Baby growth scan

Went for my 35 weeks scan last weeks and they estimated baby at 2.4kg at 35 + 4. All my pregnancy apps show this is the exact weight to expect for this time but at the scan the doctor said he would like me to have another scan in 2 weeks. They said the baby is in the average but on the small side of the average. I know these estimates are not super accurate but wondered if this happened to anybody else ?

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This time around my boy was estimated 6lb14 at 36+3 and they said he was absolutely fine and I needed no more scans

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I had 36 weeks scan and they said baby is measuring below what they predicted, she's in the 23rd centile, and they panic when it gets to below 10th centile, so I'm having another scan at 38 weeks next monday, my girl was measuring 2.7 at 36 weeks but im having regular growth scans and the path that she was growing on before this one was above the 50th centile, so its the drop off that they're concerned about, not the actual weight itself, but the fact she's not as progressed as far as was expected

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Currently 39 weeks and my baby was estimated to be 6lb when I had a scan at 38 weeks. My baby is in the 11th percentile so they basically want to get her out at 40 weeks just in case she drops below 10th. It's all a precaution and I think the inaccuracy can be anywhere between 10-15% will let you know what mine ends up coming out as

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I was told i was having a 99th percentile baby (est over 8lb) my whole pregnancy but gave birth last week at 37+1 to a 6lb13 small boy.
Try not to stress over growth scans as they can differ from each sonographer and baby can change and grow day by day 🩷

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