Bump measurement

[Altima A]

Hello,
I had my routine midwife appointment at 28 weeks 5 days and my bump measured around 30cm , today i had another midwife appointment at 32 weeks 5 days and i measured around 32cm. Is this something to worry.. i am panicking very much.. they offered me a growth scan but i am very anxious if something is wrong with the baby...all my scans uptill 24 weeks were normal ..can anybody share their experiences or knowledge

 

[Jft1]

Hello. The same thing happened to me with both my pregnancies. My bump measured exactly as it should until nearer the end, around 32 weeks I’m sure. I started measuring a lot smaller and they didn’t see any growth so like 30cm at 32 weeks, 31cm at 34 weeks etc. I was offered growth scans and everything showed to be perfect. Try not to worry, it’s really common with the bump measurements. Good luck!

 

[Altima A]

Hello jft1,
Thts was absolutely reassuring ..waiting for my growth scan and hope everything would be fine n i could see the baby again. Thank you veryy much.

 

[MadamRose]

Hi size of bump is just an indication baby could just be laying different or you might be carrying a little more fluid. I measured perfect all the way with both my girls but had 9lbs 12 and 9lbs 13oz babies! Like everything it’s just a estimation tool

 

[Bevziibubble]

Bump measurement can be inaccurate. I once got told my bump hadn't grown in three weeks and was sent for a scan which showed baby was growing perfectly.
Sometimes if baby changes position it can give different measurements.

 

[Suggerhoney]

Very normal for bump measurements to be out..
2 midwife cud measure u on the same day and give 2 different results.
Some don't get the tape measure right to the public bone and can do it slightly above.
Please don't worry.
I only found when I measured small I did have a small baby.