Hey all, so my sister in law is freaking out a bit, going to see if anyone can shed some light. We measured her fundal height, she is 24 weeks and only measured 14in. Should she be worried ? She looks like a normal size but now she is worried because she's measuring so small. Does anyone have any advice I could give her ?
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No worries, I understand why the 14 inches would have caused her to panic a little! But that is what were all here for, pregnancy and being a mother to little one's can be stressful it's nice to have some support no matter how many times you've gone through it all!
@andrea.herrington omg that's what it is then !!!! Thank you so much I never even thought of that! See that's why I ask all of you smart experienced mommys!! :)
You are supposed to measure in centimeters not inches. You start at the top of the uterus and measure down to the pubic bone. One cm for every week.
@beebaby yea that's what I was thinking too
@beebaby yes what I read said to start from the too of the pubic bone
@brbsmomma She doesn't want to be one of those people who run to the doctor for nothing, she's not having any bad symptoms or anything I just wanted to get other people's thoughts so I could ease her mind a little
That's what I was thinking too because if someone is big to start out with they aren't going to measure right and same thing if you are small. I would only see that guideline working for people who are of average weight
I was small when i was pregnant with my first and im small nOw. I think it matters how tiny or what before your pregnancy. MY first was born at 5 pounds 9 ounces and only a week early
If she's really worried she should call and be seen, but in my personal experience I measured small through my whole pregnancy and the only thing that came of it was lots of nsts at the end.
@haley-lamb that's what I was thinking too. But she compares her bump to mine when I was pregnant but we are w different people. Mine was more out and her is more wide but i told her the baby could be laying in a bad position for measuring too
@beebaby I did, not the doctor. They told her they were going to measure her at her next appt so she was curious as to what she was measuring
@brbsmomma They haven't started measuring her yet and her last appointment was about a month ago so she's not sure what they are going to say, she doesn't know if this is normal or not. But her next appt is a couple weeks away.
That's what I looked like when I gave birth, my baby was 6 lbs 6 oz. if her doctors aren't worried then I wouldn't worry too much either
I thought it seemed weird because I think she's actually pretty big and when we measured I was like ... Huh? We have to be doing something wrong !