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Is this normal?
I am 33 weeks along in pregnancy. My OB wants me to have a sonogram at 36 weeks to check the size of the baby. She said I shouldn't have a problem giving birth to a big baby, but she wants to check the size to be sure.
Is this a routine sonogram, or should I expect to have a big baby?
And if the baby is thought to be too big, what will happen?
If it helps, when I was born, I was 9lbs, 2oz and my husband was 10lbs, 11oz.
Thanks in advance- ygsgirl
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Hi,
These days sonograms are fairly routine, and if there is any question about due date they will do one. They can come very close to the baby's gestational age that way.
If they suspect the baby is bigger than average; In the old days they used an instrument to measure the width of the pelvis when the woman was thought to be carrying a larger baby. The trouble is while they could measure the pelvis, they couldn't measure the baby very well, so the sonogram is very helpful in this case.
Usually during pregnancy the woman's pelvic bones will soften enough to accomdate their baby during delivery. So even if the baby weighed 10 lbs, this doesn't mean you wouldn't be able to deliver vaginally. However with all the potential complications and "lawsuits" physicians are a bit over careful--and in a way over careful is good.
They don't just allow the woman to push and push and push when the baby will not fit through the pelvic opening, it's stress on the baby and mom both. If this happens a c-section would most likely be in order, and with some idea if this may be needed in advance, everyone can be more prepared.
Otherwise, there's the possiblity of the Doc being able to use forceps or the suction during delivery which is very common.
Sounds like your OB/Gyn is right on top of things and the sonogram should give you a good idea of the baby's size. Just take it one day at a time and cross that bridge when you come to it, otherwise you will worry when you don't really need to.
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