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they measured me to be a week behind at first but now the baby is measuring only 2 days behind. I wouldnt worry about it. they all grow at their own rate from what i hear. If you are REALLY worried just call the doctor's office. Im sure they will call u and tell u everything is fine by the end of the day :)

Some babies are small because their parents are small. But if your baby isn't growing as he should be, you'll have another ultrasound in a few weeks to check on his growth, and frequent monitoring to assess his well-being.

I think as long as your doctor didnt seem too concerned by it, and the baby is doing well I wouldnt worry too much. There's many reasons that you may measure small. You may have even ovulated later than you thought. I know with my first pregnancy that they'd say things at ultrasounds like I'm measuring big or small and it always freaked me out because they would never really explain it, but if anything was wrong my midwife would always go over it with me or call. It might be comforting just to call and talk to your doc like the other lady suggested. Best of luck to you on this journey

Hi I just thought I'd post and say that when I was pregnant with my first I was always measuring a week ahead or a week behind. My midwife told me that the only really accurate U/S is at 8 weeks and then after that it can always be off by a little bit. also as far as your uterus measuring small, if this is your first pregnancy I know that the uterus doesnt quite expand as much or as fast in a first as in subsequent pregnancies. here's some other info I found...

Measuring small for dates means your fundal height is more than 2 centimeters smaller than expected for your stage of pregnancy. Your practitioner will probably order an ultrasound to confirm your due date, in case you're not as far along as you thought, and to rule out problems such as intrauterine growth restriction and too little amniotic fluid.

Being small of stature or having well-conditioned abdominal muscles can give you a smaller initial fundal measurement. Or you may have a small, perfectly healthy baby.

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why dont you call and ask the nurse at the docs office. Or when I had questions they told me to call l&d