A ? re: measuring ahead

[Domestic Goddess]

Hi,

I'm 34 weeks and measuring 35 weeks. Does that mean I'm actually 35 weeks, or just measuring big KWIM?

I hope this makes sense.

[tnrsmom]

Probably just measuring big. I measured a few weeks big in the beginning, the right on, then a week behind and now at 36.5 weeks I measure 38. No big deal though.

[WickidaWitch]

If you were unsure of when you got pg then you could be 35 wks but your babe is probably just their average size 35 wk baby.

I measured about a week smaller than I actually was with #2 when I was around 37 wks pg. I had gone there at that point to check the size of the baby because I hadn't gained weight in a month. he was a healthy 6.6 lbs

[Colorful~Mama]

prolly just measuring big.

my midwife has this card she fills out on me each week

check this out:

at 18wks i measured 21
22wks i measured 21
24wks i measured 24
27wks6days i measured 30
29wks 6 days i measured 32
31wks 6days i measured 33
34wks i measured 36
36wks i measured 36 again
and 37wks i measured 37
yet the baby has obviously dropped further down

????
i think it depends on many things. including who is doign the measuring (the last 4 visits i've seen 4 different midwives as i want to know them all in case MY midwife isn't available for my birth)

anyway. hope this helps. your prolly jsut measureing a bit big

[Wooby]

Domestic Goddess,

We are due date buddies, almost! I am due Aug. 31. :p

I also measured ahead last month (measured 35 weeks when I was 33) but now that babe has dropped lower I am measuring right on target. I think colorful Mama is right, sometimes it can be a difference in who is measuring you. However, I have always been measured by the same midwife. I am sure to the day of when we conceived, so in my case, baby may have been just a tad ahead.

If you don't know when you conceived, you, of course, could be a couple of weeks farther along in your pregnancy! Wouldn't that be wonderful!:D

[Levatrice]

Measuring isn't an exact science, any fluctuations of less than 4 cm is normal and to be expected. :D

[Touch of Sunshine]

You just measured big.

With my dd4, I measured 40 at 36..lol.. but there was excess fluid(polyamnios?) though she was fine, she also weighed at 9lbs 2 oz. With dd6 I measured smaller for dates yet she was 9lbs 5 oz. Go figure. At 18 weeks this time, I measured 20 weeks, even the u/s measured me big, but we are confident of our dates. Hey when it happened only once in 6 weeks due to the flu..lol.. a person is pretty confident.

Also remember the measurements they use are averages... which means some will be bigger and others smaller.

So exciting you're meeting your baby soon!!!

[its_our_family]

It could be a lot of things. But I think that far along it doesn't mean much if it is just a week. at my 8 weeks visit with my second (this pg) I was measuring 14 weeks instead of 8. With my son I measured 2 weeks ahead the entire time.

It could have just been the way baby was laying....

[pamamidwife]

Yeah, it's not an exact science. It's an estimation - and then ONLY for a baseline look at growth, not how big your baby is according to the weeks.

I can measure a belly, then my assistant or apprentice could measure right after me and get 2cm difference. It's totally normal - varies from provider to provider, baby to baby, week to week.

It's no big deal. ;)