Hello Meadsie, just wanted to say I'm in a similar position as you right now.
Saw a fill-in OB today for my appt at 35.5 weeks. (Is yours away on conference too?)
So I lay down for the old tape measure thang and as he measured me his eyebrows shot up and I thought Oh God here we go.... fundal height is 39. Pfft.
So he gave me the same little talk about discussing options with my regular OB when I have my next appt in 2 weeks.
In my case this is my 3rd baby... 1st was 4.2kg and I was induced and birthed her relatively easily considering the whopper she was, only a couple of teeny stitches, and my second was a breeze at 3.3kg, no drugs and no stitches, all good.
I'm scared only because of the baby's well being. I don't care about the pain - I can always scream for an epi! - but I'm worried about shoulder dystocia if the baby's too much bigger than my first.
But I'm going to try to keep calm and talk to my own OB in 2 weeks.
It's not a nice place to be in because your mind goes berserk. But I agree with most of the commments here in that it's impossible to tell exactly how big the baby is and how your body will manage.
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