Pregancy Question: Fundal Heights

[becka]

My last OB appointment was Friday and my OB mentioned that she was concerned because I was measuring much larger than I should be for gestational age. I am at 27 weeks as of yesterday and while I certainly feel bigger at this point in my pregnancy than I did with DS I thought that was normal with 2nd babies. I sure did start showing much earlier this time around.

We are pretty darn sure about the due date because I knew when my LMP was and I have had 3 ultrasounds that all matched up with my calculated due date. I just had my last ultrasound on Tuesday and that doctor (not my OB) said that the baby was 2 pounds and that was within normal range.

She wants to see me back on November 10th. I am due for my glucose screening test next week and she wants to make sure I have it done so she will have the results for my next appointment. She also said that she will probably want to have another ultrasound taken in a few weeks if I am still measuring large.

Has anyone ever had this before? I do know that gestational diabetes can make you have a large baby - does that translate into larger fundal height measurements? I also didn't think that you could have diabetes with one pregnancy and not the others. I had preeclampsia with my first but no sign of diabetes and DS was a small little guy - definitely not a large baby.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[katerkat]

I've been measuring larger, too. I know EXACTLY when I conceived, but I personally have been measuring larger than that so far. The first u/s, the baby was right on target for the EDD, but this second one he was measuring a week ahead almost. (And trust me, if I ovulated a week early, there would have been no conception! )

To add to that, I haven't gained very much weight yet! So I'm not sure what's going on. But my OB doesn't seem too worried about it (yet), so I'm not worrying (yet!)

 

[becka]

There has to always be something to worry about.

I have had issues with weight this pregnancy also. I am only up about 7 pounds total so I know that is not the reason I am measuring bigger. It isn't just extra fat.

I really don't know what is going on but it has me really nervous.

 

[AC7179]

My doctor freaked me out throughout my whole pregnancy telling me, every time he measured me, "Oh, you have a very small baby!" Or......"Wow, you are measuring small........how far along are you again?" I mean, it freaked me out to the point that I was sure there was something wrong with the baby. My doctor also followed up by saying that I had a small pelvis and would have trouble delivering anything over 6 lbs, but not to worry becauase the baby was so small, six pounds was the largest she would be.

Ummm, she was 8 POUNDS, 9 OUNCES! And yes, she got stuck coming out.

The whole point here is that sometimes the readings taken from the measurings aren't accuarate, so don't freak out too much about them.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

I have read that you start showing earlier with second preganancies becasue your body has already been through it once.

I did not start gaining weight consistently until I was 5 1/2-6 months. You couldn't even tell I was PG. I ended up gaing 45 lbs.