After big 1st baby, are subsequent babies "equal or bigger" in size?

Uzo

Hi ladies,

I have been hearing that almost always once a big 1st baby, following babies always tend to be bigger. Could anyone please respond based on real life experiences??

DD was 10lbs 10oz at birth and I gained a whopping 60lbs with her (no GD). Just trying to see where I am going to "land" with DS in weight range.

Thanks in advance!

scaneiki

My 1st (DS) was 9lb 10oz, my DD was 8lb8oz.  I gained the same with both

Kaiterz

DD was 8lb1oz I gained 27lb

DS was 9lb10oz I gained 20lb

My mom had three kids and each baby was smaller than the one before it.  So really there's no way of saying what will happen.

BrittKav

DD1 was 6 lbs 15 oz.  I gained 35 lbs

DD2 was 7 lbs 4 oz.   I gained 40 lbs. 

arenglan

My doctor says boys are usually bigger than girls.  DS was 9lbs 11oz and DD was 8lbs 10oz.

 

mrsseguin

#1 was 8lb 3oz at 38wks

#2 was 6lb 1oz at 37wks

I had GD with both pregnancies, it was better controlled with #2, so that may be why she was smaller.  I'm also an L&D nurse, and from my experience, most people have around the same size babies give or take a pound.  If your first was a big baby, I'd expect a 9-10lb baby for #2.

FusionLMT

#1 was 10 lb 2 oz at 41 weeks, #2 was 7 lb 11 oz at 39 weeks. I gained 40 the first time and 15 the second, no GD either time.

akbride25

DS was 8lbs 1oz (gained 35)

DD1 was 6lbs 1oz (gained 31)

DD2 was 7lbs (gained 26)

All of my kids were born within a few days of their due dates.

kcisthebombdotcom

Not always true.

#1-10lbs, I gained 30lbs. No GD (though my OB thought it could have went undetected due to blood sugar issues with my son at birth).

#2-7lbs, 14oz, I gained 20lbs. No GD.

My grandmother had 6 kids. #3 was the biggest, #6 the smallest (and her "smallest" was over 9lbs still, biggest was 11lbs). It's not always true they keep getting bigger.

 

smerka

I must be a horrible mother since I don't remember the exact weights of my boys.  My second was smaller than my first, but he was born 10 days early and my older son was eight days late.  I only gained about 25 pounds with each, but I was overweight beforehand.

Noix

Both my sons were 9 lbs and 15 oz but older after 40 weeks and 5 days but younger after 38 weeks and 5 days so he was bigger.

 

I ganed 60 lbs with both of them. 

CaitlinJ22

#1- 32 lbs he was 8 lbs 5 oz born at 39w2d

#2 25 lbs she was 7 lbs 1 oz 38w4d

#3 33 lbs he was 8 lbs 3 oz 39w1d 

 

kkfeb04

#1 DS was 10 lbs, 22" at 39w1d. I gained 12 lbs

#2 DD was 9 lbs 2 oz, 21" at 37w0d. I gained 16 lbs (I had a lot of extra fluid).

I had GD with both. Technically, DD was smaller, but she was born 2 weeks earlier so....she is bigger than he was. He was estimated on u/s to be 8 lbs 8 oz at 37w1d (I had AFI/weight checks weekly with both). His last u/s was 6 hours before he was born and he was estimated to be 10 lbs 2 oz (he was 10 lbs 0.5oz) so they were pretty darn accurate. Her last u/s was 36w3d and she was estimated to be 8 lbs 11 oz again, pretty darn accurate.

Aimes78

DS#1 was 9lb2oz & 5 days late, DS#2 was 8lb11oz & 8 days late.  I gained about 30lbs with both pregnancies.

okate0213

DS1 was 8lbs 8oz and DS2 was 8 lbs 2.5 oz, I gained about 20 lbs less the second time. But they weren't too far off weight wise, I did go a couple days longer the second time too.

Uzo

Hmm, thank you all for your responses, I can see it's not true...however, I do see a trend in your responses: boys seem to be bigger than girls!!

Oh well, will be keeping my mind open as we might be in for another 10-pounder.

 

jf198400

1st DD was 8lbs (I gained 37 lbs)

2nd DS was 8 lbs 11oz (I gained 30 lbs)

Both kids were late.

NewMoM2Be10

omg 10 lbs... ahh my first DS was 7lbs 1 oz 38wk.3.d and my second DS was 8lbs.6 oz 39 wk 1 day.. all natural but my second had to be vacummed cause i couldnt in the end .. i would have passed out with 10 lb baby! how brave lol

Best of Luck!

delg23

2nd baby was smaller but he was also born 2 weeks sooner!

EgoCommaAlter

Not always.  My second was 1.5 lb smaller than my first. And I gained about 1/2 the weight. Though let's not discuss that I still hadn't lost all the weight from #1 when I got PG with #2...

Daisy22

DS1 was 9lb 12oz (i gained 31)

DS2 was 7lbs 4oz (i gained 21)

DS3 was 8lbs 4oz (i gained 26)

No GD with any of them.

mbgreenwalt

DD1 8lbs 6ozs (41w1d)

DD2 8lbs 10ozs (40w1d)

pinkmoonlight

#1 DD was 9 pounds 6 ounces at 41 weeks gained 17 pounds

#2 DS 10 pounds born at 39 weeks gained 30 pounds

I did not have GD either.