Hi there,
I made a previous post about my little girl at 6 weeks, but now just wanting to see if others have had a similar experience.
My DD has always been high on the percentiles for her head circumference (born at 39 weeks) 35, then jumped to nearly 37 at 2 weeks and 39.5 at 9 weeks.
(i must mention, she was born at 6lb 12 oz, after a difficult pregnancy of a velamentous cord insertion and at the end a partial placental abruption. She then continued to gain weight like a trooper, never lost any at dau 5, put on 4oz and then 3/4 of a lb since a week)
So always had a measured up more than it should, at 9 weeks we had a follow up appointment at hospital due to little one (apparently) having a uti, but thats a whole story in itself.
She said that she had no concerns with it as shes now 82% for her weight at 13lb 12oz and 90th for her HC so its in proportion to each other but her length is smaller at only 45%.
I read a previous post about people being referred for scans to check for water on the brain etc but our health visitor signed us off and didnt want to see us again until the check up at 1 year. That's not even run by them, that is a nursery practitioner, but, she also stated that it needed keeping an eye on (she did calculate it at 40.25cm at 6 weeks when at the hospital at 9 weeks it was only 39.5? So surely that's a more reasonable growth in that time)
Should i be asking my doctor about getting scans referred for her to ensure nothing is going wrong, or, am i just being a FTM with an overactive, tired, worrysum brain?
Or does anyone have experience in this area and could help reassure me she's ok haha
She is very alert, active, can push herself up onto her elbows and her wrists, hold her head 90°, bats objects, smiles, giggles etc so no concerns with her mental development or physical as such
If you are still reading, congrats 😂 hope you may be able to help in some way, thank you!
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shanchanx · 07/03/2020 23:00
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