Yeah it's approx half a pound a week for the last few... but I believe it approx one pound a week after your due date as they really pile on the layers of fat?  XXxx

I have another growth scan booked for next thursday if i get that far i hope not

I think there just estimates i dont think there exact as my friend recently gave birth to a 6.12 oz baby and a week before on a scan they said he would only be 5lb and were really worried about him....plus her bump was only measuring 33 weeks at 38 weeks....xx

with my last daughter, i was told that she was gonna be over 10lb cos i was huge, went from a size 12 to a size 26 but she was only just 6lb!!! At last appointment i was told that lo is about 7lb now (when i was35 weeks) but there is no way he is that big as i this is my fourth and the biggest one ive had was 6lb 13 and they have got smaller each time lol dont worry about it you will be fine, its not very often they are right!!!!! xxxxxxxxx

I was told - by scan at 36 weeks that my DD2 would by tiny (5lb ish) and I went home and cried my eyes out - she was born at 40 weeks weighing 7lb 6oz xxxxxxxx

I was told that my ds would be over 10lb.  I was having fortnightly scans at the end due to complications with my first pregnancy.  He was 7lb 3.  I was then told my dd2 would be over 9lb (this was not only in a different  hospital but different country) and she weighed 6lb 12.  I just don't listen at all now

Hi, I would not worry too much as the growth scans can be way out - the most important thing is the size of the head even if the baby is big it may just be chubby which should not cause problems as fat will squash, my DS was nearly 9lbs but his head size was just average. 

M,

My Lo was 5lb 5oz at 33 week scan...have next scan on wednesday and anticipate he will be well over 6lb by then..MW reckons he will end up between 8 and 9lb....I have measured 2 weeks ahead for last three scans...am hoping I am not about to pop out a watermelon....more of a honeydew would be good ;d LOL

XX

hi gate crashing from passed due in feb 08 ,my boy weighed over 7lb by scan at 32 weeks ,i was induced at 38 weeks he weighed half a ounce of 11 lb,had him normally ,slight tear ,no stitches,no pain relief , and im 5ft 5 and a size 10 pre pregnancy ,he was my fourth but big age gap ,x x x

Hi M,

I know it's easier said than done but i'd take the growth estimates with a pinch of salt. a friend from work had been told all along that her lo was going to be tiny and her midwife kept telling her off for not eating enough  (when in reality she ate like a horse!) After months of fretting and growth scans every 2wks she gave birth the day before she was due and lo was over 7lbs- a great weight considering my friend is so petite.

Another girl we know had her lo on friday, one week early. Three weeks ago they told her lo was only about 2lbs and they weren't sure about its development as it was so small- baby was 6 and half pounds and absolutely fine.

altho these are about small babies who turn out to be completely normal weight, i'm sure it's the same for so-called bigger babies- i bet there are loads of women who are expecting to give birth to 9lb-ers only to be pleasantly surprised!

On the plus side, at least your placenta has moved!  

in the last 4 weeks, i have just read on the website below is one ounce per day..which like others say is about half a lb per week.

http://www.pregnancy.org/pregnancy/fetaldevelopment3.php#week35

That's kinda what we thought - although I was also told 1lb a week too!!   I think I may discuss "options" with my midwife on Wed as I only have small hips - think this may hurt   I am pretty good with pain, but I don't want it to get stuck!!

Hi glad all is looking good, I looked this up on the web the other day and the guidelines are roughly half a pound per week inthe last 4 weeks...............so thats a 9lber for you!!

Remember tho these are only guestimates so don't get yourself in a panic!!!

| think it is about half a pound each week?

wow... glad placenta has moved for you hun and 7lbs already

Had a scan this morning to check the placenta site - seems as if it has moved enough, so that's good news.  
She took lots of measurements and currently it has long legs and a big belly (he he), but it is already measuring 7lb!!!  So, my worry is, that if at 36 weeks I am measuring 7lb, what on earth is it likely to be measuring by the time I am due to push the little(!) one out???
Are there any guides as to the amount that the baby puts on weight wise in the last 4 weeks? eeek.....