Hi everyone, I'm 38+1 with DC3, getting a bit worried as I'm measuring big. I'm only 5' 1", my partner is 5' 7", I'm not overweight, DC1 was born at 6lb, DC2 was 6lb 80z, both 25th centile or less throughout their babyhood. This baby has consistently been over 50th centile throughout my pregnancy, last measurement was off the growth chart so mw has referred me for a scan tomorrow morning... I'm getting worried that my baby will be too big for me to birth naturally and that I may need interventions like an episiotomy or a cs. Mw said baby is in cephalic position & head is 2/5ths engaged, so that should mean even if he's a bit big he can actually fit his head through my pelvis, right? I am still booked for a planned homebirth atm, but have extra growth scan appt tomorrow. Does anyone know if they will likely estimate my baby's current size / weight & if yes, how accurate are these estimations?
Any and all words of advice / encouragement much appreciated x
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Snowrose1311 · 21/12/2014 12:25
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