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Worried about 20 week scan measurements - are these okay?

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lostandconfused2 · 02/12/2019 17:18

I'm a first time mum and this is my first pregnancy. I'm 19+6 today and I had my 20 week scan. I was told everything looked normal and baby is measuring on time but I'm a little worried about the measurements as a couple of them are way below the middle line on the charts.

Can someone tell me if these are okay? I worry about everything.

HC: 179.8 mm - 80%

Vp: 7.4 mm

TCD: 18.5 mm - 12%

CM: 4.5 mm

Nuchal fold: 3.3 mm

AC: 140 mm 32%

Femur length: 34.5 mm

Fetal weight: 12 oz.

The TCV and AC is lower? Anything to worry about?

Thank you.

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lostandconfused2 · 02/12/2019 18:01

Anyone?

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Justjoinedforthis · 02/12/2019 18:03

Don't worry they definitely would have told you if anything was wrong. Those scans are very unreliable too, and also all babies grow in different ways. I had serial scans for my second child and his head measurement was very near the bottom in every scan, it didn't mean anything (and his head is normal!).

physicskate · 02/12/2019 18:04

No, nothing to worry about. All babies have variation and only 1/100 will be on the centre line (and not even for every measurement).

It's also easy to measure 'off' by a fraction of a mm which will hugely affect the %s. Babies are still quite small at that stage...

lostandconfused2 · 02/12/2019 18:11

Thank you both! I can rest easy tonight. I'm high risk and everything is a worry for me. Praying he continues to do well.

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