baby weight at 36 weeks

[smurff]

Hi everyone, on monday i had my final scan, the baby is weighing at 6Ibs 1oz, the lady doing the scan said this was fine and so did the OB when i seen her afterwards, but reading a few threads i noticed that alot of the babys on hear are weighing at nearly 7Ibs at this stage, should i be worried, is my baby going to be a low birth weight and how much weight can i expect her to put on if i go full term

 

[bananaz]

According to BabyCenter the average fetal weight at 36 weeks is 5.78lbs, so that would actually put your LO slightly ahead of the curve (https://www.babycenter.com/average-fetal-length-weight-chart).

Assuming you go full term and your baby gains roughly a half pound a week she should end up at around 8lbs - not small by any means!

 

[Lollipopbop]

I had one yesterday and he's measuring 6lb 6oz and the sonographer commented that it was a perfect weight!

 

[ProudMomma2Be]

I had one yesterday and he's measuring 6lb 6oz and the sonographer commented that it was a perfect weight!

My was also 6 pounds 6 oz and its perfectly normal

 

[letia659]

You can't really rely on these estimated weights I had a scan at 36 weeks with my oldest boy he was measuring just over 6 lbs on ultrasound and I had to be induced the next day since my fluid was really low he weighed 7lbs 4oz at birth they were a lb off! My 2nd was estimated at 7lb 4oz at 36 weeks and born at 39weeks weighing 8lb 14oz!

 

[JessPape]

Scans after 20 weeks can be inaccurate at estimating weight, with that, all babies grow at difference sizes. Some of us will birth a perfectly healthy five pound baby at full term, well some of may deliver a healthy ten pound baby at birth.

 

[alaskagrown]

I had a scan yesterday, and the tech said she weighs 5.5 lbs. She said my baby was as average as average could be And to be prepared for a 7.5 lb baby.

 

[yazzy]

At my 36 week scan my baby was estimated to weigh 5lb 6oz so I think all is well and you don't need to worry. Like someone else said, they can be a lb out.

 

[tryin4baby]

my last scan at 35+5 my baby weighed 6lbs 3oz, but like others have said it can be a few ounces to a pound difference either way