2nd baby bigger??

jen1977 · July 2009

i have heard and most people i know prove this...that baby # 2 is typically bigger...just curious of those 2nd time moms..

Suzie~shell · July 2009

I wanna know too! Was your second baby bigger??

soyaddict · July 2009

yes, my 2nd child weighed 5 oz more and was an inch longer

Brideofranken · July 2009

at birth? yes.

at 6 months? hell yes.

this boy is only 9 pounds less than his 2.25 y/o sister...and she's really big!

KoriBrett · July 2009

1lb 1oz bigger than #1

goldenprincess · July 2009

Not at all.

DS was 8Lb 16oz

DD was 7Lbs 4oz

AnnapolisLari · July 2009

DS was 10 lbs and 22.4 inches @ 41w1d

DD was 8 lb 10 oz and 20.5 inches @ 39w6d

If she had cooked as long as her brother (another 16 days), she would probably have been the same size.

VivaAmore · July 2009

Nope. My 2nd was 7oz lighter and both were born right at 40 weeks.

sunshiny79 · July 2009

Yes, my second was 5 oz bigger and has continued to be bigger.

SumnerBride · July 2009

My second was exactly one pound bigger. DD1 was 7lbs 14oz, and DD2 was 8lbs 14oz.

npeacock · July 2009

Yes. DD was about a 1/2 lb bigger than DS, but they were the same length.

j-w · July 2009

DD was 5lb. 15oz full term

DS was 7lb. 2 oz full term

DandR · July 2009

#2 and #3 were smaller, but also born earlier...had they been born the same time as #1, they would have been bigger.

debs1018 · July 2009

Nope not for me. DS was 7.9 and was 19 3/4 in. DD was 6. 15 and 18 in.

lsufan · July 2009

Not for me.

DS #1: 9 lbs, 1 oz., born on his due date

DS #2: 6 lbs, 11 oz., born 3 days early

DS #3: 8 lbs, 1 oz., born on his due date

brightning · July 2009

Each of my mom's 3 kids was heavier/longer than the previous child.

happy_momma · July 2009

true for me...

DS 8 lb 14 oz (born at 40 weeks 1 day)

DD 10 lb 5 oz (born at 41 weeks)

Expecting0207 · July 2009

DD1- 5lb 15oz at 36.5 weeks

DD2 - 7lb 1 oz at 38.5 weeks

baby*love · July 2009

My OB told me that on average, each subsequent child (assuming full term) is 1/2lb larger than the previous.

With me, my 1st was 7lbs 12oz (39w 6days) and my 2nd was 9lbs 2oz (39w 3 days) so my 2nd was almost a pound and 1/2 bigger. Interestingly, my younger DD is tracking within 2 or 3 ounces of her sister throughout her first year so far despite being much larger at birth.

shopgirl78 · July 2009

Not always; mine was smaller. #1 8 lbs 2 oz #2 7lbs 7oz

REOM · July 2009

At birth, yes. My second was 1lb and 2 oz bigger than her sister.

However, their growth charts are almost IDENTICAL! It's almost strange how exactly the same size they are/were.

Yodajo · July 2009

It wasn't true for us. DS2 was exactly 2 pounds and 2 inches smaller than his older brother and I gained the same amoutn of weight w/ both pregnancies.

tammiRN · July 2009

Barely. DS #1 8lb 8.6 oz

DS #2 8lb 8.9 oz

LanaM · July 2009

hard to tell for me.... but I am guessing DS2 would've been bigger.

DS1 born at 41 weeks 8 lbs 14 oz

DS2 born at 38.5 weeks 7lbs 15 oz. + 2.5 weeks to 41 weeks and he would've been over a pound larger (they say babies gain approx. 1/2 lb a week?) so he would've been 9 1/4 lbs probably.

He was bigger than DS1 at 2 months, 4 months, 6 and 9 months and the same weight as DS1 at 12 months. He constantly moves and always on the go, maybe that's his secret

ready2go · July 2009

dd2 was exactly 2 lbs bigger than dd1. that put her at 10 lbs 9 oz = HUGE!

emiliemadison · July 2009

Mine was, BUT:

-1st baby was 4 weeks early, 2nd baby was 1.2 weeks early

-1st baby was a girl, 2nd baby was a boy (and statistically, boys are slightly bigger than girls)

EMT · July 2009

DD was 6' 11 and 19.5 inches; born at 39W

DS was 7' 11 and 20.5 inches; born at 38W 6D

So, yes, true for me.

Sulla · July 2009

Yes, by a pound and a half. And an inch or so.

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