Did your 2nd weigh more than your 1st?

FutureMrsCaesar

My Drs are freaking me out a bit, basically guaranteeing that DS#2 is going to weigh more than DS#1.  I'm measuring very similar, they just said that 2nd babies are usually a little bigger.  What has your experience been?

monkeyqueen

My 2nd and 3rd were both smaller than my 1st.

AHblessed01

DD1- 8 lbs 7 oz

DD2- 8 lbs 15 oz

DS- 9 lbs 1 oz

DD3- 9 lbs- 3 oz

For me they just get bigger and bigger! Everyone is different though, so I wouldn't worry too much. GL!

kcisthebombdotcom

Not true for me.

LO #1-measured on time (and 1 week behind near the end). Ultrasound estimated baby to be 7lbs at birth. Baby weighed 10lbs.

LO #2-measured 3 weeks ahead for most of 3rd tri. Baby was 8lbs.

kfriscia

Nope. Ds#1 7lbs 12oz at 38 wks. Ds#2 7lbs 10 oz at 39 weeks.

moonfaerie

My first weighed more. She was 9 lbs, 3.4 oz, and DD2 weighed 8 lbs 10 oz. DD2 even cooked a few days longer than #1. Your baby will weigh what they weigh. I wouldn't worry about it.

MammaBear81

#2 was a pound heavier than #1, but I attribute that to eating a lot of fast food during the pregnancy (I gained 15 pounds more with the second pregnancy). #3 was the same size as #1 and #4 was the smallest at 6pounds. If the Drs are saying they are measuring the same size I wouldn't be worried.  When I had my U/S #2 was clearly measuring bigger than #1... HTH!

cari12

DD1 was 6lbs. 10oz. at 39w3d and DD2 was 7lbs. 15oz. at 39w2d.

My mom had a smaller 2nd baby though, I'm the oldest and was born the day before my due date at 7lbs. 8oz. but my younger sister was only born 4 days early and was 5lbs. 15oz. 

roundtheworldgirl

DD1: 6lbs7oz

DD2: 8lbs flat

GiveMeButterflies

Yep. DS2 was 9.5 lbs. and DS1 was 8 lbs. 8 oz. We make big babies here

xtencornfield

Lord, I hope not. DS was 10 lbs.

MammaBear81

xtencornfield:

Lord, I hope not. DS was 10 lbs.

 Oh My, I will pray for you!  I had enough trouble pushing out an 8 pound baby, I can't imagine 10 or 11 pounds~

akbride25

My first was 8 lbs 1 oz. My second was 6 lbs 1 oz. They were both born right before their due date.

JoannaJes

DS (#1) was 7 lbs. 4 oz. DD (#2) was 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was born a week earlier.

bim38106

I think sometimes Drs guestimate but don't really know!

All 4 of my OBs told me they were sure DD2 would be smaller then DD1, based on how I was measuring and looked..

DD1 was 8.1lbs

DD2 was 9.5!!!

They were so wrong.

After I had DD2, I told my OB I KNEW she would be big because I felt like she had run out of room in there. It just felt different then with DD1. I could tell. My OB then told me that moms are usually right on their feelings about it. They can tell better..

ETA: with both pregnancies, I gained the exact same amount of weight, and had them both at 40w6d.

Gidgetwho

DD: 7 lbs 4 oz

DS: 10 lbs 3 oz

junebug1

My first was 7lb 13oz born at 42wks

My second was 9lb 4oz born at 42 wks.

Sam78

DD was 7 lbs 13 oz, DS was 8 lbs 11 oz and born a week earlier than DD.  My mom had three kids though and the first (ahem, me at 9 lbs 5 oz) was heavier than the second, and her third weighed least of all (almost 2 full pounds less).

maramarrie

DD was half a pound smaller than DS, but it may be because she's a girl...they say girls tend to be smaller than boys. But they also say that 2nd babies tend to be bigger....so I don't know what to believe.