Any experience with "big" twins?

xtina78

Today we saw the high risk OB at about 28.5 weeks and the girls were estimated to weigh 3 lbs 1 oz and 3 lbs 4 oz. The doctor said they are big (and charts I've looked up online put the average weight at 28 weeks at about 2.5 lbs) but that it's no problem - but she seemed kind of freaked out. My nutritionist and OB say I am right on track with weight gain and I do not have gestational diabetes according to my GTT. I asked her what the downsides of this are (I thought the bigger the better but  was kind of freaked out by her seeming freaked out) and she just said something about me being uncomfortable. She did say their growth rate will probably slow down as they start to crowd each other. Anyone have a similar experience to share?

KatieGummow

My boys always measured big! I can't remember the other scans but at my 37 scan they measured 8lbs and 7.1lbs, so the MFM called my OB and pushed up my induction date (baby a had a lot of fluid in his sac, too).

They were born 7 lbs 13oz and 5 lbs 13oz! So they can for sure be off a bit.

kdarden15

Mine measured bug and were born big-7.6 and 6.3 at 35 weeks with no GD. You will be uncomfortable, but that is just part of a twin pregnancy regardless. Don't worry, and keep growing those babies!!

AJC&Maggie

I delivered at 38 weeks. 6.9 & 7.9 lbs. just what the ultrasound had predicted!
About 30lbs weight gain by me. No GD.

LittleLady77

Mine measured really big in the beginning, like 97% big. Towards the end they slowed way down which I guess is normal for twins. Both were about 6.14 lbs at birth. The only downside was being HUGE at the end but everything was complication free.

bumpuser924057

I have big babies.  DS1 was 9lbs15.5oz when I had him via scheduled c-section at 39 weeks.  The twins were 7lbs12oz and 7lbs2oz when I delivered them at 37w3d.  Throughout the pregnancy they measured large, though I don't remember exact numbers anymore.

nursedockter

I personally don't have experience with this as my girls were 4lbs12oz and 5lbs3oz but when my mom had my brothers they were 9lbs1oz and 8lbs9oz and they did just fine. Yes, she was the size of a house but she delivered vaginally without any complications!

badbridey

My twins were 8lbs 7oz and 7lbs 2 oz - delivered at 39 weeks.  Of course I was pretty uncomfortable by the end, but that seems to be the norm for any MoM    I was just happy that they didn't need any NICU time, and they were healthy.  That's how I got through those last couple of weeks...just reminding myself that whatever pain I was experiencing was worth it to have healthy babies.

But of course, as pps mentioned, the growth sounds are notoriously inaccurate - so you never really know.