does your MW press in at the top to make sure she's finding the top of the uterus? or just measure to the top of everything that's protruding under your ribs?
I've just had a antenatal check-up, where the obstetrician measured from pubic bone to rib cage. No poking or prodding to see where uterus stopped and stomach started. I'm about 26 weeks and this is the first time it's been measured (I think..), and she measured me at 31cm. This has, of course, prompted comments about generous size and a growth scan in a couple of weeks.
The thing is, I'm sure in my previous pregnancy the mw did a bit of prodding at this stage to try to work out where the top of the uterus finished, which was NOT quite so high as the top of the protruding bit. I feel like the OB's technique wasn't great, and that she's seeing what she expects to see - I have gestational diabetes and am told at most appointments that we're trying to avoid a fat baby. The things is, my GD is well controlled - my diabetes MW is completely happy with my blood glucose levels, and it was diagnosed early so I've been controlled for a while. At the scans I've had (anatomy x 2), the measurements are just over the 50th % line, for head and tummy, while legs are up at 95%. This is in line with DS's measurements at birth (and since - he's tall and generally tracked on the 60-75th line as a baby). I guess I'm just feeling a bit annoyed that despite working hard to control GD, the OB appears to be assuming that I'm still measuring big - which makes it all (restricted diet, pills, nightly insulin injection) feel a bit pointless.
So..is her measuring technique a bit off? and chances are growth is actually normal? Or is that how it's supposed to be done and I'm in denial about growing an enormo-baby?