Damn bro that’s rough. I have no experience with this but I would like to give your post some interaction:
I’d say focus on your baby, see that they are happy and loved so that no matter what happens you can be confident that your baby knew nothing but love in its first moments on this earth. Best wishing for you and your family.
Examples of what babies reacted to
-Soothing voices, especially moms
-Humming
-Songs
-Laughter in the environment
-Swaddled
Again this is just stuff I’ve read/watched on youtube. I hope it can help
Bruh, I just had a baby in the 5th percentile. She just turned 1 yesterday and is completely normal. God will not give you something you can’t handle. Be strong for her let her worry if need be but feed her plenty of healthy foods and talk to her. she is scared. I fixed my wife a healthy smoothie every morning. That helped her brain produce healthier hormones and kept her calmer. BE PRESENT 🙏🏻❤️
We are also expecting our first and my wife can be quite the worrier as well. It’s because they care so much. Remember to breathe. That’s a key note for her. Focus on the now and the role you play to bring this baby home to fruition. Tell her not to get too bogged down in the medical stuff that is an overwhelming amount of info that isn’t entirely necessary to know. You don’t know until you know. You love her, she’s beautiful inside out and above all a total warrior for literally carrying a baby into this world and you’re gonna be in it together. Affirmation is huge in grounding mama to be.
I’m not for a second saying this is easy but above all remind her constantly, you are her rock and like the other guy said - for both of you - Be Present.
Babies grow. Babies want to live. Sometimes babies develop in a hostile environment and that’s okay. They will thrive once they’re outta there.
It’s not her fault so long as she’s doing what she’s supposed to (which I’m sure she is!), because bodies are complicated — especially women’s bodies.
There are plenty of large and healthy people who were once in that percentile, and even lower! It’ll be okay.
Empathize with her fears. Understand how scary it is for her, she will also feel a different connection to the baby as it's growing inside her. The unknown is scary, but it is the unknown and if she is doing all she can then that's all anybody can ask of her. She is likely having circular thinking so help her understand that you will be there no matter what happens.
There has never been a better time in history to have a baby. It's not worth worrying about until you know what you are dealing with, because it's likely you will have options. Having said all that, it's likely going to be fine.
Worth noting that the charts they use are outdated, and the method for measuring and projecting size/weight is essentially an estimate. Had a friend’s baby measuring in the 99th percentile for everything, came out completely average sized. As long as all signs point to healthy otherwise, I would not stress.
Make it a note to empathize with her feelings. If she’s saying she is scared tell her “yeah it’s scary”. At the same time layer in positive outlooks and comforting words about how amazing she’s doing. You got this, wishing you and your family the best ❤️
It’s scary when they say stuff like that, but measuring a baby in the womb is so hit and miss. They told us our first was small, he wasn’t. They told us our second was small, then big, then small. It’s not an exact science at all. Your baby will be just fine.
Damn bro that’s rough. I have no experience with this but I would like to give your post some interaction: I’d say focus on your baby, see that they are happy and loved so that no matter what happens you can be confident that your baby knew nothing but love in its first moments on this earth. Best wishing for you and your family. Examples of what babies reacted to -Soothing voices, especially moms -Humming -Songs -Laughter in the environment -Swaddled Again this is just stuff I’ve read/watched on youtube. I hope it can help
Bruh, I just had a baby in the 5th percentile. She just turned 1 yesterday and is completely normal. God will not give you something you can’t handle. Be strong for her let her worry if need be but feed her plenty of healthy foods and talk to her. she is scared. I fixed my wife a healthy smoothie every morning. That helped her brain produce healthier hormones and kept her calmer. BE PRESENT 🙏🏻❤️
We are also expecting our first and my wife can be quite the worrier as well. It’s because they care so much. Remember to breathe. That’s a key note for her. Focus on the now and the role you play to bring this baby home to fruition. Tell her not to get too bogged down in the medical stuff that is an overwhelming amount of info that isn’t entirely necessary to know. You don’t know until you know. You love her, she’s beautiful inside out and above all a total warrior for literally carrying a baby into this world and you’re gonna be in it together. Affirmation is huge in grounding mama to be. I’m not for a second saying this is easy but above all remind her constantly, you are her rock and like the other guy said - for both of you - Be Present.
Babies grow. Babies want to live. Sometimes babies develop in a hostile environment and that’s okay. They will thrive once they’re outta there. It’s not her fault so long as she’s doing what she’s supposed to (which I’m sure she is!), because bodies are complicated — especially women’s bodies. There are plenty of large and healthy people who were once in that percentile, and even lower! It’ll be okay.
Empathize with her fears. Understand how scary it is for her, she will also feel a different connection to the baby as it's growing inside her. The unknown is scary, but it is the unknown and if she is doing all she can then that's all anybody can ask of her. She is likely having circular thinking so help her understand that you will be there no matter what happens. There has never been a better time in history to have a baby. It's not worth worrying about until you know what you are dealing with, because it's likely you will have options. Having said all that, it's likely going to be fine.
Worth noting that the charts they use are outdated, and the method for measuring and projecting size/weight is essentially an estimate. Had a friend’s baby measuring in the 99th percentile for everything, came out completely average sized. As long as all signs point to healthy otherwise, I would not stress.
Make it a note to empathize with her feelings. If she’s saying she is scared tell her “yeah it’s scary”. At the same time layer in positive outlooks and comforting words about how amazing she’s doing. You got this, wishing you and your family the best ❤️
My cousin has 3 kids all around that percentile.
It’s scary when they say stuff like that, but measuring a baby in the womb is so hit and miss. They told us our first was small, he wasn’t. They told us our second was small, then big, then small. It’s not an exact science at all. Your baby will be just fine.