35 weeks and STILL no bump :(

[Becka1408]

Hi guys i posted here about 5 weeks ago because i was worried about not having a bump. Well im 35 weeks now, baby is due next month and i still don't have a bump.
I made the very silly mistake of trying to eat as much as possible to help the baby but its just made me podgy.
I am so very worried about it, i feel like something isn't right and have felt like that from the start. I feel as if i know my baby isn't growing. When i lie back i can feel my ribs still and my stomach sinks in. I have a appointment with a obstetrician tomorrow and i dont know what to say to him. I really don't think my baby is growing at all!! The midwife says its probably cause im small that im not getting a bump. But this is my 2nd pregnancy and although im only 5ft i was huge in my last pregnancy.
It's impossible for a full term baby to be inside me, i know it is..
Because i have gained a lot of weight when they do the measuring it looks like my bump has grown a little but im not flat on my back when they measure me.
Please help i don't know what to do?
I do feel kicks and i know my dates cant be wrong.. Whats going to happen. :( xx

Hi Becka, did you have a 12 week and 20 week scan? What did it show?

Everyone is different, and if your midwife isn't concerned then try not to let it bother you. I often read about women who didn't know they were pregnant end up giving birth on the toilet etc so it can and does happen!

Hope the appointment goes well with the obs. tomorrow x

Can you feel the baby moving? Did the midwife examine you? I'm no expert but my midwife examined me and said my uterus was the right size etc.

I don't know what to say other than some people just don't ever get a bump and don't know they're pregnant. I hope your obstetrician can give you some advice tomorrow.

Probably not helpful, but didn't want to read and run. x

x post with Rasta!

Has your midwife not had a feel of your belly while your lying down? I'm only 16 weeks and that was what my midwife did to check the baby's growth. If you've been having your normal midwife checks and scans and the professionals aren't worried I guess it should be ok. You might bloom suddenly tomorrow! :)

Oof - more x posting, I'm way too slow!

Yeah i did ive had several scans through my pregnancy and they've all said im just on the 10th centile but how accurate can these scans be?
I really don't have bump at all.. so trying to believe im going to have a baby soon is very strange for me.
Thanks xxx

What was your last bump measurement? If it was more than 3cm behind they would've referred you for a growth scan. If it was not you don't have anything to worry about. If you had a growth scan what was the verdict?

Sorry to ask but were you obese when you got pregnant? That can affect whether you get a visible bump.

Well I thought the midwives/gps had a good feel of the babys position and size at their exams (or did when I was pg) so they would probably have picked anything up.
If the obs is concerned I'm sure he or she will arrange a scan there and then.
Hope all goes well.

My last bump measurement was 28 and that was the other day. I have been referred for a growth scan on th 31st but i think thats way to far away.
No i wasn't i was a size 8/10 before i fell pregnant and am now a size 12
xxx

What centile was the last baby on? Are baby's tummy and head on similar centiles? 10th centile is not that unusual for a 5 ft woman.

Whoops posted too soon. I also wanted to ask you whether the amouint of fluid around the baby was in normal limits at the last scan. When was the last one by the way?

Becka, are you particularly tall? Only reason I ask is that I remember a schoolfriend of mine saying her mum, who was very tall, didn't have a bump when she was pregnant with her.
You do need to talk to your midwife if you're this worried though, even if it's just to put your mind at rest.

7cm difference is quite a lot isn't it. FWIW I was referred for immediate scan at 5cm different but MW also 'felt' the baby as small and I have other health probs. I presume you are under consultant care - did they do the doppler scan to check the placental function? If I were you I would be pushing for an earlier scan.

My last scan was at 33+4
The babies presentation was ceph?
BPD = 79.68 mm
HC = 297.7 mm
AC = 282.7 mm
FL = 58.21 mm
EFW = 1845 grams

How accurate is a scan for measurements because these don't seem to bad but i literally have no bump whatsoever!! :(
xx

Average fetal weight at 33 weeks is 1918 g so yours isn't too bad - only just below average and (no offence) your height is a bit below average! - about 4.2lb your baby would've been then.

Presentation is head down so that's fine. Your other sizes are between 10th-18th centile. Anything between 10 and 90 is considered normal which is probably why they haven't done anything.

Also scan measurements aren't brilliant anyway - I had a baby that was a whole pound less than they estimated and then a baby whose head was on 75th percentile on the scan and way off the charts when born!

The stuff they look for is whether baby has grown since last scan, whether the head and tummy are both growing at even rate (if placenta isn't working too well then tummy will stop and head continue).

I still think you should push for an earlier growth scan though.

Hello there, one of my childhood friends didn't know she was pregnant till the day she gave birth - when she went to a GP with 'stomach ache' and was told she was in labour. Even if she was kidding herself a bit - I do know that she jumped her horse around an open show jumping event (high jumps, difficult) the day before giving birth, and that her weight never exceeded 6 and a half stone.

Baby was just under six pounds, granted a bit small - but I just wanted to say that these bizarre things do happen. I really hope it is OK - I'm sure I'd be scared myself xx