http://www.babyheartbeatmonitor.co.uk/my-wife-is-her-37wk-of-pregnancy-but-with-below-average-fl-ac-is-this-worrying-please-help.php Listen to your baby heartbeat from 8 weeks Tue, 22 May 2012 11:08:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.babyheartbeatmonitor.co.uk/my-wife-is-her-37wk-of-pregnancy-but-with-below-average-fl-ac-is-this-worrying-please-help.php/comment-page-1#comment-3927 redondo beach girl Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:28:29 +0000 http://www.babyheartbeatmonitor.co.uk/my-wife-is-her-37wk-of-pregnancy-but-with-below-average-fl-ac-is-this-worrying-please-help.php#comment-3927 If the doctor is not concerned then I would think everything is fine, unless told otherwise. If the doctor is not concerned then I would think everything is fine, unless told otherwise.

]]> http://www.babyheartbeatmonitor.co.uk/my-wife-is-her-37wk-of-pregnancy-but-with-below-average-fl-ac-is-this-worrying-please-help.php/comment-page-1#comment-3928 Nurse Susan Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:28:29 +0000 http://www.babyheartbeatmonitor.co.uk/my-wife-is-her-37wk-of-pregnancy-but-with-below-average-fl-ac-is-this-worrying-please-help.php#comment-3928 1] all US measurements are plus or minus two weeks 2] So, BPD [ biparietal diameter, or mesurement form one SIDE of head to other [ like ear to ear ] of 38 - normal for 37 weeks. This is the most important one for dates! 3] AC [ abdominal circumference ] of 35 - normal 4] FL [ femur length ] of 34 - just a bit low - talk to doc AC and FL are used to estimate fetal weight. This is less accurate as baby gets bigger [ more than 5.5 pounds ]. Apparently he/she will not be a chubbo! 1] all US measurements are plus or minus two weeks
2] So, BPD [ biparietal diameter, or mesurement form one SIDE of head to other [ like ear to ear ] of 38 - normal for 37 weeks.
This is the most important one for dates!
3] AC [ abdominal circumference ] of 35 - normal
4] FL [ femur length ] of 34 - just a bit low - talk to doc
AC and FL are used to estimate fetal weight. This is less accurate as baby gets bigger [ more than 5.5 pounds ]. Apparently he/she will not be a chubbo!

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