Big baby

I had my 25 week midwife appointment yesterday and the midwife said she was a little concerned about the size of my bump, and that my baby was measuring in the 98th percentile 😬😬
Is this something I should be worrying about? I understand the link between a bigger baby and gestational diabetes, but are there other things I should be concerned about? I was a little caught off guard by the fact that midwife was concerned, especially as my last pregnancy was so smooth and easy.
She also mentioned my baby is in breech, but I still have plenty of time for the baby to turn around, so I'm less worried about this-or am I just being a bit naive?

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Hey my baby was measuring big for the whole of my pregnancy near enough and she was 6lbs so don’t take it to heart x

With my last pregnancy and this one the babies were measuring big, had gestational diabetes tests and all came back normal. And actually my daughter was born a perfectly normal size. They often get it wrong cause they’re just guessing. I wouldn’t be concerned to be honest they might just send you for a GTT or a growth scan x

I measured around 90th percentile my last pregnancy and my baby was 6lbs 12oz when born. It’s not very accurate so I wouldn’t worry.

It’s just an estimate. Belly could also be big because you have w lots of fluid. I had a friend who’s belly was huge but her baby came out 6lbs. But you had to push down about an inch to even feel her baby, whereas mine was right under the skin I didn’t have excess fluid. Baby’s weight is not guaranteed through measurements/scans until they are born and put on the scale- anything in utero are all estimates.

My estimates were off, even my growth scan. He was 8lbs when they said 97th centile- so try not to worry!

Thank you. I'm trying not to stress too much at this point, just getting concerned about maybe needing a C-section as I had such a good natural birthing experience with my daughter. She was 8lb 4oz so hoping this baby (also a girl) is similar! My husband was over 10lb at birth (and his brother was 6lb but 6 weeks prem) so not sure if this baby is taking on his giant genes! Im also trying to do the maths of being out of action with C-section recovery with a newborn and a clingy 21 month old and getting stressed about that.
I have a glucose test booked in as I have family history of diabetes, but thankfully didn't develop GD in my last pregnancy so fingers crossed for this one too 🤞🏼
Are growth scans not routinely offered? I had one with my last pregnancy at around 34 weeks but just assumed it was routine 🙈

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