Does big for dates automatically make birth high risk?

[Penny2012]

I'm expecting my 1st baby and am above average on my bump measurements so sending me for growth scan. Really want to give birth at midwife led unit. Will I still be allowed to if predicted weight is big? How accurate can they be!?

Don't worry too much. The bump measurements are not very accurate. With DS1 I kept getting sent back for growth scans as his head looked big, then my bump big, then his legs long etc etc. I had planned a home birth, when they predicted 11lb+ they suggested that I should go for hospital instead (but certainly did not insist). In the end, I had him in the midwife bit in the hospital, just on G&A and he was 8lb 13 (75 centile) so the ultrasound growth scans not that accurate either.

Ironically with DS2 I was sent for scans because of measuring small-for-dates and he came out 8lb 8oz.

From what I've heard, they are more worried about very small looking / not growing babies than biggish looking ones.