**repost** please more feedback

hi ladies

i posted this a few hours ago but didnt get much feedback and as more of you wonderfull momma's are online now i was hoping for a bit more help and advice...

i saw my midwife for my 28 week check up yesterday and she has refered me to see a specialist as im measuring 34 weeks and she said it could be down to excess fluid

i asked her what sort of problems it could cause for the baby but everything i asked she dodged my questions telling me it was nothing to worry about and she just wanted a 'second opinion'

now normally it can take up to 3 or 4 weeks to see nayone at the hospital but she got me an appointment within 48 hours but was still addament it was nothing to worry about..
and when someone keeps telling you not to worry of course you are going to worry

im soo scared that they are going to tell me there is something wrong with my baby.

has anyone else had anything similar and had everything turn out ok?

TIA

I'm the same way but my dr doesn't seem concerned at all!!! I am measuring 36 cm's right now and am 29 weeks....

i have no idea what you are going through...could it be twins?

Quoting 1st_Time_Mama!:“ I'm the same way but my dr doesn't seem concerned at all!!! I am measuring 36 cm's right now and am 29 weeks....”

wtf does that mean??? i am measuring 32.5 is that bad for me?

Quoting AshleyKnight:“ i have no idea what you are going through...could it be twins?”

i have had 2 ultra sounds and they both came back as a normal sized single baby  

Here is an article I found...

I recently wrote about how we measure the uterus during pregnancy. The fundal height is the term for the distance from the pubic bone to the top or fundus of the uterus.So what does it mean if your fundal height is larger than expected?
First of all, only consider that you measure big if your doctor or midwife is concerned, or you feel a lot different than you did in a prior pregnancy. People in your life may feel the need to comment on your size and shape when you are pregnant, but this doesn't mean anything unless your practitioner is also concerned.
If you do measure big, several factors may be playing a role.
Are you certain about the gestational age? A larger than expected uterus can be a sign that you are further along than expected. The earliest ultrasound is the most accurate for gestational age, so if you already had an ultrasound that confirmed a due date, wrong dates is an unlikely cause of measuring big. Are you carrying twins (or more)? Multiple pregnancy will make the uterus measure large, but ultrasound is very good at assessing the number of babies, so once you have had a good professional ultrasound that only saw one baby, you are very unlikely to be carrying twins. Everything may be fine. A large measurement is sometimes just a reflection on how you are carrying the baby. Are you overweight, with extra padding in front of the baby? If you are heavy the measurement may be several centimeters bigger than it otherwise would be, since the distance measured is affected by the thickness of the abdominal wall. Because we can't totally rely on our measurements in overweight women, we often get ultrasounds every month or so to check on the baby's growth. Is there extra amniotic fluid? The measurement of fundal height includes all the contents of your uterus, so if there is extra fluid, you may measure big. Extra fluid may be caused by maternal diabetes or by a problem that the baby has with swallowing, or it may be just a random, meaningless finding. If excess fluid is found, your doctor or midwife will tell you more about it. Is the baby extra big? Babies may grow large when the mother has uncontrolled diabetes, if she herself is overweight, if she has gained excessive weight during the pregnancy, or it can just be a random event. A larger baby means that a cesarean is more likely, although most babies, unless they are expected to be over ten or eleven pounds, can still deliver "from below." Keep in mind though that ultrasound is not as accurate as you might think for fetal weight; assessments are typically give or take 15%, which by the end of pregnancy may be more than a pound!
If the baby is found to be large, what should you do? If you are diabetic, be sure that your blood sugars are as normal as possible. If you are gaining weight at a rapid pace, see if you can slow it down by eating smaller portions and avoiding junk food. But you have to eat when you are hungry -- pregnancy is no time to go on a weight loss diet! Regular exercise may help slow your weight gain also.
Surprisingly, although you might think that inducing labor a few weeks before your due date would make for a better birth (since the baby wouldn't get even bigger), it turns out that induction itself can create problems, and increases the chance of needing a cesarean. Talk to your doctor or midwife to make a plan that is best for you and your baby.

Im in the same boat honey im 23 weeks and measuring up at a whopping 27 weeks.
The only concern they have for me is that my unstable pubic bone wont support me and my torn ligaments will full give way so they wont allow me to go to term  
If there was a problem they have a duty of care to tell you that they think it could be this or that so i wouldnt worry  

Quoting AshleyKnight:“ wtf does that mean??? i am measuring 32.5 is that bad for me?”

normally if your say 32 weeks you should be measuring between 30 and 34 cm's

Quoting 1st_Time_Mama!:“ Here is an article I found... I recently wrote about how we measure the uterus during pregnancy. The ... [snip!] ... increases the chance of needing a cesarean. Talk to your doctor or midwife to make a plan that is best for you and your baby.”

thankyou very much.. reading that has sort of stilled my fears a bit.

