Someone please put my mind at rest! Im 26 weeks and havent got much of a bump at all. Midwives are not concerned but doctor has booked me in for extra scans?! Im 5'7 and very slim. Am I just being silly or is anyone else in the same boat? [Sad]
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2kidsintow ·
13/01/2013 23:10
Good luck.
I measured small for dates, but it was something the midwife picked up, not the doctors. Isn't it 1cm for every week, from the pubic bone up to the top of the uterus?
When I was scanned, the baby was fine and I was small because I was low on fluid. (Way off the bottom of the chart apparently). I was given an extra scan or two and in the last 8 weeks was slapped on a heartbeat monitor to keep an eye on things every few days.
However, apart from not having much waters to go in labour, everything was fine. My baby came 4 weeks early, naturally and was in tip top health, and not too small considering she was early.
And my 2nd baby came 4 weeks early too, with normal amount of waters, so I doubt that was the cause of the early delivery - I can't just cook 'em full term. 
SneakyNuts ·
14/01/2013 00:15
My bump was non-existent at 26 weeks, and only really started to show at 32 weeks.
No growth problems and DD was born a really healthy weight 
TheDetective ·
14/01/2013 01:13
I was 9st with DS1. Looked small all the way through but he measured to dates. I'm 5ft2 btw. I ended up putting 4st on but still had a small bump and a fat arse . He was born 8lb5.
DS2 I was 14st 
and didn't put a single lb on during pregnancy. I had the same smallish bump as I did first time round. I measured small (to me, I'm a midwife, I measured myself) the whole way through this time, but my community midwives thought I measured fine until I pointed out a few things. Anyway. I had a couple of growth scans which showed a smaller baby but not too small. He came out at 6lb12 which is normal. But at almost 3 weeks over due, this put him on the 2nd centile, so he was small for dates.
What I'm saying is, bump is no predictor of baby size! We all carry differently! I had small bumps both times, didn't need maternity clothes particularly, but had babies of 2 different sizes.
If the measurements are fine, then this is what you should go by.
Many women don't show much, or have smaller bumps. Both of my bumps kind of popped out properly at 36 weeks, but they still looked small in comparrison to others. I just didnt look noticeably pregnant til 36 weeks. Even though I bloody felt it!
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