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Static growth and head engaged!

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lookingforanswers123 · 03/10/2015 10:23

Hi guys, I seen my midwife yesterday at 37 + 4 and when she did my measurements it came up as same measurement (33cm) as my previous appt at around 35 weeks however it was measured by a different midwife and also baby has now engaged her head 3/5. I don't have a huge bump and really wasn't showing at all until 3rd trimester so have been carrying her very tight the whole time anyway and have only gained 10lb during this time. At all previous appointments she has been following the growth curve perfectly however has now dropped to 10th percentile with static growth since previous appointment, she's still active and her heart beat is strong so midwife didn't appear overly concerned but has requested a rescan to check on baby but I need wait for hospital to contact me to arrange this. My next appointment isn't until 16th and my due date is 19th so was just wondering if anyone else has had experience of this and measurements showing static growth because of how baby is lying or fact her head is engaged or that different midwifes did the measurements?

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Clairejessica123 · 04/10/2015 08:18

I was measuring 30cm at both 28weeks and 31weeks. I've been having regular scans for various reasons and at 28 weeks baby was showing on the big side but had averaged out by 31 weeks. At my 34 week appointment I was almost 32cm and midwife said she would of been sending me for a scan if I wasn't already having so many. Baby's head is just engaged so she said that can sometimes alter measurements. There are some midwife units near where I live that no longer do fundal height as they say it's not seen as very accurate anymore

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MisterPip · 04/10/2015 11:47

The same here, 36 weeks and no change in height but now engaged. Before this she was breech and transverse so no prior measurements. Midwife wasn't concerned

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lookingforanswers123 · 05/10/2015 19:32

Update: went in today for the growth scan and everything is fine, her head is down and slightly engaged though not massively but she is perfect size for the dates that she's at and I believe the sonographer said 6lb 13 (assuming this is an estimated birth weight???) so all is good.

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