Why does the doctor Measure your uterus when your pregnant?

Question

I am 26 Weeks Pregnant, however I am measuring 31 weeks. What does that mean?

Answer 1

It means you have a large baby. Larger than the average. Measuring the uterus give an estimate of the babies size.

Answer 2

You are measuring that you are 31 weeks along and that is why he measured you. If you think you are 26 weeks, he is either wrong or you were wrong about your due date and you are 5 weeks off. Or your kid may be bigger.

Answer 3

The doctor measures what's called your fundus, its from the top of the unterus to the bottom it normally coinsides with how many weeks you are. They want to make sure the baby is growing and you are too. You may just have a nice healthy baby :) No worries, if your dr. is worried they will tell you.
Good luck.

Answer 4

It could be that your baby is kind of big for gestational age. It could be that your dates are wrong. It could simply be the position that the baby is laying in.

At 26 weeks, they would expect your fundal height to be 26 cm. + or - 2 cm either way is normal, so 24 to 28 cm would be considered normal for your gestation.

Answer 5

It means you gonna have a big baby!! I measured larger when I was pregnant and my son was 9lbs 4oz and 2 weeks early. If your quack thinks there's a problem you'll be well looked after.

Best of luck.

Answer 6

It tells the doctor how dialated you are, which is an indication of how soon the baby will be coming out of the birth canal.

Answer 7

to have a feel of u ?
just kidding
its there way of confirming how many weeks you are

Answer 8

Healthy Pregnancy Care
Antenatal Classes
Active Birth Course
Nutrition Health

Healthy Pregnancy Care

Antenatal care is important for any pregnant woman. Going for regular check-ups is not a luxury but an important necessity since it means the pregnancy can be monitored accurately. A Midwife or a Doctor is capable of doing the monitoring and care. All high risk cases are monitored by an obstetrician but low risks can be dealt with by a specialist midwife in a private capacity

What will your midwife/doctor do when you go for your antenatal check-ups?

Your midwife has been trained to do all routine care for healthy women. She will look out for any abnormalities or problems that may arise. The following is involved in antenatal consultations:

• History taking. This is important so the risks can be identified immediately and appropriate treatment & referral rendered.



• Blood pressure

• Weight

• Palpate the baby and find his position.

• Measure the uterus for adequate growth.

• Measure the amount of fluid around the baby for foetal well- being.

• Monitor the foetal movements.

• Listen to the foetal heart and assess the tones.

• Blood testing.


• Ultrasound at 20 weeks and another one later if necessary.

•Nutritional information and supplements.

• Instructions on perineal care.

• Information on exercise, health and hygiene.

• Answering questions.

• Discussing fears and anxieties.

• Providing information on issues such as constipation, heartburn, etc.

• Providing access to relevant books and other reading material.

It is essential that your caregiver cover all the psychological and emotional aspects for a healthy pregnancy to occur.

Written & compiled by Sr. Tracy Roake.

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Antenatal Classes

An exciting time of your pregnancy is the preparation for birth and parenthood. Midwives, Childbirth Educators and Doulas conduct antenatal classes.
A mother will normally attend antenatal classes at around 28 weeks of pregnancy. The course will last from 6-10 weeks. The pregnant couple normally attends the class once a week for approximately 2 hours a session. Various topics that will help you through the pregnancy, labour and the birth are covered you will receive some good parenting tips.

What topics are included in the classes?

• Discomforts in pregnancy and minor and major complaints
• Warning signs
• Labour and birth
• Medical intervention.
• Complications and how to manage them
• Coping skills (Pain management)
• Birth options
• Breastfeeding
• Parenting skills
• Videos and visuals
• Samples and give-aways

The classes are very important for you, the parent, as they are designed to empower you and make you feel comfortable with what is happening to your body. They are designed to eradicate fears and anxieties, which are associated with birth.

Click on the directory to find a Childbirth Educator that will meet your needs.

Written by Sr.Tracy Roake.

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Active Birth Course

Active Birth is the art of giving birth freely, instinctively, with ease and pleasure.

The Course aims to help eradicate fears thus helping you to love birth. It also helps you to tune in and to understand the difference between life-giving pain and the pain of injury. Women are designed to give birth. We need to find the Love, Harmony and Peace to bring forth our child with confidence and trust. Women have done it for centuries; we just need to be reminded of our inherent abilities.

Click on Active Birth for a description of the advantages of being active in pregnancy and birth.

This Course has been designed by Sr. Tracy Roake. Its main purpose is to help eliminate fears and anxieties that society has created around birth. It is a weekend course run over a Saturday and Sunday. It covers all the essential parts of antenatal classes such as: The birth process, pregnancy care, coping skills, pain relief, complications and emergency procedures. Participants have the opportunity to practice labour positions and birth positions.

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Nutrition Health

It is often said that planning to fall pregnant should viewed in the same way as preparing for a big marathon. You have to train before hand, study the course, look at the competition and plan your strategy. The big day itself is only a drop in the ocean - the work you have put in before the big day will determine how well you do…
Nutrition during pregnancy is probably the most important aspect of this magical creation of life, and more often than not it is the one aspect we think the least about. Questions like, "What sex is the baby…?", "What colour are you going to do the nursery…?", "Who is your doctor or midwife…?", seem to take up more of our energy than questions like "What did you feed your growing baby today...?".
Everything that enters into your body has a direct effect on your baby. Every nutrient, every vitamin, every thought, every piece of food plays a part in your baby’s development. Good nutrition before and during pregnancy can make the difference between health and sickness and support the general constitution of your child for life.
It has been calculated that it takes an estimated 75 000 calories to make a baby (i.e. about 300-400- extra calories per day). This is no excuse to go out and eat for 2… it means we need to take in nutrient-dense foods, high in fibre and low in fats and sugars. Junk food is more likely to contain harmful food additives and unhealthy fats than unprocessed foods. Simply put, junk food provides more fat with fewer useful nutrients to you and your baby.
Mother Nature has provided the inner baby with the mechanisms to get what it needs from the mother, often at the mother’s expense should she already be nutritionally deficient. Besides making a new baby, these nutrients are needed to form the placenta, to increase the size of the uterus and breast tissue, and to create amniotic fluid.
During pregnancy, the digestive tract becomes more sensitive (as any mom-to-be with morning sickness would testify). As the pregnancy progresses, the womb ioncreases in size and as a result,the size of the stomach. The expecting woman needs to adapt her diet to frequent small and simple, but nourishing meals.
Contact Terese for her "Baby Shake" recipe and other delicious treats.

Written by Terese of The Earthworm Health shop. Tel [phone] for more info.

Answer 9

either his calculations are off...or you will give birth to a moose!