Just looking for a bit of advice from anyone who might have been in a similar situation or known someone who was.
I am 37 + 1 and at appointment with community midwife yesterday my bump measurement had tapered off for the second week running. It is still measuring on the 50th centile so not exactly small but growth does appear to have tapered off and nearly plateaued over the last 3 weeks. Midwife also said they would expect baby to be measuring longer now because whereas the last 2 times he was very much engaged with head buried in my pelvis, he has now bobbed up (quite normal in a 2nd pregnancy apparently).
This coupled with reduced movement over the weekend meant I had to go into the hospital yesterday to get baby's heartbeat and movements monitored, which were all fine.
However they want me to go back in for a scan today to check baby's growth.
I know I just need to wait for results of the scan but am semi anxiously wondering whether it could be on the cards that they would want to get baby out straight away should they find his growth has dropped off and is therefore perhaps not thriving.
Anyone have any experience if this?
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37 weeks and bump size tapering off
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Sconeintheoven · 09/07/2014 10:08
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