I went to my regular OB check up the other day and my doc and her intern kept remeasuring me. I asked what the problem was and they asked when I had my last ultrasound. I told them 18 weeks, I am now 34. My doctor and her intern leave the room then only to send intern boy wonder back in too tell me I'm measuring too big. To which I thought I know we are huge, then I asked,"How big?" The doc comes back and they both tell me, "4 cm too big" like I am asking for nuclear launch codes or something.
I thought it wasn't a big deal but now it's the night before and I am starting to worry. Should I be arranging for a sitter for my daughter and have hospital bags ready tonight?
I'm really freaked out. Thanks for your help.
Re: Doc made me an ultrasound appt because I'm 4cm too big. Should I be worried?
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It's no big deal, and I don't understand why your doctor is telling you "too big." Fundal height doesn't necessarily mean big baby, either. It can be a number of things including position of baby and/or fluid levels. I've measured weeks ahead with all of my LO's, sometimes up to 6 weeks.. nothing was ever wrong and my biggest baby was 9lbs. It was mostly extra fluid. At my last appointment I was 35wks measuring 39 weeks. My midwife just giggled.
At your U/S they will check your fluid levels. As long as baby has fluid in his/her bladder (proof he/she is swallowing as they should be) then there is no need to be worried if you do indeed have excessive fluid. I imagine since he's pulling the "too big" card, they're also going to measure baby to get a weight estimate. Remember, this is only an estimate and can be sigificantly off so there is no need to panic if they try to convince you you're going to have a huge baby.
Hopefully it's nothing, and from what I've read when researching this type of thing myself, it's usually not all that accurate...
When I was measured for the first time, the midwife told me I was measuring 5 weeks ahead but since I had JUST had an anatomy ultrasound (at 26 weeks) the week before showing everything was normal otherwise, she said not to worry. Two weeks later, I had an appointment with the medical doctor and I asked her about it. She measured me and said I was measuring right at where I should be. All along I assumed maybe the measurement was off because I had extra fat on my stomach from before I was pregnant! Who knows. Logically it just doesn't seem like a very accurate method in general due to so many variables that could potentially throw off the reading.