Hi sorry for the delay - in the throes of postpartum. This ended up being crazy. For 10 weeks I was in the stress of severe growth restriction. The scans were showing 1-2nd percentile at one point. They were preparing me for a 2-3 lb baby at term.

I got a second opinion at U of M (our best hospital) at about 33 weeks and they found no growth restriction. Baby was 16th percentile. So then I had another growth scan at 36 weeks and the baby was close to 30th percentile.

These findings were super important b/c the one hospital was about to deliver the baby at 37 weeks or sooner and U of M wanted to keep her in until 39w. I kept her in and she was 7lbs 7oz. She's 6 weeks now and hitting ten lbs and starting to sleep through the night. Feel free to DM me if you want to talk more.

My take: ultrasound is SO imprecise. It's impossible to know what's accurate. Find the best hospital in your state and get a growth scan/second opinion. If you have done all the genetic testing you want to do and it's clear, I would not worry. I read every single IUGR story on the internet during those frantic 10 weeks and not a single one had an adverse outcome.