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Similar birth weights for siblings?
DD was a peanut at 6lbs 12oz (and was 5 days "late"!) and I am hoping DD2 isn't much bigger. I realize that that is small, but when it's all you know, it seems like plenty! 
If you already have more than one, how close were the birth weights, assuming they were born at a relatively similar gestation? Thanks!
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Re: Similar birth weights for siblings?
7 lbs. 11 oz for DS born on 39d3d
7 lbs. 6 oz. for DD born on 39w1d.
So, they were pretty close. DD would have weighed a bit more if she'd cooked longer. Their growth was about the same up until about 6 mos too.
DD#1 born at 39w5d - 6lbs15oz
DD#2 born at 39w3d - 6lbs8oz
DS born at 39w3d - 6lbs
DS was born at 38w 5d and was 8lbs 14oz
DD was born at 40w 5d and was 9lbs 7oz
So I feel like if they were born at the same gestation they would have been about the same weight
DS 3.12.08
DD 7.11.09
DD 8.01.13
DS was 8 lb 15 oz at 39 weeks.
DD is estimated by sono to be around the same, and my doctor is known to be nearly dead-on with his sono predictions (was 1oz off with DS).
My brother, sister, and I were all in the 8lb range (8 lb 0 oz - 8 lb 8 oz) and we were all born 1-2 weeks after our EDDs.
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
JD born at 38w, 3d weighed 8 lb 8 oz
Allison born at 40w, 5d weighed 8 lb, 11 oz.
I think Allie would have been about a pound lighter had she been born 2 weeks earlier. So no, they would not have had similar birth weights had they been born at the same time.
DS was born at 38 weeks - 7lb 8oz
DD was born at 39 weeks - 7lb 13oz
So yes, I would say they were almost exactly the same if you consider that they gain about .5 lbs per week there at the end.
DS1 - 8lbs even at 39w6d
DS2 - 8lbs 1oz at 38w4d
(also, I had GD with DS2 but not with DS1... I'm not sure it would make a difference though so it was so well controlled)
Mama Jan's Kitchen... a food blog
DS1 was born on his due date and was 8 pounds even
DS2 was 5 days early and was 7 pounds 12 ounces
So pretty much the same.
Daughter born 37.5 weeks - 6 lbs, 8 oz
Son born 39 weeks - 8 lbs., 4 oz.
Rylee
6.14 @ 39w6d
Kai
8.1 @ 39w...
Big difference for me!
Malakai - 8.3.09
Ezra - 12.1.11 ASD
DS#1 - 8 lbs 9 oz and 20 inches
DS#2 - 10 lbs 6 oz and 20 inches
Both were scheduled c-sections a few days before my due date. Big difference for me! I was 9 lbs 11 oz when I was born though, so I was kind of expecting big babies.
Logan David 03.27.08
Jacob Riley 05.18.09
{Member since 2007}
all in 38th week
1. 8 lbs 2oz
2. 7 lbs 7 oz
3. 6 lbs 5 oz
6lb, 4oz for DS1 born at 39wk, 5d vaginally
5lb, 3oz for DS2 born at 35wk, 5d emergency c/s
DS #1 38 wks 3 days 7lbs 11oz
DS#2 38 wks 6 days 7lbs 10 oz
DD born at 39w1d - 6lbs 13oz
DS born at 40w5d - 7lbs 1 oz
So yes, pretty similar.
Both went home from the hospital at 6lbs 9 oz and at there 1 week check they were both 7lbs 3oz!
DD was 6 lbs, 4 ounces born at 38 weeks
DS was 7 pounds even, born at 37 weeks, 5 days
Both were 19 1/2 inches long
DD was 6 lb 3 oz at 37 weeks
DS was 8 lb 1 oz at 40 weeks
I would guess that had DD cooked a few more weeks she would have been about 7.5 or 8 ish lbs too...
I am completely in the minority here, but DS1 was 5lbs 13 oz and 19 in, induced and born at 41 weeks 1 day. DS2 was breech and born via planned c-section at 38 weeks and was 7 lbs 14 oz and 20 in, if he would have gone as long as DS1 he would have been 9 1/2 lbs!
DD2- 8lbs. 11oz 38wk. 6days