Fun with fundi

My midwife appointment yesterday revealed that I'm measuring small for my date. A measurement taken from my pubic bone to the top of my uterus, or fundus, should come close in centimeters to the number of weeks that I am pregnant. But yesterday's measurement showed no change over that of the previous measurement 4 weeks ago. I had a sneaking suspicion that this could have had something to do with the fact that this baby seems to be stretched out across my belly instead of in a head up or down position. If she's horizontal, or transverse, then so too is my uterus which would make for a lower fundal height. Well, I should have left it at that. Instead the midwife and I decided to take a quick look on ultrasound just to be safe. Sure enough, baby is transverse and measuring just perfectly for my due date but.... my amniotic fluid is on the low end of normal. You might recall the puke fest that we had going on here last week and it's taken a while for my appetite to return to normal so it's entirely possible that I just need to increase fluids and nutrients. But the midwife left me with another recommendation: try to limit activity this week. Ha! I know I shouldn't laugh because it's a great recommendation and low amniotic fluid can turn into a serious problem, but, ha! Just getting a resistant and squirming Sam dressed in the morning is an aerobic workout. I go back next week for another check-up so we'll see how well I've done.