How tall were your twins at birth?

schoolsoutbride

I figure these babies will likely weigh less than my DS did (born at 38w, 7lbs, 6oz, 21 inches)  I'm not sure if they'll be shorter too?

I'm debating what to do about carseats.  My DS was too tall for his by 5 months because he's always been super tall (just now leveling out a little at 4 and is "only" 80th percentile.  Wondering if I can expect the same for my twins early on.

LMK8605

I don't have a previous LO to compare to, but my twins were 18 and 18.5 inches at birth.  DS was too tall for his carseat at 9 months. 

I would get the carrier carseats anyways - they are a live saver in the winter months (if you live somewhere cold) and that way you can take both babies to the store if you need to get out or do an errand (one in front one in back of cart in carrier). 

The convertible car seats are GREAT now that my LOs can sit in a cart, hold on to me when I pick them up at the same time, etc.  When they were little I couldn't have done it.

pea-kay

mine were all around 17" long at 33 weeks. they have always been average height, and I moved them out of their infant seats at about 8 months, but more because of weight than height.

jennyfur211

My twins were 6lbs, 4oz & 6lbs, 3oz at birth and both measured 20 inches long.  My first DS who is 2 now was 7lbs, 9oz at birth and measured 21 inches long.  My first DS grew out of his infant car seat by 4 months (i think) because of his weight not his height.  Not sure how the twins will do.  Hope this helps.

MamaCrystal

Our boys have always been tall (especially our oldest, who has consistently been above 97%), but they were still able to stay in their infant carseats until they were about 9-10 months old.  Do you mean you're thinking about going with a convertible seat right away?

Anyway, to answer your question, our ID girls did start out much shorter than our singleton boys, but have been gaining way on their percentiles at every appointment and are catching up.  For example, our taller twin started off in the 40th percentile for height, but at their 6 month check she was 77% and is growing like a weed! : )

BelleBaby

The boys were born at 38w2d and Eli was 19 inches (6 lbs. 12 oz.) and Ben was 19.25 inches (5 lbs. 13 oz.). 

schoolsoutbride

No, we'll still use infant seats.  Just trying to figure out things in relation to their expiration date.  My DS's carseat is going to expire in the next year and I was doing some math in my head to figure out whether they're likely to fit into it for very long anyway.

anna2006

At 38 weeks, my boys were 19.25 and 20.50 inches.  Hope that helps!

FloF9

My B/G twins were born at 38 weeks 2 days.

Both of them were 21 inches.

MamaCrystal

schoolsoutbride:

No, we'll still use infant seats.  Just trying to figure out things in relation to their expiration date.  My DS's carseat is going to expire in the next year and I was doing some math in my head to figure out whether they're likely to fit into it for very long anyway.

OH I see!  Yeah, our oldest is around your guy's age (turned 4 in May), and we have used his infant seat for our 2nd son and now our girls. One perk of having kids close in age! : )

kaiteedidit

My twins were 18 and 19 inches long at 38 weeks exactly. My DD was 19.5 inches long at 39 weeks 6 days.

janjag

mine were 18 3/4 and 19 1/4 - i think!  born at 33w4d, so i think that's pretty tall.  they were long and skinny, obviously with alot of maturing/fattening up to do.  they were out of their britax companion seats by 6-7mos due to being too tall.  that seat fits smaller babies and was OK'd by the nicu.  if you are bringing home tiny babies, the nicu will have a list of approved seats.

janjag

schoolsoutbride:

No, we'll still use infant seats.  Just trying to figure out things in relation to their expiration date.  My DS's carseat is going to expire in the next year and I was doing some math in my head to figure out whether they're likely to fit into it for very long anyway.

maybe a dumb question, but what happens to the seats when they "expire"?  if you know the seat is fine, why not use it?

heathb21

Are you or your DH tall?  My twins were 18" and 191/2" they were born exactly at 37wks.  But I'm short (5"4") and my husband is average (5"10").  DS is getting taller, he started in the 10 percentile and is now in the 50th.  Where DD started in the 5 and is now in the 20th.

schoolsoutbride

janjag:

maybe a dumb question, but what happens to the seats when they "expire"?  if you know the seat is fine, why not use it?

They're not supposed to be used past 5 years after they were manufactured.  Plastic when exposed to extreme temperatures (as they are in a car) gets micro fissures, and I think the nylon straps lose integrity too. 

My DH and I are somewhat tall.  Well, he's 6'3," which is decently tall, and I'm 5'8, so tall enough.  

janjag

schoolsoutbride:

janjag:

maybe a dumb question, but what happens to the seats when they "expire"?  if you know the seat is fine, why not use it?

They're not supposed to be used past 5 years after they were manufactured.  Plastic when exposed to extreme temperatures (as they are in a car) gets micro fissures, and I think the nylon straps lose integrity too. 

My DH and I are somewhat tall.  Well, he's 6'3," which is decently tall, and I'm 5'8, so tall enough.  

thanks, i didn't know that about the materials & temps. 

dh and i are both 5'9", and the girls were tall in-utero, so i kind of knew they'd be long.  they were on high-cal formula for the first 3-4mos and quickly went from underweight to almost off the charts.  you just never know!

kelliwill

My girls are small.  They were born at 36 weeks and weighed 4 lbs 3 oz and 16 3/4 in. tall.  Baby B was 5lbs 2 oz and 17 inches tall.  They are now 7 lbs at 12 and 14 lbs.  We are still in infant seats. 

babya2010

Mine were 6lb 2oz and 19in and 5lb 4oz and 18.5in.

DESXF

Hard to say.

Mine were 18.5 and 19 inches at birth (37 weeks) and my older son was 19 inches at birth at 39 weeks+.

Noah is already bigger than Evan was at his age by almost 2 inches!!  And lily is the exact same height Evan was.  You just never know.

kimarino13

Born at 36w2d - 18.5" and 19"

macchiatto

My boys were born at 37w6d. Alex was 20" and Will was 19.75." Their Graco Snugrides went up to 29" for height (IIRC) and they outgrew them by weight first (well, Alex did, at least; Will was still under 22 lbs at 1 year). We moved them into True Fit convertibles at 7.5m when Alex was just over 21 lbs.

Melin086

Evan was born at 37w6d and he was 19 inches.  Kaden and Nolan were born at 36w2d and were both 18 inches.

FemmeNat01

16in and 18in at 33w 6d.

AppleBear

They were both 19.5 inches when they were born at 39 weeks.

LightBlue

My DDs were born at 37w 1d and were 5lb 13oz 19in and 5lb 6oz 20 1/2in. Tall skinny babies!