Request another growth scan?

I'm currently 32 weeks. I had an early scan as I was considering abortion. They gave me a date around May/June. Then when I booked it with the midwife they calculated start of July and at my 20 week scan they measured baby on the 94th percentile. I'm absolutely huge and baby has dropped already and is in position. I know that means nothing really but the difference in due dates that I have been given makes me wonder if he's actually due a lot earlier. At my last midwife appointment she measured my tummy but never wrote anything in my folder. Just said everything is fine. I'm freaking out abit as I'm not prepared at all. This is my 3rd baby in 3 years. My last one arrived early at 36 weeks so if they got my date wrong he could be arriving any moment. What should I do? Midwife appointment is not till the 20th. Ps it's not the first time she's muddled things up. She's not booked my 20 week scan properly, missed to give me iron tablets and even filled in my maternity form wrong.
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Did you have a saying dating scan between 10 and 14 weeks? Those are quite accurate.

Not sure if it helps with your question, but if you are not happy with your midwife, you can ask to be changed to another one

Honestly, I would ask for a new midwife and also ask for another scan. Try to track your last period etc, but also remember that you, yourself will be bigger because it's your third baby. My baby is measuring in the 97 percentile and based on her measurements she should be due 2 weeks earlier. I also had early scans and they told me for sure when I was 9 weeks due to baby's growth at that stage. The further along the get, the less accurate the scan due date will be

If it would help you then yes ask for another scan or to change midwife. If baby does come early they can tell by looking at them if the dates was off. One of my sisters children was early based on their due date but when he was born he was clearly overdue and roughly matched with her date she thought. If youve no complications baby will come when theyre ready just make sure you go in and get checked if youre ever worried. Even if 9/10 midwives wont listen to you there will be one that will xx

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