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Re: ? about size of uterus

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 00:23:27 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Joyce wrote: >
>At Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Joyce wrote:
>>
>>I had my 12 wk checkup with peri yesterday. Heard the baby's hb,
>>sounded nice and strong. However, the nurse measured me and said my
>>uterus measured 16 wks. This alarmed me and I asked my peri if this was
>>ok. He said a woman who has been pregnant before can expand more -
>>sooner. I have had 2 u/s already(7 & 9 wks) so I know its not twins. I
>>have had 3 pregnancies before. A full term 8lb 11oz baby boy, a
>>miscarriage and my last preg. was complicated by HELLP. I had my
>>daughter at 25 wks. Both deliveries were c-sections. This will be my
>>last pregnancy, I'm 36 and it is exhausting when it is high risk. My
>>baby girl did not make it last year and I really seem to be doing good
>>so far with my blood pressure and health. I am worried about this
>>because I read sometimes a woman can have too much amniotic fluid. I'm
>>not diabetic. I'm overweight and carry most of my weight in my
>>tummy(even after losing 5 pds from m/s). Can this screw up the
>>measurement? Should I not worry about this?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Joyce

The extra tummy fat is probably the culprit -- if you continue to measure bigger, then your will have another ultrasound

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South Lake Tahoe, CA

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