I am getting very nervous about my hopefully natural birth. Baby's abdomen has been measuring 3 weeks ahead for this whole pregnancy. Everything else measures normal, but he/she has a belly in the 98%. They are already estimating 8lb 11oz and I've still got 10 days until my due date and no signs of progression!
Any encouragement?? Experience?
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U/S weights can be very wrong. My friend was pressured into have a C-section 2 weeks before her EDD because her doctor thought she was having a 9 pound baby. He was only 7 pounds.
My aunt delivered an 11 pound 11 oz baby vaginally, and labor only lasted about 2 hours.
You'll be fine!
I had an 8lbs 13oz baby with no meds, trouble, or complications. In reality it's not as big as doctors make it sound. Plus a lot of times ultrasounds and measurements are way off. They were guessing my LO would be 10+ pounds if I went full term and at 38 weeks I was measuring 42 weeks.
Big babies often fit even though we're nervous about it.
Yep.
Just keep reminding yourself that your body will grow the baby that is right for you. Trust in the process
And oh yeah, as far as U/S estimates go... my good friend had her baby about a year and a half ago now. Doctor did a scheduled C/S at 39 weeks because baby was already 10+lbs according to U/S measurements and "too big to fit". She came out with a scar on her uterus and an 8lb 2oz baby.
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Try not to stress about it. Your body will grow the right sized baby for you.
I remember when we did an u/s on DS at like 34 weeks or so, because I had been measuring behind for several weeks. The u/s tech kept trying to get a head measurement and I watched in horror as the screen kept displaying measurements for a full term baby's head. But when I gave birth, though his head was large, it was not impossible. I still had a vaginal birth.
Also, a friend of mine - his ex-wife had been told she needed a c/s for their "too large" baby. Their daughter was born weighing just under 5lbs. I know it's just anecdotal, but still.
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