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Babys head too small 20 week scan?

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xbabymamax · 26/01/2021 20:15

So in my 20 week scan they said my little girls head was measuring just under they like it at 5% and she was 2% (not sure what that means) anyway she didn't seem to concerned she said she thinks it's because of how small I am (4ft11 and slim) and told me not to worry, today i had a blood test and Thursday I have a re scan by a doctor.
Has anyone had anything similar to this?
What would the blood test have been testing for? (I did ask she said she didn't know she had just been told she needs to take my blood)

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Toasty280 · 26/01/2021 20:20

Not sure what it means either -hopefully someone will come along.
Hopefully everything is ok. They are never too sure with scans from my experience my baby was going to be big and needed I diving at 38 weeks, I got them to wait till 40 weeks and he was only 8lb 10.
Fingers crossed x

Toasty280 · 26/01/2021 20:21

Inducing not diving

ChooChooCho · 26/01/2021 20:23

My DD was told her head was on the 2%, her stomach was on the 75%, and she was weighing very small. She was born on the 50th for everything.
Good luck, these things aren't very accurate.

PenguinsandIcicles · 26/01/2021 20:49

Ahh OP, I know how worrying it is! Same thing happened to me at 20 weeks. Bit of a non story really but just shows that measurements are not always accurate / matter that much at one particular time. Baby's head was at 5 centile at 20 weeks, very long story short, I had to have 2 weekly monitoring, as at the next appointment his leg was measuring small, then my amniotic fluid was low! Measuring small / low to be monitored but not concerning enough to investigate further for growth issues / genetic problems. It was a lot of "could be this, could be that". And tears. I cried soooo much! But baby finally caught up to spot on measurements by 33 weeks and was born a very healthy and proportionate size at 39.5 weeks. (7.7lbs and 52cms). And my fluid was a totally average amount too. Hope it all goes well for you too! X

PenguinsandIcicles · 26/01/2021 20:49

I mean my story is a bit of a non story :)

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