https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:07:04 +0000 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:01:22 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4831 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=94014&title=fundal-height-measurements#94014 Author: luna
Subject: 4831
Posted: 13 December 2006 at 6:01pm

My midwife kept telling me I was probably having a big baby as she felt that I was 'big', however when I had checkups at the hospital, they weren't concerned and my extra scans showed a 'normal' size baby. Amelia was 8lb 4oz, born right smack on her due date.]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:01:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=94014&title=fundal-height-measurements#94014 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93523&title=fundal-height-measurements#93523 Author: busymum
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 7:55pm

I think most mw's take it with a pinch of salt, it's more for checking that bubbas are actually growing from week to week without having to pay for so many scans.

I feel like I'm carrying so much bigger this time - certainly I'm in a new size of clothes - but my fundal height seems to be much the same as with the other two - in fact closer to Hannah's who was 7lb 3oz than Briona's who was 8lb 4oz. For some reason Hannah's measurements were bigger and that's with the same mw!]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:55:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93523&title=fundal-height-measurements#93523 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93444&title=fundal-height-measurements#93444 Author: my2angels
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 3:03pm

I think in the NZ pregnancy book there is a chart thing there too. but as others have said dont rely on it. I was measuring right on for my dates but Kobe was 6 weeks early and the size of a full term baby!]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:03:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93444&title=fundal-height-measurements#93444 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93419&title=fundal-height-measurements#93419 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 2:00pm

Oh I get ya... yeah I had two midwives who measured different... I thought they just started from a different measuring point rather than using different units...?]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:00:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93419&title=fundal-height-measurements#93419 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93410&title=fundal-height-measurements#93410 Author: busymum
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 1:48pm

Yea Nikki I had similar thing with Briona. Sent off for a growth scan in the last month and then she was born full-term at 8lb 4oz LOL. But there are two measurements. One is cm's and the other is slightly more generous. So at 33 weeks I was measuring 32.5 weeks but 29cm. Today I have measured 37weeks but that's only 33cm.

I had a different mw for the other two kids and she only measured cm's. I was trying to do a comparison chart for myself but am a bit stuck on converting the few weeks ahead of me... like how many cm = 38 weeks on the measure?

Becks I might just have to "borrow" my mw's measure next time I couldn't find anything on the net! Oh and I measured the same as you now, at my 29w2d appointment. ]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:48:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93410&title=fundal-height-measurements#93410 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93395&title=fundal-height-measurements#93395 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 1:21pm

The cms usually correspond to the amount of weeks you are.

So as Vix said... 30cms at 30.3 weeks is spot on.

I was measuring small for dates based on fundal height and midwife got a bit worried so she sent me in for a scan. Hannah was freaking huge!!! I don't know where the heck in hell she was hiding because I'm a bit on the small side... but a 9lb 6oz baby measuring small enough to warrant a growth scan?! Weird.

Anyway, so while I say the measurments correspond to weeks - take that with a grain of salt. ]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:21:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93395&title=fundal-height-measurements#93395 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93391&title=fundal-height-measurements#93391 Author: Vixsta
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 1:14pm

Not sure of the measure but i felt you were bigger than me at last shot becks but it is hard to tell when your trying to look at yourself i was 30cm for 30weeks 3 days, but that meassurement is your vaginal area rather than bubs so i supose its the placenta ??? but im no expert thats what i was thinking anyways

Vix ]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:14:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93391&title=fundal-height-measurements#93391 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93361&title=fundal-height-measurements#93361 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 12:10pm

Don;t know if it helps but it is on the back of the tape measure. I have in my notes from my last appointment measuring 30 weeks and the cm measurement is 27.5cm. Which is bang on for my dates, that does surprise me a bit.]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:10:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93361&title=fundal-height-measurements#93361 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93343&title=fundal-height-measurements#93343 Author: busymum
Subject: 4831
Posted: 11 December 2006 at 11:33am

I'm wondering if anyone has, or has a link to, something which shows the comparison of a mw's tape measure - centremetres compared to "weeks"?]]> Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:33:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4831&PID=93343&title=fundal-height-measurements#93343