Cat

Just took an upto date bump pic, and well you know how I said I feel ill and huge and I cant believe how I could physically get any bigger.

Well here is my bump today


Here is my bump at the same stage of pregnancy last time


Im Sooooo much bigger this time, here is a pic of me full term last time


Which I still look bigger than now. Last time I had a 9lb 7oz'er that did damage, and this one seems huge, Im getting really worried now

LynnieH

Cat,
Don't panic hun, It does look a similar size but if you had taken a side on view of me each time I would have looked bigger second time because I was all out front. Frankie was only 7lb 2oz. Jonny was 9lb 2 oz

Cat

Thing is with both pregnancies I have been all out front! Plus I am really feeling this one under my ribs so I cant even sit properly without a lot of pain to my ribs which Inever had before. Looks like I might opt for that growth scan after all. Last time with Noah bing big and back to back he dislodged my tailbone so Iwas signed off work for 6 months, unable to sit down properly.

Imi

Cat first of all .... CALM DOWN!!! lol

It's not that much bigger hun ... and you might find your carrying alot of fluid!
Try not to panic and tell your MW next time you see her your concerned and explain why.
Im sure everything will be fine ... just try to relax and not panic!!
xxx

Tam

Dionne

its a lovely bump

but please dont worry about the size, did you see my 34 week bump with Harley? i was mesuring 42 weeks and he was only 6lb

it was all fluid not baby

Spunky Cupkake

hi cat do you know what your having ?? it could be a girl but dont worry as it could be more water your carrying not all baby good luck

spunky xx

Cat

Im having another boy. Iknow it may be something like fluid or just my muscles being different, its just after the problems I suffered last time Im very aware of having another big baby that might cause even more damage. I was offered a growth scan for this one, but I sort of prefered the idea of being in the dark about it, because if its a big baby I really dont want to go for a section as Im not allowed an epi, and Iwould have to have a general anesthetic and Ireally dont want to be knocked out and miss the birth.
I wondered about the possibility of gestational diabeties even, as I have some family history of diabeties, and I have been having some of the classic symptoms, and it often goes undetected on urine tests (not that I have had one of those in 3 months) Dont know whats the best thing to do, just ignor it and carry on, or get a growth scan (which might only worry me more) or what?

Layla

Cat, on ethan (my second prengancy) i got huge! and i mean huge! it was so uncomfy, i mesured my bump (round ways, not lengh) ad i got to 60 inches round before i dropped!! and back then i was a size 14, so it wasnt like i was big before hand or anything.

The hospital had me in for growth scans and they said i was having a big baby and that i had hardly any fluid, turns out, he was 7lbs 7oz and i had pints and pints of fluid in me which was making me big.

I really wouldnt worry to much about it hun, im sure everthing is fine.

xx

Cat

So even with a growth scan is it still a bit of a guestimate on size? I thought they would be really acurate cause they can measure head circumfrence and length etc.