Is an ultra sound the only way to predict baby’s weight and does every doctor do them?

I am 31weeks 3days and I start my every 2 week appointments tomorrow. I was just wondering is an ultra sound the only way to predict the baby’s weight and does every doctor do them to predict it?

My doctor makes pretty good accurate estimates just by feeling the baby. She estimated my first baby to be about 7 lbs a few days before delivery and she was born 6 lbs 13.5 oz. She estimated my second baby to be about 9 lbs and she was born about 14 hours later weighing 8 lbs 14 oz. She’s pretty good at it! If you are measuring large your doctor may order an ultrasound or if you are having any problems but just to check size I would think most doctor’s would not order an ultrasound. I had several ultrasounds with my first two pregnancies because of difficulties with the pregnancy or the baby. With my first I had high blood pressure and they did an ultrasound every week from 36 to 38 weeks (when I delivered). With my second pregnancy it was determined at my 20 week ultrasound that my daughter had an enlarged kidney so I had to have an ultrasound every 2-3 weeks to keep an eye on it, so I had many, many ultrasounds! With my current pregnancy I have not had an ultrasound since my 20 week ultrasound and as of now nothing is scheduled, even though my baby is measuring ahead by a few weeks. I guess it all depends on the doctor and their particular practice! Good luck!

* I just wanted to add that ultrasounds are not very good at determining baby’s weight late in the third trimester! A friend of mine had an ultrasound at 38 weeks and was told the baby was about 5 lbs. She went out and bought all kinds of preemie clothes and preemie diapers and her daughter was born at 39 weeks, 5 days at 10 lbs 11 oz! That was waaaaayyyy off! LOL!

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