ASHLEYKNIGHT here is an article on measuring too small if that's what you think you are....
recently wrote about how we measure the uterus during pregnancy. So what does it mean if your "fundal height" (the name for that measurement) is smaller than expected?
First of all, only focus on measuring big or small if your doctor or midwife is concerned, or you feel a lot different than you did in a prior pregnancy. People in your life may feel the need to comment on your size and shape when you are pregnant, but this doesn't mean anything unless you or your practitioner are also concerned.
If you do measure smaller than expected, several factors may be playing a role.
The measurement of the abdomen during prenatal visits is a very rough estimate of the size of the baby. If the fundal height is smaller than expected, we typically evaluate the baby with ultrasound to see how it is growing. Ultrasound isn't perfect -- estimated weight is actually give or take 15%, which amounts to over a pound at term, but it is the most scientific way we have to estimate fetal growth.
Here are some scenarios that may explain a smaller-than-expected tummy.
Are you "less pregnant" than you thought? (This is unlikely if you already had an ultrasound that confirmed a due date.)
Is this just normal for you? Some women carry their babies low, either in one pregnancy or in all their pregnancies. Since the measurement of fundal height only takes the up-down dimension into account, a baby that is laying sideways or that is low in the mother's pelvis may measure small.
Is the baby small? If the baby does seem small on ultrasound, they will try to determine if the baby is symmetrically small, or if the head is growing normally but the abdomen is falling off the growth curve.
When the baby is symmetrically small, the baby's head, abdomen, and leg bone are all measuring less than expected for gestational age. This may be normal in your family, if people aren't that big. Your doctor will tell you more about symmetrical growth restriction if that turns out to be the case.
When the baby is asymmetrically small, the head will be found to be growing OK, but the abdomen and maybe the leg bone are behind. This is called asymmetrical intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), and may be caused by inadequate nutrients getting to the baby.

The baby's physiology tries to compensate and protect brain development. Nutrients are sent to the head, and brain growth continues even if the rest of the baby isn't growing that well, so the abdominal measurements typically lag behind the head.

Asymmetrical IUGR can be caused by poor blood flow to the placenta, as is sometimes seen with cigarette smoking, maternal high blood pressure, or other vascular problems. Typically the doctor will take measurements with a special doppler ultrasound to check blood flow to the uterus. Poor maternal nutrition can also cause the baby to be small.
If your baby is smaller than expected, you will probably be followed more closely than usual with ultrasounds, fetal monitoring (non-stress testing) and/or daily fetal movement counts. If your nutrition is a problem, consulting with a dietitian and increasing your intake may help. If the problem is blood flow, resting on your side several hours a day may improve growth.
Sometimes it is best to deliver the baby early so he or she can start to eat instead of being dependent on a placenta that isn't working well. Your medical team will follow your pregnancy closely, and will make recommendations to optimize your baby's health.

I recently read that having a full bladder can throw the fundal measurement off by 3-4 cms. This could have a little to do with it? Or a big baby, which is not a bad thing! I always measure big, but by about 4 cm or so. Try not to worry too much, more than likely everything is fine. Its a good thing that you are being checked though by a specialist, some doctors, like mine, blow everything off.

Quoting x x madii x x [team pink]:“ thankyou very much.. reading that has sort of stilled my fears a bit.”

Glad to help...I love google!

Quoting Pksmama:“ I recently read that having a full bladder can throw the fundal measurement off by 3-4 cms. This could ... [snip!] ... is fine. Its a good thing that you are being checked though by a specialist, some doctors, like mine, blow everything off.”

i read the same thing about having a full bladder so i made sure i pee'd just before my appointment... my daughter was huge .. she only weighed 7lbs but was 25inches long and i measured just right with her so if its a big baby i dredd to think how huge she will be  

im so glad that my appointment is first thing in the morning b/cus i dont think i could cope with having ot sit all day wondering what was going on.. now all i have to do is try and get some sleep.. which since ive found BG is a hard thing todo at the best of times.

Apparently hydramnios is what they call a condition where there is too much amniotic fluid and is detected the way your doctor found it.
I found this on a site :

Q: If I have hydramnios, is something definitely wrong with my baby?
A: Not at all. In fact, if you develop the condition during your second trimester, chances are good that your baby is fine and that the hydramnios will disappear on its own. Hydramnios may also occur during perfectly healthy multiple pregnancies. If you're concerned, though, ask your health care provider to check for birth defects and other problems during an ultrasound.

BUT really you never know. At my 18 week ultrasound they told me that my baby had an echogenic bowel (a marker they look for in down syndrome or a bowel blockage) I was FREAKING out crying for until my next ultrasound at 22 weeks and don't you know there was nothing there. whatever they thought they saw was gone! so I know its easier said then done but try not to stress remember god has the final say!