Small bump, big baby.

[LKH27]

Hi,

I had my 28 week midwife appt this week and was told I had a lovely bump. It's quite small. I was shocked when she said the baby was measuring in the 90th percentile! Now quite scared!!
I'm aware the fundal measurement isn't that accurate anyway, but anyone else a bit baffled by their result when they have been measured?
Wondering where it is hiding!!
FTM

Fundal measurements don’t often come up as accurate. I’m not really sure why they still do them! 😂

Maybe you have less amniotic fluid than other mums??

I've had my last 3 bump measurements completely off the scale 😂! Yet everyone I see will tell me I don't look as far on as I am. I had a growth scan last week and that put baby bang on 50% yet I have no doubt my measurements this week will still be off the chart. Apparently the midwife isn't concerned and all she needs to know is that bump is growing at the right pace. I also obviously have 0 understanding of where she should be measuring but I think she's measuring too low down on me which explains the extra cm.

I have wondered why they still do them when everyone says they aren't accurate!
They haven't mentioned anything in previous scans about amniotic fluid being low. Would they have mentioned that in 20 week scan perhaps @devilishlygood?

I think I have a scan on Tuesday (not sure as it was put down as birthing option appt, but then text said scan so slightly confused). Will ask them for a measurement then as hopefully it will be more accurate. At least I can better prepare if it is a big baby!

Low levels of fluid is actually something that the MW would suggest, it wouldn’t be relevant st the 20w appt, I don’t think you can see it on an US.

As pp suggested, it’s just growth that anyone cares about. You’re in ‘normal’ limits so you’re not big, just biggER than some babies.

I’m measuring off-chart, about 110th percentile, but not expecting anything bigger than 9-9.5lb, because both DH and I were in that range so healthy and ‘normal’! My MW also told me she generally measures bigger....

Under 100th percentile is still totally normal. No ‘preparations’ required 😊

Yes this was me twice!
I had literally no bump at all until about 34 weeks. Very small. Had loads and loads of growth scans and every time they said "looking at a baby that's 5-6lb" ds was 9lb and dd was 8lb7!
I'm tall with a long torso so I'm guessing they had space to spread out, hence my tiny bump.
Should also add that both babies were very skinny but very long, and apparently the the abdominal circumference measurement was the one that making the overall formula come out small.

This happened to me too. Everyone said my bump looked small and neat and once my midwife measured it and I was down below the 10th centile, I went for a scan showing baby was fine and projected at weighting 8.5lbs at 39 weeks when myCS was due.

When I had my CS the surgeon didn't cut the hole big enough for the baby as my bump looked small so rather than make the hole bigger they just did a lot of pushing to get him out. Ouch! He was 8lbs 10oz.

Aren't you just tall?

I have been the same, consistently over the 90th centile even though to look at me my bump is 'small'. My growth scans are also consistent with fundal measurements. Apparently my bump is long rather than sticking out, but I'm not tall, just 5'5.

@JoJoSM2 - I'm 5ft 6. Didn't think about that though. Good point.

Well whatever size the baby comes out at, it comes out at. As long as it's healthy.
It just took me by surprise that it was the 90th percentile! I'll see what my next scan says and take it from there. I was quite a large baby yet my husband was tiny - now we are opposite to that. Maybe it will be somewhere in between.