Midwives, would you worry if..?

[Persephone]

Say you had a client who measured 24 cm at 24 weeks, and had been measuring fine all along, but at 26 weeks, she measured 29 cm, and you could feel a lot of fluid. Would that worry you?

[mwherbs]

no worries yet.. how does the baby sound? can you still feel baby parts? can you feel movement?

[CarolynnMarilynn]

I second that. I would be mindful of the largish FH, but not worried. Even if there was too much fluid, it is most likely not worrisome. If her FH continued to grow beyond her corresponding weeks by a lot, we would talk and I'd let her know her options (watch and wait, ultrasound, potential of PPH etc).

[Levatrice]

I wouldn't worry, could be a normal growth spurt. I don't worry about 3-4 cm discrepancies. :)

[Persephone]

I'm always feeling movement! And the babe was moving so much last night, she hardly got to hear the heartbeat. I"m pretty sure she was feeling baby parts, but hasn't been able to tell what position the babe is in yet.

Everything I've read, and everyone else I've talked to has said not to worry either... so I won't... but ok, maybe just a tiny bit. :)

[MamaTaraX]

Aorrying won't make it go away :) So relax and enjoy your internal baby. Think of it this way: Extra fluid means a bigger swimming pool for baby! :)

Namaste, Tara
mama to Doodle (7), Butterfly (2), and Rythm (due at home 1/06)