How much weight will fetus gain in last 7 weeks?

not really answering your question but i thought i'd share my experience:

I was having a c section with my baby because she was breech, i had to go
and have a scan before i went to have her to make sure she was still a
breech, when i was there i asked a rough guide for the weight, she told me
8lb 2oz, she came out an hour and a half later weighing9lb 3oz so this
proves that somtimes the scans aren't as accurate as we all think.

Hope this helps a bit

Jen & Kira (7 weeks till her first birthday :s)
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message
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My wife is now 33 weeks and ultrasound estimates current weight at
nearly 6 lbs.

Is there a chart or something that will allow me to estimate how much
weight the fetus will put on in the last seven weeks? Basically, a way
to estimate birth weight (6lbs seems a fair bit with 7 weeks to go !)

It's said theat the fetus gains half a pound a week for the last 4 weeks,
not sure about before that, I'd guess if she goes to 40 weeks or more it
will be over 9lb. However ultrasounds weights can be very inaccurate.


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Anne Rogers

1/2 lb/week is what I have always heard.

"paul williams" wrote in message
om...
My wife is now 33 weeks and ultrasound estimates current weight at
nearly 6 lbs.

Is there a chart or something that will allow me to estimate how much
weight the fetus will put on in the last seven weeks? Basically, a way
to estimate birth weight (6lbs seems a fair bit with 7 weeks to go !)

No offense but calling it "the fetus"?
How about my baby?
--
Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 16lbs 2 (7lbs 9 and a half
born).
"paul williams" wrote in message
om...
My wife is now 33 weeks and ultrasound estimates current weight at
nearly 6 lbs.

Is there a chart or something that will allow me to estimate how much
weight the fetus will put on in the last seven weeks? Basically, a way
to estimate birth weight (6lbs seems a fair bit with 7 weeks to go !)

lol
Well, it is technically a fetus.

"Andrea" wrote in message
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No offense but calling it "the fetus"?
How about my baby?
--
Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 16lbs 2 (7lbs 9 and a half
born).
"paul williams" wrote in message
om...
My wife is now 33 weeks and ultrasound estimates current weight at
nearly 6 lbs.

Is there a chart or something that will allow me to estimate how much
weight the fetus will put on in the last seven weeks? Basically, a way
to estimate birth weight (6lbs seems a fair bit with 7 weeks to go !)

Well a baby aint technical, it's a human being.

--
Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 16lbs 2 (7lbs 9 and a half
born).
"Nina" wrote in message
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lol
Well, it is technically a fetus.

"Andrea" wrote in message
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No offense but calling it "the fetus"?
How about my baby?
--
Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 16lbs 2 (7lbs 9 and a
half
born).
"paul williams" wrote in message
om...
My wife is now 33 weeks and ultrasound estimates current weight at
nearly 6 lbs.

Is there a chart or something that will allow me to estimate how much
weight the fetus will put on in the last seven weeks? Basically, a way
to estimate birth weight (6lbs seems a fair bit with 7 weeks to go !)

But the "word" is technical. Nothing wrong with a person using the "correct"
term, even if it sounds impersonal to some. Really,whats the difference
between "the baby" and "the fetus"? I can't see how one is neccessarily less
human than the other.

"Andrea" wrote in message
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Well a baby aint technical, it's a human being.

--
Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 16lbs 2 (7lbs 9 and a half
born).
"Nina" wrote in message
et...
lol
Well, it is technically a fetus.

"Andrea" wrote in message
...
No offense but calling it "the fetus"?
How about my baby?
--
Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 16lbs 2 (7lbs 9 and a
half
born).
"paul williams" wrote in message
om...
My wife is now 33 weeks and ultrasound estimates current weight at
nearly 6 lbs.

Is there a chart or something that will allow me to estimate how
much
weight the fetus will put on in the last seven weeks? Basically, a
way
to estimate birth weight (6lbs seems a fair bit with 7 weeks to go
!)

"paul williams" wrote in message
om...
My wife is now 33 weeks and ultrasound estimates current weight at
nearly 6 lbs.

Is there a chart or something that will allow me to estimate how much
weight the fetus will put on in the last seven weeks? Basically, a way
to estimate birth weight (6lbs seems a fair bit with 7 weeks to go !)

Take it with a grain of salt. Ultrasound is particularly *horrible* at
estimating baby weight, particularly in the second half of pregnancy. No
more accurate, according to studies, than using a tape measure to the belly
or a pair of hands palapating baby. I was told at 35/36 weeks that my baby
"felt like a 9 pounder already" by two different care providers... 4 weeks
later she came out at a completely average 7 pounds 11 1/2 ounces. You just
can't tell. Why? Because some babies (like my kiddo) will have a *huge* bone
structure (her feet were enormous) but no meat on the bones, so they feel
"big" when they're not. And other little roly poly kiddos will have a petite
bone structure and lots of chub.

Do not, I repeat NOT buy into the crap many care providers feed people about
"If baby is big now, we had better induce or do a c-section "just in case"
at 37 weeks."

It's BS, and if it had been done to me, I would have had a 5 pound peanut
who wasn't ready to come out. I ignored them and she came out 3 days after
the due date at an exactly average size. I've seen it happen to plenty of
moms--like the "41 weeker with the huge baby" who had a little 6 pounder who
was bright red and covered with vernix. 41 weeks my left foot--if that baby
was 41 weeks it *still* needed to cook another couple weeks!

Jenrose

I am guessing your baby will be big. Usually in the last 2 months the baby
puts on about 1 pound every 2 to 3 weeks.
I don't have a chart or anything just going by what doctors and pregnancy
books say. Hope this helps.

Shannon
39 weeks