is a small baby a bad thing?

edited February 2011 in Pregnant
My baby girl is in the 7th percentile she's not even born yet n the doc wants to give her steroids!!

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  • My daughter was born between 38 and 39 wks. She was 5lbs 7oz and didn't even hit 18 in. Steroids do help the lungs develop if they aren't noticing normal breathing patterns from an ultrasound. Mine had fully developed lungs but was about 5 wks behind for size
  • My son's in the 18th percentile and they keep giving ultrasounds. He measures 32-34 weeks and i'm 37 weeks. My b's and i were both little babies.
  • 23 weeks n next week is when their going to do another ultrasound for growth n see if theirs any big change I'm a little scared
  • The docs make it seem so bad
  • When r u due?
  • June 19 th but her heart beat is 120 to 140 which is kinda low theyr expecting an early delivery
  • Oh wow I hope everything works out for you and your daughter! My son is in the 50 percentile I am praying he will be healthy when he comes April 4. Best wishes!:-)
  • As long as your baby is healthy and developing properly Size shouldn't be a huge issue. I would look into it and try to get as informed as possible. What your risks could be with or without steroids..?
  • I've had a big scare as to my son being too small. I was hospitalized and given a amniocisist test and the results came back negative to any deformities dwarfism or down syndrome ask your doctor about his concerns with those syndromes. By the way my son is three years old and he only weighs ninteen pounds and is about the size of a 1yr old. Maybe she's just gonna be short :). hope all goes well
  • Thanks everyone
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