Week 24 Part 2 - FA Test results

Collected my Detailed scan report from the previous gyane's clinic and brought it along to Dr Jon.

At first glance of the report, #BBCheongDD 'scored' rather high in all sectors. LOL which means he is on the bigger side 

 

The biparietal diameter (BPD) is among the most accurate 2nd trimester measures of gestational age. Measured from the beginning of the fetal skull to the inside aspect of the distal fetal skull ("outer to inner") at the level of the cavum septum pelucidum, this is one of the basic fetal measurements.

The abdominal circumference (AC) is a transverse section (coronal) through the fetal abdomen at the level where the umbilical vein enters the liver. The AC may be measured directly, or calculated from the AP and transverse abdominal measurements. Both techniques give good results. Although the AC can be used to calculate gestational age, it is more useful in determining fetal weight. Combined with the BPD, with or without the fetal femur length, reliable formulas can be used to predict fetal weight.

The femur length (length of the thigh bone) can be used to determine gestational age, but it is more useful in helping evaluate fetal weight.

It is also useful as a marker for fetal malformation and genetic abnormality. Many, though not all, trisomy 21 fetuses will have shortened femurs.

In the last three months of pregnancy, the longer the bone, the longer is the length of the baby at birth. It is not an index of the final growth of the adult. A good nutritious diet and adequate amounts of rest and sleep are enought to achieve the growth potential of the unborn child.

According to this chart from www.baby2see.com, #BBCheongDD is overweight !!!! But according to the graph and the Dr.. He is still in the normal range... so my conclusion he is a big size baby weighing approximately 392g at week 20!