Petite moms or those with short torso's...

Tinybride08

I feel like the baby is really running out of room. I feel her at the very top of my bump and the very bottom. She's squirming around a ton right now. I read a post last night on another pregnancy board about big babies and one was so severly bowlegged from lack of space that it needed leg braces when it got older and some other scary stories. I don't know if they were true or not.

I'm sure I'm just being silly but despite a mother being small, her body can accomodate basically any size baby with no issues right?

 

mrbear83

That's what I hear - that nature wouldn't "make a baby that we couldn't handle". But I feel the same way you do - pp i was 112 and 5'3".  

Now at 32 weeks, I feel like there's no way he could get any bigger.. there's no room left in there.  Only way to go is out! 

mellydawn84

I've heard the same as PP, that our bodies accomodate the baby. I'm 5'2 and my birth mother was 5'0 and I've had no issues with my legs/hips, etc. My ex-SIL was 4'10 and my neices are completely fine. We can always grow more outward to give more room, although I already feel like a whale.

pandi02a

I definitely feel that I am out of room vertically. I feel that the only place for him to grow now is out, and that scares me. I already feel during HDBD that my bump is bigger that most people's. The other day I was showing MH HDBD from the 3rd Tri board and asking MH if I was bigger or smaller than some ladies there. Most of the people he said I was bigger than were about to give birth.

I do think that our bodies can handle this all. I think that is a rare case and there were probably other issues with the girl who needed leg braces. Don't worry, Tiny, your girl will be fine in there. 

mcwhittaker

Tinybride08:

I feel like the baby is really running out of room. I feel her at the very top of my bump and the very bottom. She's squirming around a ton right now. I read a post last night on another pregnancy board about big babies and one was so severly bowlegged from lack of space that it needed leg braces when it got older and some other scary stories. I don't know if they were true or not.

I'm sure I'm just being silly but despite a mother being small, her body can accomodate basically any size baby with no issues right?

 

I'm going to call urban legend on the story about the cause of her baby being bow legged due to size of her body.

I've had a huge belly for what seems like the entire pregnancy.. some days it actually feels like my poor round ligaments are screaming "stop baby we can't expand out any further!!!"

It is extremely uncomfortable and often I DO feel her moving around at the very top of my belly AND at the very bottom. I just keep growing outward as time moves on.

The only thing you have to be worried about when it comes to the size of the baby is if you can deliver vaginally or not. Worst case scenario is you have to have a C-Section.

That said, i think many of us short girls, or short waisted girls feel your pain. I'm 5'4 and short waisted, my husband is 6'5 and my money says we have a long baby! 

kaydogger

I'm 5'' (110 pounds prepreg) and seriously feel like she's out of room! When I lay in bed at night she goes craaaaazy in my belly and I feel her both on my upper ride side of my belly and lower left. I feel like she's trying to stretch out but can't

 My sister is the same height and weight as me and her girls turned out perfect. I think we're just being self conscious about it. There are plenty of petite women who've had great babies.

sangarepa

mcwhittaker:

I've had a huge belly for what seems like the entire pregnancy.. some days it actually feels like my poor round ligaments are screaming "stop baby we can't expand out any further!!!"

It is extremely uncomfortable and often I DO feel her moving around at the very top of my belly AND at the very bottom. I just keep growing outward as time moves on.

The only thing you have to be worried about when it comes to the size of the baby is if you can deliver vaginally or not. Worst case scenario is you have to have a C-Section.

That said, i think many of us short girls, or short waisted girls feel your pain. I'm 5'4 and short waisted, my husband is 6'5 and my money says we have a long baby! 

 

Same here, exactly- I am short and short waisted, along with a very tall DH. I look like I am going to have twins!  Everyone keeps asking how far I am and look surprised when I tell them I am 32 weeks.  My maternity pants are getting tight and I am very uncomfortable most of the time but I don't expect any issues.  My OB/GYN hasn't expressed concern, either.

