Here's another view of Baby at either 9 or 10 weeks. The OBGYN's having some problems dating Baby, who's supposedly at 10 weeks from last menstrual period (or LMP for short, 40 weeks from LMP being a theoretical full-term baby, but the range may be from 36 to 42 weeks LMP) and the crown-rump length (or CRL, crown being the tip of the head and rump, well, it's a PC term for the butt) is at 2.8cm or slightly over an inch, which is about average for 10 weeks from LMP. However, the date on this scan shows 9 weeks. The last scan was done 3 weeks ago and dated Baby at 7 weeks from LMP. From the monthly cycle chart that G & I had been doing, Baby's supposed to be 10 weeks from LMP. Anyway, the scan's accuracy is +/- 6 days so I'm not about to quibble. This is a good site for information on fetal ultra-sound scans.
All we're hoping is for Baby to be healthy. Nothing more, nothing less. There's always a temptation to compare & contrast with growth charts and hope that one's child come up above the 50th percentile. Tsk, tsk, how typical of 1984-ville mentality...
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