Small head on baby

[Ashby2020]

I’m pregnant with my first baby and I’m 25+4 days. I’ve been told my baby has a small head. We’ve had several scans over the weeks now and the head is growing just is small on the 8th centile. I’ve got another scan in two weeks and if they are not happy they are doing an MRI on the baby and I’ve got to have the invasive test? I’m so scared, I’m not myself at all during this as I’m worried about what the situation may be.
I’m not a confident person and this has really started to effect me even more as the uncertainty is driving me mad.
Has anyone else gone through anything similar to this?

I did. A very unhelpful (and unprofessional) sonographer breezily announced at 34 weeks that DC1s head was far too small and smaller than the 20 week scan. I unsurprisingly had a total meltdown. DC1 was breech, stuck under my ribs and was born with a long, thin head that rounded out in a couple of weeks with no issues. DC2 was also breech, same issue came up on scans (I had lots of growth scans for different reason) and the lovely sonographer explained the position the baby is in impacts the head size and not to worry. I didn't as knew what to expect. Stay positive, I know it is hard.

My eldest had a small head, and I also had a horrible sonographer who speculated all sorts of reasons, including asking me if I had traveled to Brazil recently . After a deeply stressful pregnancy where I cried at every scan she was born, and her head size was literally never mentioned again. Aside from occasional hat fitting troubles she's absolutely fine (4 now).
Good luck, it's a horrible worry and I really hope it all turns out alright for you.

You don't have to have any further tests, and they should not be implying you do. It is your informed decision to make, and if all the extra medical procedures are stressing you out, you are perfectly at liberty to decline them if you'd rather just wait and see.

Our baby is lying so low and we’ve received very very little information regarding it all. It’s so horrible not knowing what it can entitle and if everything will be ok or not. I literally feel so lost in myself and helpless for the bay 😞