silly midwife :(

[xNatLauz]

So 3 weeks ago I went to the maternity assessment unit feeling very fluey, hot, general feeling of being unwell. They checked babys heart and also monitored mine. My pulse was 124 bpm and babys was 160 rising to 190 when I had palpitations. Midwife knew I was obviously anxious as per the palpitations but she felt my stomach and said in the most daunting voice ' oo, baby feels very small. We are going to do a growth scan and possibly induce you at 37 weeks ' instant panic attack. She leaves me on a ctg monitoring babys heart for around an hour then returns with a doctor who feels my belly. She says yeah baby seems an 'ok' size, no need for scan.. I was discharged and told to go back on Monday for another ecg on my heart.

Monday comes, a lovely (older) midwife feels ny belly and says well baby isn't going to be the biggest in the world but you don't wanna push out a ten pounder do you? .. wtf.

Should I be worried? I mean I am massively round but I am only 5 foot 1 so I will look large anyway. Got an appointment with community midwife tomorrow at 9.30am x

[xNatLauz]

Thank you everyone, she really worried me. He's my first and I thought she maybe thought out loud, either way its played on my mind. I am going to ask for a US tomorrow, one midwife said an US isn't an accurate way to measure a baby?? How the hell do they do measurements then? Argh stupid NHS! xx

[lisabp]

I wouldn't worry I was toled my second would be really small they wouldn't do a scan just said not to worry an when she was born she was 7 pound an 11 ounce not small at all lol

[agrell]

If you are concerned I would request an u/s...and have them check your fluid levels and such...hope all is good...good luck

[tasha_labruyere]

I wouldnt worry to much. im not exactly sure how u tell the full size of a baby just by feeling ur tummy. but they culd be just wrong and the baby culd of just been far back?

[xNatLauz]

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