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Incorrect growth chart HELP

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Caz113 · 11/03/2023 17:13

Hi ladies.
Wondering if anyone can help me as I’m really worried, I’m 30 weeks and my bump has been pretty tiny the whole way through.
They’ve been measuring my fundal measurement and keep telling me against my growth chart it’s fine and to stop worrying.
I was looking at my growth chart again today and noticed that the measurement they’ve put in for my height to create the chart is wrong. I’m 162cm and they’ve put 152cm, so essentially my growth chart is for someone who is 10cm shorter than me.
It’s making me think that actually I would be classed as measuring small if they were plotting the measurements against a chart for my actual measurements.
Does anyone know how much difference it’s likely to make? I’m planning on ringing my midwife on Monday but I just don’t know how they’ve missed this and now worrying baby is really small and nobody has picked up on it. Thanks

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Number1number2 · 11/03/2023 19:25

It's worth flagging that the height is wrong but if you're tracking along the centile line fairly closely then that's why they'll be saying it's fine. It's not like all tall people have bigger bumps than all short people, the most important thing on the chart is the rate of growth rather than the actual measurement vs. height. The only reason they would be concerned is if the rate of growth slowed...if that makes sense?

Secondly fundal measurement really doesn't tell you much about babies size, and presumably if they were worried it would have been picked up at the scan.

Hope that helps but speak to your midwife to put your mind at ease.

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