If you "eat for two" will you get a big baby?

SuperThat1006 · April 2010

Is it true that if you treat the world as a buffet throughout your pregnancy you are prone to having a big baby?

BecExpecting · April 2010

My nonmedical opinion: your baby will be normal, but your thighs and butt will grow twice as fast.

mr&mrswelch · April 2010

lots of bad things will happen.

RunningWife · April 2010

BecExpecting:

My nonmedical opinion: your baby will be normal, but your thighs and butt will grow twice as fast.

LMFAO!!! That's hilarious!! Beware the Thunder Thighs!!!

Dobie_Mama · April 2010

Nope.

SuperThat1006 · April 2010

HAHA just curious. Someone I know just had a 10lb baby.

shall923 · April 2010

I don't think that is true. DH's stepsister gained over 60 lbs during her pregnancy. She is morbidly obese and her baby was born weighing 6 lbs 9 oz. Could be different for everyone but I think it is an OWT.

driveshorses · April 2010

No. It means you'll get fat!

Spacebunny19 · April 2010

yeah, i think regardless of how much you eat, assuming you eat enough for LO to develop, LO will develop and get as big as he or she wants to get. Eating more makes YOU bigger.

(She says as she polishes off her second lunch of the day.)

LCB34 · April 2010

I'm pretty sure eating for two will just give you (the general you not you specifically) a fat ass and thunder thighs - not a big baby.

Luv2Run1st · April 2010

one of my friends went to a Bradley class and she was told that a high protein diet will lead to a bigger baby. She followed the bradley diet which was high in protein and had an almost 9lb baby 3 weeks early but she only gained 35lbs and was petite to begin with herself.

Stellar1 · April 2010

I'm gonna say no, that's not gonna happen. I lost 10 lbs the first 16 weeks due to morning sickness, ate very healthy and never overate, and ended up with a baby girl who weighed 8 lbs 15 oz at birth.

MrsMucker · April 2010

BecExpecting:
My nonmedical opinion: your baby will be normal, but your thighs and butt will grow twice as fast.

i agree with this.

bethanylang · April 2010

Not following a healthy diet may however lead to GD, which can lead to a big baby and lots of other health problems. And yes, mega thunder thighs.

crysmike · April 2010

There's not a lot of info out there. Here are a few studies on the topic:
1. Links both pre-pregnancy BMI and pregnancy weight gain with baby's birth weight: https://www.csuchico.edu/cjhp/3/4/144-156-baruffi.pdf.
2. Here's another that links pre-pregnancy hright & weight, as well as pregnancy weight gain, to baby's weight: https://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00016349109006179?journalCode=obs.
3. Links weight gain and birth weight: https://www.springerlink.com/content/khn1j08q5pvm9jfm/

slaus2 · April 2010

I did my fare share of eating (I had a bad oreo craving) with my daughter and she was 9lbs. 3oz., I gained 35lbs. This time I am being much more cautious with what I eat, exercising 4-5 times a week, but I don't think I stand much of chance, I was 9lbs when I was born, my sister's son was 9lb. 13oz....we just have big babies.

Jaimin_3 · April 2010

Luv2Run1st:
one of my friends went to a Bradley class and she was told that a high protein diet will lead to a bigger baby. She followed the bradley diet which was high in protein and had an almost 9lb baby 3 weeks early but she only gained 35lbs and was petite to begin with herself.

This is interesting..i am glad you shared.

bstrangely · April 2010

yes. in fact, if you eat enough, your baby will get so big, he'll actually split in half and you'll have twins.

you should try for quads!

dreemac · April 2010

yes. in fact, if you eat enough, your baby will get so big, he'll actually split in half and you'll have twins.

Dear God, what did the Octomom eat?

mplsbride31 · April 2010

No - I ate for 10 my entire last pregnancy, gained almost 50 lbs, and she was 7 lbs 7 oz. I ended up with the fat ass and poochy stomach for the next year. So I'm trying to watch it this time around (I say as I just got back from Dairy Queen).

Tina562 · April 2010

Haha I ate ice cream throughout my whole 3rd tri and my baby was 6.5lbs at 41 weeks and I gained 35 pounds

Kimmy1836 · April 2010

You are no more likely to get a big baby if you eat for two or not. The size of your baby is determined by many factors, but eating an exorbitant amount of calories isn't one of them.

I have gained 4 pounds and have been told I will probably have a big baby due to the fact that I was almost 10 lbs at birth and SO was almost 8 lb. My Doctor told me today that my weight gain is all baby, yet I am eating like a horse.

Carilyn · April 2010

Like a PP mentioned, eating too much of the wrong things can lead to gestational diabetes which can lead to a big baby and cause other health problems with the baby. So, in a way, there is some truth to it. However, it is mostly determined by genetics.

wife1014 · April 2010

Hmm

RitaT22 · April 2010

I don't believe this is true. And, pregnant women are not really eating for two people; your caloric intake should only increase by 300 calories (I think, correct me if I'm wrong)

eris1995 · April 2010

driveshorses:
No. It means you'll get fat!

this

gatrgrl81 · April 2010

I ate waaaay too much and had a 7 lb 13 oz baby born at 41 weeks. So yeah, no problems with the baby... now I'm just trying to get off the baby weight! Confused

hll76 · April 2010

no weigh. YOU'll just be big.

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