Anyone Measuring further than they are?

[autumn907]

Just curious not worried in the slightest. I'm 26 weeks 4 days and measuring 28 weeks. Anyone have this exciting adventure?

Also, the orange drink is gross.. lol

[chicagomomab]

Not so far with this baby but with DD1 I consistently measured a week or two big. My doctor wasn't concerned and I had a very normal sized baby (7lb 11oz). I wouldn't sweat it.

[CTri17]

at my appointment last saturday I was measuring a week ahead

[CaptainLeela]

Yep, I've been measuring about two weeks ahead the entire pregnancy. At my last visit I was 25 weeks and measuring 28 weeks. He wasn't super concerned since I've had a pattern of measuring ahead, but he did say there's a good chance they'll do another u/s closer to delivery to double check her growth. 

ETA: I also had a decent amount of belly fat to begin with so that is contributing to my measurements as well

[autumn907]

I'm so glad she didn't change my due date lol. I've never measured ahead usually I was under. But 2 weeks ahead... I was all geesh how big is he gonna be lol.

[honeylemon]

Jan 30, 2015 18:08:23 GMT -5 autumn907 said:

I'm so glad she didn't change my due date lol. I've never measured ahead usually I was under. But 2 weeks ahead... I was all geesh how big is he gonna be lol.

It could be a little extra amniotic fluid. I measured a little ahead with my last but when my water broke, we realized it was mostly fluid. She was only 8lb 2oz at birth.

[scattered]

At 25 weeks I was measuring 29 weeks. This is my second pregnancy in 11 months though, so it's to be expected. I've never been "ahead" either, I was like 4 weeks behind with my first for awhile.

[CTri17]

Jan 30, 2015 18:02:26 GMT -5 CTri17 said:

at my appointment last saturday I was measuring a week ahead

ETA: that was fundal height measurement, not by U/S or anything. So I'm not concerned

[autumn907]

Jan 30, 2015 18:19:51 GMT -5 honeylemon said:

Jan 30, 2015 18:08:23 GMT -5 autumn907 said:

I'm so glad she didn't change my due date lol. I've never measured ahead usually I was under. But 2 weeks ahead... I was all geesh how big is he gonna be lol.

It could be a little extra amniotic fluid. I measured a little ahead with my last but when my water broke, we realized it was mostly fluid. She was only 8lb 2oz at birth.

I have another level 2 on the 11th. To check on his foot, bowels and new spot. I'll ask them to check the fluid. My babies have been average.
1st : 7lbs 4oz. 2nd: 8lbs 15oz. 3rd: 7lbs 8oz

I'm hoping to stay in those averages. But I'm sure he is just tall. His measurements for length was in the 90th when I had my last u/s in december.

[marybeth]

DS consistently measured a little big, until the very end when my blood pressure stared getting high. He was 6 lb 9 oz when he was born.

[Cornflakegirl]

I've been measuring about a week and a half ahead the whole time.

[lgsdesigner]

Not with this one, but with my son I did. He was just a larger baby, so he measured bigger than the average-sized child. Nothing to fret about.

[Renarene]

I am only 23 weeks and measuring ok as far as I know. Doc never told me it was off. My last pregnancy though I measured 5 weeks ahead. I was induced at 38 weeks and she was 9 pounds even and there was a lot of amniotic fluid.

I think there are many reasons for measuring ahead but that was my experience.

[angelasashes]

At my last appointment I measured 4 weeks ahead, and my doctor had a cow! I think part of it was that I'd had some extra weight gain because of the holidays. We'll see how things go at my appointment next week!

[smile55k]

Are you talking about fundal height (measuring tape) or ultrasounds here? I'm confused! I've only been told what I'm measuring at my AS and my early ultrasounds, so I have no idea what I'm "measuring at" right now. It seems the measuring tape method would be pretty inaccurate, depending on what you ate and if you pooped that day.

[autumn907]

smile55k I'm talking Funda height. He is measuring in yhe 90th via ultrasound for hight. Or at least that's what they told me lol. But I measured 2 weeks ahead via Fundal height on Friday

[orangepickle]

Nope - I wish I had this. My LO is measuring small, which was expected, but we're hoping he packs on the pounds in the next few weeks.

[amelandre]

Last pregnancy i measured large the whole time, and he ended up being a totally average size. This time I'm measuring large, but I don't trust it any more. I spent too much time last pregnancy freaking out about having a 10lb baby, this time I'm just not going to think it's anything but extra fluid until they weigh and measure LO on the outside.

[yianna]

With my first two (take homes) I measured about a week ahead from 24 weeks on. My second, I was dx with high fluid at 32 weeks, and was measuring 2 weeks ahead.

To put things in perspective - my ODS was albs, 12 ounces (born at 39w4d) and my second was 8lbs, 5 ounces (born at 39w).

With this one, I'm measuring right on target, however, I have a growth scan tomorrow and I'm certain, she will measure at 27 weeks (I'll be 26w3d tomorrow) just because I feel HUGE all of a sudden, OR my fluid is high again.

Either way - the crazy thing about all of this is, if your LO has a growth spurt, it'll make you measure bigger, but you could measure the 28 weeks for a full week and a half and essentially, growth catches up with weeks.