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06.25.08, 11:35 AM General Topics
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Just learned (from going through my medical records) that I was born 2 weeks late (this I already knew) but I only weighed 7lbs and for some reason this worried my doctors - there is a note in my chart, and my birthweight is referred to several times over the years. Does anyone have any idea why this is important? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 11:35 AM Flag
 

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Low birthweight babies are always watched to make sure they're gaining weight appropriately. Back in the day, that was considered low for 42 weeks. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 11:37 AM Flag
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I see... interesting, I've always been at the higher end of the charts height-wise, normal for weight. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 11:44 AM Flag
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As other poster said, they probably just had the conception date wrong. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 11:51 AM Flag
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no, my parents knew when I was conceived so that wasn't the issue [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 11:55 AM Flag
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but back then there weren't dating ultrasounds or any way to really tell the age of the fetus, right? per my lmp, dd was almost 2 weeks late (also 7 lbs!), but per dating ultrasound she was a week early. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 11:49 AM Flag
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I was born in 1983. They were doing ultrasounds then, as far as I know [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 11:56 AM Flag
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omg. I'm old. anyway, I think they just cared about slightly different things. Why do you care now? Clearly, you're fine. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 12:32 PM Flag
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I was just wondering because i am now pg and didn't know wht 7lbs was an issue [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 06.25.08, 12:32 PM Flag
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