Measuring bigger???

[growingbabyforyou]

Hi has anyone had the doctor tell you that you're baby is measuring bigger than it should be?  I finally had to have another ultrasound because the baby is bigger than it should be and at 33 weeks she is already 6 lbs.  I have to go back again for another ultrasound in a couple of weeks.  The ultrasound tech didn't tell us very much at all.  Will they have to schedule a c-section or try to do normal delievery first?  When do they decide to do that, and how accurate are the ultrasounds?

[dwsilk]

My Dr said as long as you are + or -  within 3 cm's of your "week" you are fine.  Say if you are 34 weeks pregnant, you should measure 34 cm's from your pubic bone to the top of your fondus.  Heck it all depends on where they put the tape measure on either end and how tight they pull it.  Plus, if you are towards the end of 34 weeks, you may measure 35 and they tell you you are bigger.  
I came to the pregnancy with a little extra "padding" on my bones so that is why I measure a week early on that fact alone.  

u/s can be off by as much as 5 pounds on their guess of a babies weight.  Best bet is have an experienced midwife check you.  Their hands are pretty darn good at guessing better than an u/s which will depend on how much fluid you have in your body for the rays to bounce off of.



Tip on dislocated shoulders (Shoulder Dystocia), flip over to hands and knees (aka doggy style)-in medical books as The Gaskin Maneuver,  and your girl parts actually open up more as gravity pulls your pelvic bone forward and the baby will "pop" out easier.  The pelvic bone is a bone of four parts held together with ligaments which will mold to the baby so no baby is "too big" as these bones move.  It may just be too big for the position your are in to push.  

[April162010]

Hi, I believe you that both are going to be painful...lol

but I am 5'2 and the baby will be around 9 pounds so i rather suffer a little bit that he get stuck and the doctor force him out , I heard many stories of dislocated shoulders and stuff at birth from pulling big babies out vaginally.

So god help me....lol

good luck to everyone

[akf130]

At 24 weeks, I was told I was measuring a week big; at 28 I was old I was measuring 2 weeks big.....but then this appointment yesterday (at 32 weeks), I measured between 32 and 33 so they decided not to do the U/S.  A lot of it can be how your baby is laying and whether this is not your first pregnancy (so your uterus is stretched out more).

Hate to break it to you April162010- but a c-section is still PAINFUL.  I had one of each so far (1st vaginally and 2nd c-section). Currently prego with #3.  I would take the vaginal over the c-section ANY DAY!  I am planning a VBAC with this one.  Best wishes!

[April162010]

Same here, I am not working since feb 14 to be exact. The baby is big and heavy but everything seems great so far.

My doctor think it will be a c- section for me.. which will be ok  , i dont want to suffer any pain and I dont want  my baby to be forced out  and then have any problem like broken bone or anything like that .

I can not wait.....

[Tiger63]

At 29 weeks I was measuring 33 weeks! My Dr doesn't seem concerned yet as he said bub should slow down. I was always a couple of wks bigger with Lilly then she ended up being 2 wks late and 8 pound 1. Not sure What to think about this bub as I feel huge and am sure my dates are correct.

[amandamae1126]

Yes, I have been told that I am "measuring bigger than I should be." One week I was fine, the next week I was too big. My appt was exactly one week apart. I do have gestational diabeties (which I am managing well, but it's getting harder). I do know that mothers with GD typically have bigger babies, specifically their shoulders are bigger (which is a big problem in the birthing process).

My dr plans to do an u/s at 35 weeks to see how the baby is progressing. If baby is bigger than expected, c-section and induction will be talked about. I am nervous to have these talks, but I need to do what is best for baby and me.

Ultrasounds can be off by a pound or a pound and a half. Just remember that you have to do what is best. My dr is concerned about delivering the baby's head, but not the shoulders and that is a true emergency. I can't imagine what has to be cut in that situation to get the baby out! Or how long will it take to get me prepped to get the baby out? It's a risk I don't want to take. But the ultrasound coming up should give us both more information. Until then, all we can do is hang tight and keep growing babies!!