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lily225
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What do you consider a "big baby" to be/weigh?
lily225
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I read on here a lot that people think they are having a "big baby" based on u/s growth checks and are getting induced for an 8 1/2lb baby. A lot of times I think I must be the only one that thinks that an 8+lb baby is not big. I always thought that 7-8lb range (meaning all of the 7lb range and all of the 8lb range) was normal and that once you are in the 9lb range you could start thinking baby was bigger (but not huge by any means).
Maybe this has to do with the fact that my DH's family has a lot of "huge" babies (in the 10lb range) and the women all push them out and it's not a huuuuge deal to us to hear that. My DD1 was born at 8lbs even and I thought she was just perfect in size - right in the average range.
What do you consider a "big baby" to be??? Is the average weight of a baby lower than what I think and now people are considering an 8lb-er big??
Just curious!
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Re: What do you consider a "big baby" to be/weigh?
My mom thought I was "huge", I came a week late and was 9lbs 11oz... close to 10lbs!
I'm expecting mine to be big, only because of GD.
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med-free birth x2, breastfeeding, baby wearing SAHM
My BFP Chart
6 or less = tiny
7-8 = average
9+ = big
11+ = huge
Carter Robert 7.18.08 | Brynn Sophia 5.24.10 | Reid Joseph 9.10.12 | Emerson Mae 1.27.14
Nowadays- I consider anything over 8.5 lb big because it seems like so many people are eager (induce, walk, sex, whatever else) to have baby once they hit 38 weeks and thus have more 6-7 lbers.Is this then brining down the percentile? DD was 8.4 and I thought she was in the 90% for weight.
DH and his siblings were all around 10 lbs and them are some big babies!
This. Average to me is 6 to 9 lbs, although I do think that a 9 lb baby is "big" for a petite person to deliver.
My BFP Chart
Big baby: Over 9 pounds
I'm just really surprised that some posters talk about scheduling c-sections because their LO is 'estimated' at 8-9 pounds. Really? I had no problem pushing out an 8 pounder (born 2 weeks early). I'd say that it was *much* easier than I ever imagined.
My brother was 11lb 15oz - and my mom had him vaginally and med-free. Seriously.
Even though I am measuring 2-3 weeks ahead, I am relieved my OB is not ordering a growth u/s. I'd rather they not give me one of those stupid estimates (because they are estimates...and a lot of times NOT right at all). My son will probably be a big/huge baby, and I'd honestly rather not know how big until after I push him out.
That's pretty much my scale, too.
As a general rule I would say anything over 9 lbs is starting to get into the big baby range, however it completely depends on the woman's body type. Let's face it. Some of us were built better for this than others.
Your friend may have a 10 baby with no problem and your sister may struggle with a 8 pounder. It's all relative.
my family has a lot of 10 lb babies. So when DS was 8lbs 5 oz I thought he was tiny!
Big to me is 9.5 lbs or up.
This.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.