42 week pregnancy - advice!

black-saturn

Sorry, I have had 2 children but whats a fundus? Is it anything to do with fish fingers?

WeirdoMagnet

black-saturn wrote:

Sorry, I have had 2 children but whats a fundus? Is it anything to do with fish fingers?

LOL - just what I was thinking B-S!!! I've looked it up and found this at justmommies.com:

Fundal Height
What exactly is a fundus and how is fundal height measured? If you've heard these words during your pregnancy, you might have asked these questions. Fundal height is useful in assessing fetal growth and development. Too high of a measurement and you could be having twins (or other fetal growth problems). Too low of a measurement and your baby could be having problems with fetal growth such as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).

Fundus is the medical term for the upper portion of the uterus between the fallopian tubes. Fundal height is measured using a tape measure and measuring from the top of your pubic bone to the top of your fundus. Fundal height is measured in centimeters and should closely match your baby's gestational age. So, for example, if you're 24 weeks pregnant, your fundal height should be 24 centimeters.

Fundal height can vary from person to person and it is not an exact measurement. As you approach late pregnancy, fundal height will become less accurate.

Please remember that fundal height is only one factor in assessing fetal development.

rozeepozee

patchwork_cat wrote:

Rozeepozee
I really wouldn't have thought that a 1 cm difference infundal height was even worth mentioning by your midwife - it is only a guide!the baby and your body haven't read the info. Normal gestation range is about 5/6 weeks.

It struck me as rather odd as it doesn't seem like a particularly accurate measurement in any case - she was just there with her little tape measure! Anyhow, I haven't a clue cos I'm totally new to this -she could tell me anything!

bumpybecky

I had dd 1 & 2 in a different health authority to dd3. With dd1 & 2 they never bothered with that fundal height thingy for either pregnancy - midwife just looked at me and said I looked about right

I was most suprised when the midwife here for dd3 got all funny cos my bump wasn't the right size according to her tape measure :rolleyes: bump even got smaller at one point, but that was because a different midwife was doing the measuring

Jo if you're fed up of skipping try marching up and down the stairs

NAR

Now look Jo this dramatisation is all very well on your part, but what about hubby/partner. Look at all the extra stress he is going through and you aren't making it any easier!!!

Us men are forgotten about at this stage and have to go through it all on our own (as Nikki would say) It's not fair!!!
(Seriously good luck Jo) :beer:

Jo_R_2

NAR wrote:

Now look Jo this dramatisation is all very well on your part, but what about hubby/partner. Look at all the extra stress he is going through and you aren't making it any easier!!!

LOL NAR! :rotfl:

I keep getting told how stressed he is! Luckily after yesterday's false alarm (at 42 and a half weeks!!!) he decided to start his leave as it's pretty inevitable that something is going to happen one way or another in the next week and he has got 3 weeks off so he's quite pleased about that

I showed him your message and he was well chuffed to have a guy on his side!!!

glenstan

just reading this thread and putting every spare penny into my 24 week in the womb, first granchild to be fund, all of my money saving and common sense has gone out of the window at the moment. i am elated. been to next outlet sale today with the mother to be and cannot buy anything . dear babe decided to turn its backon mummy at the scan. loads of blue or pink bargains to be had but which do we buy?

happygal_3

Well done for standing your ground Jo!

I had to fight for homebirth with my third. Paperwork went missing, weren't going to be enough midwives to go round and then I went ten days over!

The presure to induce was huge one midwfe even said to me they induce at ten days but if the doctors are bored they might get you in at seven. At no time was I told the hospitals monitoring policy for overdue ladies.

In the end I had a fantastic homebirth and was only in labour for 3 1/2 hours, midwife arrived 5 mins before baby was born, spent a lovely day in bed with partner and baby and my older children got to see baby straight away.

inkie

happygal wrote:

Well done for standing your ground Jo!

I had to fight for homebirth with my third. Paperwork went missing, weren't going to be enough midwives to go round and then I went ten days over!

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The NHS Trust with which you are booked has a legal obligation to provide a midwife to attend you for a home birth . Drs can refuse to book you for a home birth - a midwife has to attend - you may not get a midwife who advocates homebirth, or is necesarily skilled at such, but the Supervising Authority has to provide midwife for a home birth (with an additinoal one at the time of delivery, being'best practice). The Sup. Authority cannot use the excuse that there are not enough midwives - they have to provide cover for home births 24 hrs per day - hence 2 midwives being on call each night.

inkie

bumpybecky wrote:

I had dd 1 & 2 in a different health authority to dd3. With dd1 & 2 they never bothered with that fundal height thingy for either pregnancy - midwife just looked at me and said I looked about right

I was most suprised when the midwife here for dd3 got all funny cos my bump wasn't the right size according to her tape measure :rolleyes: bump even got smaller at one point, but that was because a different midwife was doing the measuring

Speaking from experience you cannot 'look right', an examination should take place - in all my yrs as a midwife I have never used a tape meaure to determine the height of the fundus, just use my hands - they tell me a lot more than a tape measure ever could! - it worries me that we are losing the skill of using hands and ears to look after our mums and babies - yes technology has it's place, but there are many situations where it's not required or not available - the art of midwifery is in danger of being lost.