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[Maruschke]

Fundal height measurements is just one tool midwives use in estimating fetal size and it is perfectly acceptable for this measurement to be out by about 3cm. I appreciate you are a little further out than this but just to emphasise you're not that far over normal. Hopefully your scan will help put your mind at ease.

If you are concerned about your own weight then you could try eating full fat dairy, nuts, avocado, etc and try to have 5 smaller meals a day rather that 3 large ones. Please don't worry too much though, if it helps at all I put on no weight until 23 weeks gestation with my twins and I still managed to grow them both to around 3kg at term.

That does help, thanks I think maybe I had a bit of fluid build up from IVF that I lost slowly?

[beansbeans!]

My ob told me that measuring fundal height was a hit and miss practice. He used me for student practice at one point, all three students got the wrong measurement. At one point with one of them I was measuring heaps behind!
He did the same as what em said. He just knew by feel that she was growing, and he said not to worry about the measurements.
As for weigth gain, I didnt gain any weight until I was 35wks. I would be worried if you were losing lots of weight tho. But If you are eating healthy and eating enough to make yourself full, then I wouldnt worry.

[Eenee]

Yeah I think Bubs position could possibly effect the measurement.
Hard not to worry either way. But as traveller suggested maybe a change indiet would help. also not sure on your actual size but if you are overweight to begin with you may not put on a lot of weight.