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36 week appointment depressed me today....

misses625misses625 member
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My son had already been born at this point AND he was over 9lbs!   My doctor told me today that DD is "high" and I'm not dilated at all.  To make matters worse, he wants to check next time to make sure she's still head down.  I do NOT want a c-section.  God, I hope she stays head down.  If I can have a 9lb baby just fine without a c-section, hopefully this one won't be that bad either. 

I thought the second one was supposed to come earlier!!!!

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Re: 36 week appointment depressed me today....

  • monchichimonchichi member
    Wait, your 36 week baby was 9 lb!?!?  OMG, that is incredible!  DD was born at 36 weeks and my doctors said that I'd probably go early if I have a #3.  Was your labor spontaneous with your DS....or maybe because he was so large?
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  • amiamishamiamish

    imagemonchichi:
    Wait, your 36 week baby was 9 lb!?!?  OMG, that is incredible!  

    ditto!! My 36weeker was 6 1/2 lbs....

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  • misses625misses625 member
    Well, all the boys in my family have been large.  My grandfather was 14 pounds and he was two weeks early!!!  My brother was close to 11 pounds.  I have no idea why I went so early, but I'm glad I did.   I know it was snowing pretty heavily that day and there were 36 other women in labor - the nurses said it was the barometric pressure..haha.
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  • crazynervouscrazynervous
    My doc told me you don't drop as early with the second one.  or at least that is what I remember her saying unless it was the first one doesn't drop as early. Ok crap I don't remember now.  Sorry, waste of a post.
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  • MamiHMamiH

    How big is she measuring?  If they think she's big, and you've had a history of big babies, won't they induce? 

    Not to make you feel bad, but my first was 2 weeks early and my second came the day before her due date.  They were both the exact same size at birth.  I thought for sure I'd have my second 2 weeks early and was so mad I didn't.

    I hope everything works out for you!

    Mom to DD 6.5 years, DD 5 years, DS 18 months
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  • JillShariJillShari member

    My first was 6 days early and my second was 2 days late..... not true about the second being earlier in my case either and boy was I perturbed!

    You know unless it is a level 2 U/S to determine weight of a baby, it isn't accurate at all and can be off by two pounds.

    Jill * Married to Steven 11/9/03 * DS Samuel 4/4/05* DS #2 Jeffrey 6/13/2009
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