what to expect. Any words of advice or encouragement are appreciated.

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Please do not worry about the c section. So many women have it and make it out on the other side. I had a c section and going to have my second with a c section. You will be able to get through it, no sweats. I know its scary when you are faced with something you had not prepared for but it is a commom procedure and you will be happy you went through it. I hope baby is good and you will have a comfortable and speedy recovery

Hey my love, I’m going through my own experience of this right now. At 31 weeks baby was on the 79th percentile, now at 33 weeks she’s on the 57th. I had a consultant meeting and they said the reason for the drop was due to the length of her femur bone and explained that certain parts of baby can grow quicker than others and then plateau. My consultant also reassured me that scans can be highly inaccurate and therefore should be taken with a pinch of salt. I’m now due to have another growth scan and meeting with my consultant at 35 weeks to make sure her growth isn’t falling further. Everything will be okay! This part of pregnancy is scary as you can go from having weeks left before baby to being told baby has to come tomorrow! You’ve got this mama! You and baby will be ok 💕

Edit: apparently she has is more like 40th percentile now but the charts are so confusing! The EFW says she’s about 2.1kg and shows 24% next to it

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