Small bump and baby

I went for a routine midwife appointment yesterday (I'm 27 weeks today) and my fundal height was 24cm. The midwife seemed completely fine with it and not concerned but it seemed quite small to me. Has anyone had any experience with this? Were you sent for a scan/was the baby measuring fine?

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The measurements aren't accurate as it's all dependant on baby's position that day

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I was told at my 25 week appointment that +/- 2 cm for how many weeks pregnant you are is considered okay as the measurements aren't accurate. However at my 29 week appointment the measurement was -3 cm and has now crossed over the line on the chart so it has triggered a growth scan.

You can ask if you are concerned, but it might be that they are waiting for your next measurement to compare growth a bit more accurately on the chart to see if there is a concern.
They didn't seem concerned that I was meausring -3 more that the growth hadn't followed the expected rate on the chart if that makes sense

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Yes I said if it was enough to warrant a scan but said she wasn't concerned for now

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Mine went down a cm instead of up 3cm so now I am also waiting for a scan but the midwife wasn’t worried. I read it could be because of the baby’s position but also different people measured it each time

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It wil have been plotted on a chart, it will depend how the chart looks not what the number of cm is. Do you have access to your notes online so you could have a look? When they measure they look for the growth to measure the trajectory x

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Small bump and baby

I went for a routine midwife appointment yesterday (I'm 27 weeks today) and my fundal height was 24cm. The midwife seemed completely fine with it and not concerned but it seemed quite small to me. Has anyone had any experience with this? Were you sent for a scan/was the baby measuring fine?

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