Can midwives be wrong??

[sarahlou29]

I'm 36 weeks now and went to see my midwife yday and she' said from measurements my lil boys gonna be 9lb + I've only gained 14lb throughout the whole pregnancy so could she be wrong has anybody else experienced this?

[Allyemo1985]

Did she scan you? If not and measurements are off your tummy I wouldn't careless. My doctor will always scan and that is a very accurate estimate of baby. Don't worry yourself she's mean to even say this to you so late on in pregnancy. X

[sarahlou29 in reply to Allyemo1985]

Thank you much appreciated.

[Hughesie1206]

They're only human so it's very possible, it will b done off ur measurements + which centille line that ur following so it will be an educated guess and even scans can be off by over a pound either way, I wouldn't worry 2 much you are not going to notice the size of the baby when giving birth your body will just do what it needs to! Xx

[sarahlou29 in reply to Hughesie1206]

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[DrFluffy]

Even a scan is +/- 10% from the true value, so try not to fret too much. If you're consistently being told bubba is big by different peeps - probably is, but don't strew about the opinion if a single person. Xx

[sarahlou29 in reply to DrFluffy]

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[York-mummy]

I'm sure I've seen people on here before saying their midwife said they were having a large baby and it turned out to not to be and vice versa, I don't see how measuring your bump can be that accurate of baby's size as it depends how they are positioned. I wouldn't worry though, what will be will be and you'll have a gorgeous baby at the end of it and that's all that matters! Xx

[sarahlou29 in reply to York-mummy]

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[kimmy01]

hi, majority of midwifes know if babys going to be big or not, just by measuring/feeling baby

don't worrie about it, they say a bigger baby is a healthier baby

my daughter & son was exact same weight 10lb 4 half and they were normal delieverys.

[sarahlou29 in reply to kimmy01]

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