My philosophy is to worry about things my OB worries about, and so far, she hasn't even taken measurements nor has said anything about a 3rd tri ultrasound for size concerns.

antes22

It suck ladies but let me reassure you. You'll be fine. I am 5'1 and about 117 pre baby and I carried my TWINS full term. I feel like I'm out of room with this guy already too which is ridiculous considering I had two in there last time. Your body will make room and you'll be able to handle it. I look much further along than my friends who are pregnant and are a good 6" taller than me. We're strong short, little people :-)

Tinybride08

antes22:

It suck ladies but let me reassure you. You'll be fine. I am 5'1 and about 117 pre baby and I carried my TWINS full term. I feel like I'm out of room with this guy already too which is ridiculous considering I had two in there last time. Your body will make room and you'll be able to handle it. I look much further along than my friends who are pregnant and are a good 6" taller than me. We're strong short, little people :-)

Ok. I'm feeling more reassured now.

I think a part of me is just worried about a big baby too. Last weeks nurse scared me.

MeredithElese

mcwhittaker:

I'm going to call urban legend on the story about the cause of her baby being bow legged due to size of her body.

Agreed. I'm 5'2" and DH is 6'2" so I am praying for LO to come out my size not his. I can definitely feel a difference when her little legs are tucked up to her body and when she tries to stretch them out. Not so much a fan of the stretching out part. But I agree with the other pp, there would be a lot of babies in trouble if their development was negatively affected by the size of their mommy's torso.

alyson686

I feel that way too, but I wouldn't really worry about it.  My mom is really petite, and my brother and I were both big babies, and she had absolutely no problems related to space (neither did we).

jeffrae

Your baby will be fine.  I have a short torso and feel here up in my ribs and all the way down.  DD was born - the only issue was a weird toe that corrected itself.

JMU_Bride09

I'm small too (5'1 and 115 pre-preg), and I feel my baby at the top and bottom of my bump too.  I've been described as "all belly" and "about to pop" even when I had three months to go.  There really is no where for him to go but out at this point!  I think that our babies should be fine...I've never heard anything about babies of petite moms having issues. 

That being said, my mother is 5'3-ish, and I should have gotten leg braces as a child...although, my parents always said that was because I sat cross-legged in the womb.  NO idea if that's true or not.  Or how they actually knew that, come to think of it.

But look at it this way...women of all shapes and sizes have been having babies for as long as there have been women...as long as your doctor thinks that your LO is fine, I doubt there is anything to worry about.

Lkat17

Don't worry yourself! I'm petite as well (5 feet) and my mom, who is a similar size carried 4 babies (3 were 8 pounds, 1 was 10 pounds!) And we were all healthy. Your body will adjust! :-)

iris427

Your baby will be fine.  I'm 4'10" and I was like 90 pounds pre-pregnancy.  I gave birth to a 7 lb 10 oz baby in perfect health at 41 weeks last time.  There is no reason to think your height will cause any health issues for your baby.

Swimfly35

freakshow, pointy belly is on its way! I'm 5'1. He made room.

sara1025

Im pretty small also.. I am just right at 5 foot in height and was about 100 lbs and I can feel him at all angles ALL the time!  Im not worried about his legs or anything... there has been plenty of small girls give birth and everything turn out just fine!

JMU_Bride09

Lkat17:

Don't worry yourself! I'm petite as well (5 feet) and my mom, who is a similar size carried 4 babies (3 were 8 pounds, 1 was 10 pounds!) And we were all healthy. Your body will adjust! :-)

This makes me realize, my sister never had any issues with her legs, and she was double my weight.  So, I'm guessing that my mother's height had nothing to do with my legs.

parker33

I am about 5'3" and have a short torso so I know how you feel!  No more room in there!  If it makes you feel any better I have a friend who is about the same height as me and very petite.  She had a 9 lb baby and he is perfectly fine!  I believe God will give you a baby perfect for your body!