I saw my midwife today, am 37 weeks pg.
when she measured me, she couldn't get it to measure more than 35cm. Now, this doesn't worry me personally for 2 reasons: 1) i know it's not that accurate and 2.) I have measured bang on up til now.
she has referred me for a growth scan because she said she couldn't feel baby very well, except the head which is down, but not engaged. and she is concerned it is small for dates. not necessarily an issue, but it becomes one apparently because I am planning a homebirth
I know that growth scans are notoriously inaccurate. I have posted at length on here about the pointlessness of them. and yet I agreed to it, mostly cos I couldn't be bothered to argue.
anyway, to get on with it my questions are thus:
I think baby is lying back to back. would this explain her not being able to feel much?
would it also explain the discrepancy in measurement?
if the scan does show (rightly or wrongly) that baby is too small, or, given my past performance in baby weights, too big then what implication does that have on my desire for a homebirth?
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thisisyesterday · 14/05/2009 20:42
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