yep at 41+2 today, different mw tells me that the baby has a big head

Now ds had a biggish head, couldnt fit his newborn hat on him, but not in a bad way, he's never looked like one of those children who have big heads.

am now thinking, god is there something wrong with baby? Is it going to tear me? Will I get it out of my bits?

Is this a normal thing to tell massively pg women?

(mamag ... you need not comment on this thread thank you very much )

<quietly leaves>

I was scared to look at your post

I'm jsut trying to be supportive!

tis not good for me to laugh this much whilst my pelvic floor is under so much pressure

bump, anyone else had the 'big head' comment?

Yes, as ds1 crowned. That really made me feel great. Suppose it's what you get for having children with a man who always has to put a slight rip in his Christmas hat because otherwise it won't fit. Never fear, I shall warn my daughter(s) of such men...

My MW said 'Ooooh Blondie, ouch' when she measured newly born DS's head (37cm)

ladies you are not filling me full of hope. Did you need episiotomy or stitches etc?

DS3 born last week (at 41 + 5) had head circumference of 38cm which is pretty big <understatement emoticon> but at no point during the pregnancy had the midwife thought he was big. I had a suspicion, because DS2 was much the same.

If you've already had one with a big head hopefully this one won't be any more of a problem.

It's not very helpful to tell you though is it, if they thought the baby was genuinely massive I'm sure they'd be sending you for a scan to check. Most of the time I think any estimates of size are pretty inaccurate anyway.