Measuring ahead?

CarrieB.

Does this mean anything in a FET pregnancy? My OB told be that I'm measuring 1 to 2 weeks ahead snd that they would have to keep monitoring that.

My DD1 was only 7lbs 4oz and my DH and I are smallish people. I've gained about 20 pounds so far which seems fine at 28 weeks.

I feel stupid worrying, but now I'm freaked out about having a giant baby or delivering early.

ELF4321

I didn't have a FET, but I was always measuring a week or more ahead.  Even the week before I gave birth when I went in for my NST, the nurse commented "big, baby, huh?"  Um, yeah, DD was 7lbs, 4oz when she was born.  Don't worry about it!

Dragonfly1226

There is such a wide range of what is "normal" size at 28 weeks that I wouldn't worry. I don't think it has anything to do with the FET. How are you 28 weeks already?!?

mnj05

I measured 4-6 weeks ahead the entire pregnancy and DS was 7lbs 15oz. I had a ton of fluid (which my nurse kept telling me I needed to worry about since I had cramps for over a month but clearly that wasn't an issue).

PennyLane26

I wouldn't worry, as PP a lot of measurements are off. Just more to love!

itsmevkb

With each pregnancy I've measured further and further ahead, I thought it was just from your body expanding quicker with second, third, etc pregnancies.  With Sully I know I had a lot of fluid.

I've delivered all my babies early (not premi early, just 2-3 weeks early) but I think that is just how my body is.  My doc never said measuring ahead equaled an earlier birth.

Saraevh

With my other two kids I measured a week or two ahead almost the entire time I was pregnant (via ultrasound and belly check).  My kids were 6 lbs 10 oz at 36 weeks and 7 lbs 14 oz at 38 weeks.  So far this one has been measuring a week ahead as well.  

If they become concerned I'm sure they'll do a growth scan or something later on.  My doctor has never been worried about that and you know I'm a tiny person too.   

IBackBevo

Are you talking about on fundal height or ultrasound?

Either way, I think they can be off.

I was on the other end of the spectrum with IUGR.  However, due to the IUGR, I was getting very frequent ultrasounds towards the end of my pregnancy.  At one point in time, about 1-2 weeks before I delivered, my OB told me he was measuring at 4.5 lbs and had not grown in the two week before--her last measurement had had him at 4.5 lbs, too.  The MFM doctor, the very next day, told me he was measuring at 5.5 lbs and had him up from 1.5 lbs the time before she had measured him.  It depends so much on the position of the baby, the skill of the person doing the ultrasound and even beyond that there is a lot of room for interpretation.