Measuring behind and strange comment from midwife

[missy1]

Had my 34 week appointment today and midwife says I'm only measuring as 33 weeks. Midwife wasn't concerned but does this mean my due date is actually a week later than I thought?
Also she said something quite strange. My first baby was a girl and I had a very straight forward, problem free and fast labour. This baby is a boy and she said 'boys are trouble, you may have a more difficult labour this time due to it being a boy' I'd never heard of this have you? I thought to myself, thanks a lot for scaring me! X

 

[_Lexi_]

Your due date is the same, just your bump is measuring at 33 weeks. They're normally happy if its +/- 2 weeks either way. More than that and you'll sometimes be sent for growth scans/check fluid levels. With it only being a week out, you don't need to worry x

 

[fionar]

The boy v girl thing is a load of garbage! My son (my first) was a little less than 6 hour labor start to finish... if that's trouble then I don't know what an easy labor is! Don't let her comment get to you, I'm sure she was trying (and failing) to be funny.

 

[MomPepperdine]

It true for my family lol my uncle broke my gmas ribs n my brother got stuck with my girls I had no problems or pains fast easy labors and with noah I have poly and tons of pains and bh lol

But honestly don't pay attention to that comment

 

[sue_88]

Comment was probably her trying to be funny - I would have just laughed along not get worried about it.

And no your EDD does not change after 12 week scan. Just your bump measurement she took, a very rough indication of how baby growing.

 

[w8ing4bean]

Dont be too concerned about measurement. My last appointment i was 33+5 and measuring 32 weeks. Midwife said could be how baby was lying x

 

[MrsTurner2012]

I gave birth to a boy trouble free! I'd just ignore her!

So not true at all

 

[superbecks]

The measurement doesn't change anything. 1cm is nothing. The comment about boys, harmless banter. I'm a midwife myself and we often joke if labours are long/ heart rate dipping or whatever that it must be a boy. Harmless fun.

 

[missy1]

The measurement doesn't change anything. 1cm is nothing. The comment about boys, harmless banter. I'm a midwife myself and we often joke if labours are long/ heart rate dipping or whatever that it must be a boy. Harmless fun.

I did laugh when she said it. I've not got a sense of humour failure but I just wondered afterwards if there was any truth in it that's all x

 

[monkers1984]

My labour with my daughter was 12 hours of horrendous pain, with a threatened caesarean at any point towards the end due to her heart rate starting to drop - I needed stitches literally everywhere afterwards - my labour with my son however was a breeze my waters broke at home and literally an hour later he was born - no stitches even though he was 9lb 2oz so that theory definitely was correct for me!!! x