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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Worried that baby has stopped growing.

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Besidetheseaside3 · 19/02/2022 15:26

I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. 35+5 with baby boy number 3. Previous 2 boys were both 10lb+ so have been fully prepared for another big baby.

Fundal height was measuring 2cm ahead until 29 weeks when it measured 5cm ahead at 34cm. Sent for a growth scan which looked okay, baby was top end of the 90th centile and we were all fine with that.
Repeat growth scan at 32 weeks and baby still looked great but was off the chart well above the 99th centile.
Another growth scan at 34 weeks and baby was down to just under the 90th centile. They said the possibilities were that the off the chart measurement was inaccurate, or that baby is no longer growing properly.

Baby has been head down and front facing the whole time so it doesn't appear to be down to position changes or anything, he's not engaged at all either.

I have felt for the past few weeks that my bump doesn't appear to be getting much bigger and when comparing a picture I took today to one I took at 29 weeks, there is barely any difference. I measured my own fundal height today out of curiosity (and well aware I may not have done it accurately) and it came up as 36/37cm each time. That's only 3cm more than I was almost 7 weeks ago. He's been moving around fine and I've been on the CTG here and there for bleeding episodes (low lying placenta) and all has been fine. But I'm just incredibly worried that something is wrong.

Will be having another growth scan at 36+1 which is only a few days away but my anxiety is really getting the better of me today so I just wanted to ask if anyone had experienced similar and what the outcome was?

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Fairy45 · 19/02/2022 17:53

Follow your instinct. If you feel something is wrong then phone the unit and speak to them. Any time I've had issues and phoned up they've been lovely and helpful. Their job is to be supportive and they know that's is stressful and worrying for mums to be. Sending love!

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