weight measurements in uk

I m nearly 28wks n i have no idea how much baby weighs n how long he is... My last u/s was at 20wks as all uk ladies know thy dont tell weight n size... I m really worried as i feel my tummy is not growing although i m measuring exactly every week... My question is will my midwife tell me if i ask abt weight n size of baby?? I just want piece of mind that hes gaining some weight aswell?!. I m ftm n i dont know whether thy answer these questions??

I kinda confused I've had my first antinatal appointment and my first scan so what apoointments will I have now?

if your due date hasnt changed i wouldnt worry about it too much, im due just after you on the 7th and weight was never mentioned at my scans so far (although i dont think they bother about that in the uk unless they think the baby is particulary large at the end of a pregnancy) you'll notice some recent posts about weights being wildly inaccurate, and my first baby was deemed "huge" and i was sent to a different hospital 2 hours away to give birth...

Just wondering roughly how long this takes and if I will get any other tests done at this appointment I live in the UK. Cant wait to see my baby again! Thanks!

The machine goes by his measurements and comes up with a weight! It could be off by pounds but it's just an estimate! Just like due dates are an estimate!

Has anyone else been told theyre baby is measuring too big or too small??? It made me worry but thanks to research i relaxed a bit. At first i was even jealous of those saying theyre baby measured big. Shoot i rather my baby be ahead in size than behind.

Muscle is your friend... however, make sure your strength training (weight lifting) is utilizing low weight and high repetitions... you most likely do not want to bulk up.

I was 30 weeks 6 days and my baby was measuring 35 weeks. They estimated his weight at 5lbs 7 oz. I'm very nervous of having a big baby...but my doctor said the ultrasound could be off. He isn't worried. My belly was measuring 34 weeks though. I'm 32 weeks 5 days today.

In the UK they don't give you ultrasounds after 20 weeks, unless there is something wrong or they want to monitor you closely.

It would be helpful not only to track weight but to have the option of tracking measurements. My weight has dropped significantly but I'm increasingly aware that I need to focus more on losing fat and building muscle. Maybe you could have a way of tracking body measurements and have a rough calculation of bodyfat percentage based on weight and measurements? (not entirely accurate, but better than nothing, certainly.

Thanks for the suggestion. We've added measurements for the chest, arm, calf, and thigh to the weight tracker.

Im 39+5 and I havent had an ultrasound since I was 20 weeks so no clue on weight.

I was thinking the same thing too, but I think it's just taking about the weight.

It would be nice if you could add some more measurements to the weight tracker such as bust, arm, thigh, calf. To keep track of all progress being made.

We never did introduce the body measurement tracker since it seemed that most people were pretty satisfied with the body measurements available in the Weight Tracker. What else would you like to track and I'll see if we need to add another tracker or add another option to the existing Weight Tracker.

i was at first worried a little but like they all said, i think its normal...i havent gained much weight in the last 4 weeks, only 3lbs so things must be good, you are probably fine...welcome back!

At 31 weeks my daughter was weighing 4 lbs 1/3 oz. But that was using belly measurements. I've read that any ultrasound measurements or belly measurements are never accurate and I'd always off by some change!

Did they actually measure baby through ultrasound or the measurements of your stomach (fundal height)?

Thanks for the feed back. I'm 35 , 5'2 and weight 186. My daily routine is Zumba, bike 10miles , and walk on treadmill for about 15min. However, I didn't take measurements I will do that today and check back in a few days.

No problem. To be honest i don't understand why they word it like they do in weeks ahead,behind ect. If they're not going to change your due date then why not say measuring a little bigger/smaller than average?

Could just be a big baby who knows..

Lately I've been measuring it from the past 4 weeks. Today at 15 weeks I measure 38 inches but than again I'm tall and my body frame is slightly wide but I'm not over weight either, I'm thin is weird.

I am 35 weeks and in the same boat. I have gained more weight I feel than I needed but the doctor said my measurements are all on track. I get told all the time that I'm still so tiny. A lady at the bank even asked me what kind of diet I was on to stay that small. I haven't done anything differently. I just think of it as a positive. Hopefully I'll be back to my old self before I know it.

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