Belly measuring full term for a singleton at 24 weeks with twins..anyone else??

chrissc34

I just had an u/s and Dr appt and everything is looking good. Our boys are measuring at 24 weeks growing together in harmony.   When my Dr measured my belly, she said "if you were having one baby, you would be full term."   Is this common to be this big already??

lrrb

That seems extreme to me maybe full term is 37 weeks in his book haha.  I only measured about 4 weeks ahead in the 20's and now that I'm in the 30 its more like 6 weeks ahead.  I'm sure some woman on here measure full terms that early though...I'm interested to see what others say....

Waiting4Fred

lrrb:

That seems extreme to me maybe full term is 37 weeks in his book haha.  I only measured about 4 weeks ahead in the 20's and now that I'm in the 30 its more like 6 weeks ahead.  I'm sure some woman on here measure full terms that early though...I'm interested to see what others say....

I agree that seems extreme.  They don't have any extra fluid or anything do they?  Both of my babies have double the fluid they should have, and I'm only measuring 5 weeks ahead of a singleton. 

Waiting4Fred

The other thing to keep in mind is that it's really hard to measure your belly!  It's definitely not an exact science. :-)

chrissc34

Thanks for your response.  I just asked my husband to be assured that is what she said to us, he said uhhuh.  Either she was wrong or Im a freak of nature.

kiwi443

Yeah, there's definitely room for error with those measurements. I was told I was measuring 29 cm. and 2 weeks later a different dr. told me I'm 27 cm. Preettty sure my belly didn't shrink .

emschott

At my 23 week appointment I measured 30 weeks.  It was the first time I had measured that far ahead.  I thought I remembered reading it's typical to measure 6-8 weeks ahead... but 16?  Wowzers!

LightBlue

At 26 wks I was measuring 38 wks so, it's possible. At 24 wks people started asking me if it was 'almost time'! Good luck to you and your growing belly!

alindt

I just went to the OB yesterday and she said I was measuring about 36 weeks. I am only 28 weeks ... yikes. I am all belly and I can't fathom how I am going to keep growing.

drgeli

At 23 weeks, I was measuring 33, and have been measuring 8-10 weeks ahead since then. When I was initially freaked out about it and did some reading, I found that the measurement in based only on uterine height and not width. Therefore, the measurement is also based on where the babies are positioned. At some point, if your babies spread out and make your belly wider, you can still measure the same amount in height/weeks even if the measurement is taken weeks later. Hope that makes sense.

islandlife

At 36 weeks I measured 41 cm.  A friend of mine measured the same when she was 40 weeks with a singleton.  Every pregnancy is different.  

tSquared1987

I agree with pp's that that seems a little extreme. When I was 30 weeks with the boys I measured 42 weeks with a singleton, but everyone's different!

blondek8

I measured 10 weeks ahead for the majority of my pregnancy. Not beyond the realm of possibility.

 

macchiatto

kiwi443:

Yeah, there's definitely room for error with those measurements. I was told I was measuring 29 cm. and 2 weeks later a different dr. told me I'm 27 cm. Preettty sure my belly didn't shrink .

I had that too, with different measurements from different drs. Though I guess if the babies shift so they're more side to side (which doesn't get "captured" by a fundal height measurement) then maybe?

I switched practices at 31w and my second OB didn't even bother measuring fundal height since he said you get all the info you need from the u/s. It does sound extreme but I wonder if your dr was exaggerating a little. Measuring 6-10 weeks ahead seems pretty common ... though at 23w I was measuring 5w ahead and started measuring 8w ahead closer to the third tri.

AliciaC19

Fundal height can vary depending on how the babies are laying and whether or not you have been pregnant before. I've been measuring 10-12 weeks ahead consistently. At 20 weeks, I was measuring 32 weeks. At 24 weeks, I was measuring 34 weeks. Our babies are having some growing issues and they've changed positions so at 26 weeks, I am still measuring 34 weeks.

emma12210

I think it varies widely, obviously... at 22 wks I measured 31 wks, and now at 26 wks I measure at 37.