Blog | Birth Weight
At 36 weeks (last week), we had what I figured would be my last ultrasound. They do the ultrasound at 36 weeks to make sure the baby is turned the right way and to check the size of the baby. Our baby has turned the correct way and was estimated to weigh 5 lbs. 8 oz. Since the baby is supposed to gain 0.5 lb. each week until birth, they speculate our baby will weigh 7 lbs. 8 oz. at birth. Now, I think 7.5 lbs. is a nice sized baby and apparently it was the national average 20 years ago. But now, that is a tad on the small size (17th percentile). My doctor says there is nothing to worry about, but she would like me to have one more ultrasound at 39 weeks just to make sure the baby is growing like he/she should. Personally, I am perfectly fine with a smaller baby as that child still has to come out of me one way or the other!
