32+3 bump measuring 35

[milliemoomummy]

Hi had my routine appointment today, when mw measured bump she said i was measuring over and at 35 but I'm only 32+3. My last appontment at 29+3 was measuring 33. I also had a scan at 27+3 and baby was classed as average size. They have booked me in for a growth scan in 3 weeks time.
Just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences and what size there baby ended up at? Are these growth scans very acurate?
When I had my dd1 she was only 6lb7 so I suppose I was expecting to have dd2 at a similar size. Any help? Thanks xxx

Hi I measured 2cm too big all the way through with ds2 he arrived 6 days late weighing 9lb12oz which sounds rather big but DS 1 weighed 9lb15.5 oz and I measured perfect with him and he was only 2 days late.

Ho ho I measured,wait for it, 46 weeks at 37 weeks I could hardly breathe. Baby was 7lb13oz but I had an extremly large amount of fluid.

I've no personal experience of this myself but do know of two of my friends who've been told thru measuring of their baby bumps that there's a need for a growth scan. One mum was measuring much larger than her dates and even growth scan showed a big baby was on the cards. Cant remember what he weighed at birth but it was in no way above the norm so to speak. Second occasion my friend was worried sick as her baby looked to be too small from all her measurements.....at birth baby was a very healthy and respectable 7lb 4oz! I know these tests etc are helpful and do offer some guide to a baby's size/weight which must prove helpful in cases but sometimes they can also worry or cause concern unneccasarily.

Wouldn't worry about in in the least. Just remember scans are notoriously unreliable at estimating weight as they can of course only do measurements. A good experienced midwife will be able to guesstimate weight by palpation nearer the time.

If your 1st wasn't huge, you're with the same partner, haven't got gestational diabetes and your dates are correct (remember even dating scans are plus/minus 5 days) then it's pretty unlikely this one will be wildly different size wise.

I've always had big babies so always measured big - remember 1st time round (currently pg with no 5) the consultant measured me as 48cm at my 39 week checkup. DS1 was 9lb 13oz when he was born and long with it at 59cm.

I though dating scans are + or - 10 days and very unreliable (10% swing either way) for weight?

It can really rattle you though when your dates aren't as you expected and when the midwives start muttering about large/small babies.

Ledkr that must have been one impressive bump
my consultant, with ds2 said that taking the fact that I had been born 6 weeks early and still weighed 7lb, that I should really expect my children to be in double figures and anything up to 13lb! Thankfully DP when born was a "normal" weight and I think that levelled things out slightly.