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della2404 · 2021-12-02T10:46:35+00:00

Hi, Some advice please: I'm 31+3. Extremely lucky with my first pregnancy. Have been very active, working out, drinking loads of water, trying to eat well. Went for routine midwife app yesterday. Took fundal height and it hasn't stayed on the same graph line. Due to 1cm of a bigger difference, I'm being sent for another GTT and being referred to a consultant who will decide if I need a growth scan. Should I worry? I don't feel enormous or uncomfortable. Mostly wear non maternity clothes. Like I said, so lucky. But now terrified!

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Makingnumber2 · 02/12/2021 11:46

Fundal height is a notoriously inaccurate way of judging baby growth- from what I've read. I began my first pregnancy overweight, and also I am pretty tall. I was also referred for growth scans from 32 weeks because my fundal height wasn't measuring in line with the amount of weeks pregnant I was etc. etc. DD was transverse until week 36 which I think had something to do with it. Also I was sick as a dog from week 8-28 so gained barely any weight (silver lining to sickness). They did a few growth scans- said at 37 weeks she already weighed 7lbs. She was born at 41 weeks at 7lbs6. Even growth scans aren't very accurate in terms of predicting actual weights! They are better than fundal height at judging whether baby is growing etc. Try not to worry, take it all with a pinch of salt and enjoy getting extra looks at baby is my advice.

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della2404 · 02/12/2021 12:01

@Makingnumber2

Fundal height is a notoriously inaccurate way of judging baby growth- from what I've read. I began my first pregnancy overweight, and also I am pretty tall. I was also referred for growth scans from 32 weeks because my fundal height wasn't measuring in line with the amount of weeks pregnant I was etc. etc. DD was transverse until week 36 which I think had something to do with it. Also I was sick as a dog from week 8-28 so gained barely any weight (silver lining to sickness). They did a few growth scans- said at 37 weeks she already weighed 7lbs. She was born at 41 weeks at 7lbs6. Even growth scans aren't very accurate in terms of predicting actual weights! They are better than fundal height at judging whether baby is growing etc. Try not to worry, take it all with a pinch of salt and enjoy getting extra looks at baby is my advice.

Thank you for your kindness I really appreciate it ❤️

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AllSinging · 02/12/2021 12:22

Don’t worry at all! I’ve measured 90th percentile all along, had a fundal measurement at 28 weeks and measured on the 10th percentile, had a growth scan and baby was indeed on the 90th- crazy difference! Your bump can change size based on baby’s position, time of day, how you’ve been sat/lying etc etc etc so please don’t worry. If you do get sent for a scan, see it as a bonus that everything will be double checked AND you get to see baby again x

Fleur405 · 02/12/2021 12:30

My fundal height is measuring above 97th centile. Baby is in fact on the 12th centile.

Sailor2009 · 02/12/2021 12:32

My fundal height had my daughter on the 85th percentile. I had a scan at 32 weeks and she was actually 12th percentile and ended up being SGA by the time she was born.

Fizzl · 02/12/2021 12:41

Another one with fundal height all over the place when I was pregnant. I was measuring small, then big, then at my next appointment midwife measured my bump smaller than the previous measurement! Had a few growth scans and baby always plotted around 50th centile despite fundal height measurements being all over the place. I was told not to worry (but did) as lots of things can affect it including babies position .

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della2404 · 02/12/2021 13:51

@AllSinging

Don’t worry at all! I’ve measured 90th percentile all along, had a fundal measurement at 28 weeks and measured on the 10th percentile, had a growth scan and baby was indeed on the 90th- crazy difference! Your bump can change size based on baby’s position, time of day, how you’ve been sat/lying etc etc etc so please don’t worry. If you do get sent for a scan, see it as a bonus that everything will be double checked AND you get to see baby again x

Thank you so much ❤️

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della2404 · 02/12/2021 13:52

@Fizzl

Another one with fundal height all over the place when I was pregnant. I was measuring small, then big, then at my next appointment midwife measured my bump smaller than the previous measurement! Had a few growth scans and baby always plotted around 50th centile despite fundal height measurements being all over the place. I was told not to worry (but did) as lots of things can affect it including babies position .

Thank you a million times over. Such a ridiculous measurement but thank you x

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