But it is something that would worry me enough to warrant asking for a follow up. I had a 36 week growth scan on Tuesday and they said my little man was in fact "little" and his head circumference is in the 10th percentile while the other measurements were all around the 50th. Stephanie. Macrocephaly: What You Should Know If Your Baby Has a Large Head - WebMD Gradually, the body lengthens out and by about 28 weeks of pregnancy, baby's body and head look a whole lot closer to normal. And in the end, it might make delivery a tiny bit easier ^ yeah, it kind of sounds like if he just made an off-hand comment without acting concerned, he was trying to make you feel better about possibly an easy delivery, not trying to tell you baby has microcephaly or something. Get weekly updates on baby and your body. May 21, 2012. PVL is uncommon and usually doesnt show up until the head ultrasound scan at 28 days of age or later PVL is described depending on how much of the brain is involved and whether it affects one side of the brain or both. Hugs xxx, My daughter had this and it just meant she had a slightly smaller head than a few other babies (nothing abnormal just small) made birth a lot easier haha! We have the growth scans at 30 and 36 weeks to keep an eye on it, but try not to panic x, Definetly if small babies are the norm for you I'd try not to worry. Get prescriptions or refills through a video chat, if the doctor feels the prescriptions are medically appropriate. Most likely no problem! Video chat with a U.S. board-certified doctor 24/7 in less than one minute for common issues such as: colds and coughs, stomach symptoms, bladder infections, rashes, and more. Hopefully she will measure differently when we go back for another. 20 Week Anatomy Scan Unexpected News, First Baby, Baby Measuring Small This can be very normal. Major abnormalities were noted in respectively 26.2%, 3.0% and 1.1% of fetuses with Z scores < -2.5, -2.5 to -2.0, and -2 to -1.645, compared with 0.3% of fetuses with normal HC (p < 10(-4)). An HC Z score below -2.5 was strongly associated with neurological and chromosomal abnormalities. Microcephaly: Causes, Complications, and Diagnosis - Healthline I have friends who are very petite and have perfect children who are also very petite. This freaked me out a bit. I'm just hoping that head is smaller be cause baby is Petit. We retrospectively analysed outcomes of 18,377 women according to HC Z scores at second-trimester ultrasound examination between 2001 and 2008. it says she was breech at time of ultrasound.
