Measuring the Baby

growingmybun

The doctor mentioned that they measure the baby at each appointment in one sentence and then in another told me that my u/s will only be at weeks 20 and 32. I realize that I should have asked her this question, but how can they measure the baby to make sure s/he is on track without an u/s?

DHYGchica3

They measure your uterus by the high of your fundus. I guess that gives them a clue as to how baby is growing.

SAHM4EVA

measuring uterus size, to make sure you are on track growth wise, each measurment should coencide with what week you are pregnant sometimes you may measure ahead or behind one week.

rickandcaitlin

DHYGchica3:

They measure your uterus by the high of your fundus. I guess that gives them a clue as to how baby is growing.

Yep! As you start to get a little bigger they will bust out a tape measure to see how big you are. (At least with my last 2 DS's my OB did)

KendraJoette

They literally use a measuring tape and measure your belly.

melandjudd

They busted out the tape measure on my last visit but how do they know if you are already on the bigger side.  I don't feel like mine has gotten any bigger, maybe I just can't tell though since I see me everyday.

pixieprincss

Starting at 24 weeks or later they may measure your fundal height externally with a tape measure.

growingmybun

Thank you so much (I was so confused)...Is it just me, or does that seem like a very imprecise way to gauge how the baby is doing in there?

mrsV719

This happened to me today for the first time. She said generally they will take a measurement at 20 weeks and you should grow about 1 cm a week from that point on. Today was my initial measurement at 22 weeks and I was 24 cm... she said it was good... guess I'll trust her.