Did you deliver your big baby early?

ML*

DD was 10.2 and about 11 days early.  My water broke the night before we were scheduled for a CS.  We just had an US with #2 (32 weeks) and baby is already 6 pounds and expected to be over 10 by delivery.

If you had a big baby, did it come early?  and was that bc you went into labor or bc you had a planned CS?

My doc says they will only schedule a CS for 1 week prior to due date.  Is that what you guys have heard too?

mrs.george2be04

Logan was not huge (8lbs 10oz), but I had him spontaneously at 39w4d.

I know at Good Sam anyway, they are not allowed to schedule any inductions or c-sections before 39 weeks unless there are some extenuating circumstances.  Just having a presumably large baby, is not one of those circumstances.  It is something they are really cracking down on.  Good luck!

Dani3679

Ryleigh was 9lb 2oz, they were estimating 9lb 6oz and scheduled and induction for 41w 3d but I went into labor on my own at 41w 1d and ended up having an emergency c-section.

trickeytricky

I still don't know when my official due date was. At first I was told 2/17 . . . and then 2/7 . . . and then 2/17 again. I dunno.

He came on 2/13 and he was 8 lbs. 15 oz.

I was induced because of BP and ended up with a C/S

Traycee1242

My son was 9lb 9oz and came exactly a week early... They had no idea he was so big. My water broke to start labor.

futuremrs.inman

I have no input as I was induced with C at 41 weeks and he was only 7.15.  Just wanted to say HOLY HELL! 6 lbs already! We had a 3d u/s yesterday at 30w1d and baby was measuring 31 weeks at 3lbs 10oz. Way to go momma!

sistrkate

My son was 10.1 and he was delivered via c/s at 39 weeks.  It was a planned c/s, but not because of his weight, it was because I had a previous c/s for failure to progress during labor.

You could have shocked everyone in the world with his birthweight.  My first was only 7.13 and my doctor was estimating this one to be around 8.5.  However, he did tell me when we were scheduling the c/s, under no circumstances would he do a routine induction or c/s before 39 weeks.  That's also with Seven Hills doctors in Anderson/Milford, isn't that who you see?  I think it is both a Mercy Hospital as well as doctor office policy.

MrsMoher

We have an u/s next week to see if this little girl is getting big, because they are afraid of a shoulder distocia (sp?).  Eli got stuck and so did I as an infant, so they just want to make sure that if she is large we do a scheduled c/s.  However with that said, my Bp is starting to creep up, so I am betting I get induced a week early regardless, just like last time.  My OB also does 1 week before the due date on a Wednesday for inductions.  So I have been kinda targeting mentally that I will have Addy around 3/23 or 3/24.

And good lord, 6lbs already!!!  You poor dear woman!  I wish you the best of luck and a really really good anesteciologist (ignore my horrible spelling of medical terms... lol).

gandcnky

B was 9 lbs, 2 oz and measured big all the way through my pregnancy, but I didn't deliver until 40 weeks, 2 days.  I went into labor on my own.  I've heard stories both ways, so who knows!

allobosc

DS1 was 7lbs14oz @34 wks and was born 9lbs 12oz @ 38 weeks 4 days water broke on its own. my last ultrasound with him said 8 lbs 8 oz the week before habeas born, so the ultrasound was under for him I think. DS2 was 9lbs even @ 39 wks 5 days by induction. we were worried he was going to be big and my doctor wast available the following week so I chose to be induced. however, the day before he was born the ultrasound said 9lbs 6oz so it was over for him. I also gained the exact amount of weight with both pregnancies.

kyfirewife

DD was predicted to be 9 1/2 lbs, but came out at 8 lbs 11 oz.

My ob/gyn never suggested a C/S for size. I spontaneously went into labor at 36 weeks and they stopped it. Then had to be induced at 37 weeks due to toxemia.