Growth scan

I am 36+1 weeks today and I had my midwife app on Thursday. I was measuring 41 weeks! I don’t believe it? I also have only gained round my belly. I am waiting for the hospital to ring me for a growth scan next week. Midwife said the scan will be more accurate as they’ll be able to measure weight etc Xx

They check baby over and measure their head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur length. They then use these measurements to get you an estimated weight of baby. During scan they will also check blood flow through the umbilical cord to baby. All my growth scans never last more than 10 minutes and they’ll tell you then and there baby’s weight and a midwife will plot it on your growth chart. Depending on results midwife may recommend further scans to keep track of baby or they may be happy with the one off. I am having 3 weekly scans currently due to baby being on the smaller side. I think of it as extra chance to check in on him and don’t see them as a a negative 😊

I've had extra growth scans throughout due to my bmi It'll be very similar to your 20 week anomaly scan where they do an ultrasound of baby and just do some measurements of baby, placenta, and amniotic fluid. Usually lasts 15-20 minutes depending how easy it is for them to get clear images of baby It might be your midwife coulsnt accurately track baby from your tummy now hence the growth scan, as you day this could just be some tummy weight, big baby, or amniotic fluid. Scan sizes aren't always accurate as depends on babies position etc. For clarify

Same thing happened to me and went for a scan and apparently baby is measuring big still so another scan in 3 weeks. Baby all in proportion just big but expected really as me and my partner are both tall and both are mums had big babies. Again only have a bump at the front, no weight anywhere else so it’s all baby x

With my daughter I was sent for a growth scan at 35 weeks and was told she was measuring big and would be a big baby She was born 6lb 4oz Just thought you should know even ultrasounds aren't that accurate either x

It doesn’t really mean anything other than a big baby - they will just talk you through your options for labour as obviously they may recommend a c section if on the larger side

I’m in the exact same position as you! Bump was actually measuring just under average until 36 weeks and now it’s much larger than average. Extra growth scan on Christmas Eve. If anything, I’m looking forward to just seeing my baby one more time before I meet him in person ☺️ seems like the measuring done via scans and the midwives can vary a lot in accuracy at these later stages, so taking it all with a big pinch of salt.

My tummy wasn’t big, but had a big fundal height measurement. Turned out he was breech and is up high.

I'm getting a growth scan with this baby because my last (his 1 and half now) was big. They estimated him to be over 8 pounds and he was. He was 8 pounds 14oz and for my height / weight etc they didn't want me to get to 40 weeks and tried to push for c section but thankfully I went into labour at 39 weeks and avoided what they wanted to do. My first was apparently going to be big but they messed up on that he was only 6 pounds! Lol xx

Came back here to say that I saw my midwife today for 38 week app (I am 37w5d) and bump is now back to measuring “normal”, but I will still have the extra scan that’s booked in for Christmas Eve. He’s also now finally head down, and in my pelvis 🎉