Fundal height measurements well above 95th centile

[Ari7890]

This is my second pregnancy..first pregnancy I measured around the 90th centile and had a baby on the 70th centile. I did put on 3 stone during the pregnancy but still looked slim apart from huge bump. This time I’m putting on same amount of weight but bump looks very wide this time and feel bigger on hips and boobs!

My 28 week measurement was 31cm ..my 31 week measurement was 33cm which is quite a distance above even the top centile line! Why am I massive?! Midwife didn’t seem at all bothered but worried it means I’ve been eating too much...

The fundal height is notoriously inaccurate. It can have a tolerance of a few cm on either side before they do further checks and depending on who measures it the results could be different too. If they were worried they would send you for a growth scan to double check.

I was measuring in the 97th at 29 weeks and again at 31 weeks. Midwife wasn’t worried but anything over the 90th centile two appointments in a row gets referred for a scan to be sure. I had a growth scan today and baby is measuring around 80th centile, all good.

Try and not worry, but if you are speak to your midwife about your concerns