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Booking in weight error

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Littlechinagirl · 28/12/2017 00:01

Hi all.. My mum says not to worry but I can't shake it off.
I'm 28w today and went for my 28w midwife appt. So she's measuring my bump and it now follows the growth chart.

However, I noticed on my notes (yes I probably should have scanned all the docs in the red book) but she has actually put my booking in weight as 60kg - 9stone 6. However I was definitely more like 67kg - 10stone 7.
The only reason this is bothering me now is because my bump chart seems specific to my original booking in weight, height and BMI. So I'm currently on a healthy line... Would I be for my original weight or am I being a little paranoid?

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thingymaboob · 28/12/2017 02:43

I don't think bumps are measured according to weight and BMI. They palpate the top of the uterus. I was 76kg at booking and they never refer to it and the growth chart thing doesn't have weight on it.

mindutopia · 28/12/2017 08:51

They don’t chart baby’s growth using your weight and actually they don’t usually even weigh you a second time in pregnancy. The only reason they record that initial weight is to flag up anyone at the far extremes (underweight or very obese). The chart you’re looking at should be baby’s growth which sounds like is fine. I wouldn’t worry about your booking weight as it doesn’t sound too extreme either way.

SandLand · 28/12/2017 09:03

I think they have recently changed growth charts, and they are now based partially on mother's weight.
However its fairly new. I'm not sure I'd worry about it too much.
Congrats on your pregnancy.

DaisyLand · 28/12/2017 09:07

I had my 25w mw appointment yesterday and they only measured the uterus size nothing related with me. Mw told me I won’t be weight til 36w again since booking appointment but this might change from trust to trust

thingymaboob · 28/12/2017 18:38

They only weigh you at the end in case you need an anaesthetic

Littlechinagirl · 28/12/2017 20:26

Thanks for your comments guys... I think this personalised chart using your height and weight and bmi is a new thing by the sounds of it and it only kicks in from 28week measurements onwards. I phoned the mw this morning and as my idea of weight is only slightly up and makes my bmi 26 instead of 23 she wasn't worried as it still doesn't make me high risk so all good.. Pheewww

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