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sweetpea18 · June 2011

Are you or your dh big/tall? I was shocked when the pedi told us that Reese will probably be 5' 10" when she's done growing. I shouldn't be. I'm 5' 9" and dh us 6' 4". He is average weight, I could stand to lose a few pounds

(was average wt before IF and babies!)

sweetpea18 · June 2011

And this totally isn't a weight post, I'm honestly more interested in height. I just thought I would let you all know I'm a giant fatty

beckerella · June 2011

I'm 5'8" and about 30lbs heavier than I should be. I was at a great weight pre-pregnancy but have had weight issues due to my thyroid since then. DH is 6'3 and average.

cdep1 · June 2011

I'm 5' 4" and he's 6' 1".

MallratsMom · June 2011

I'm average all the way around and so is DH (although he is WAY more fit than I am) my kids have all been around 40/50% so I think they will be average as well. I'm almost 5'6" and DH is 5'10"

amberry · June 2011

I'm 5'2" on a good day lol and DH is 6'. I hope DD (or any future kids, especially boys) doesn't get my height. I need to lose 10 lbs to be back at pre-pregnancy weight but ideally I want to lose 15. These last lbs just won't budge while BF!

jenny1980 · June 2011

I am 5'10" and DH is 6'. Pre-zoloft I was in the healthy weight range and now I'm a tick over since I've put on 20-ish lbs. Boo.

DH is very physically fit and slim, damn him.

MnM7608 · June 2011

I'm 5'2 (almost) and average (used to be in good shape), and DH is 6'2 and about 240, but he carries it well. DS and DD are both in the 75% for height for their ages, something that never would have been with me!

yodasmistress · June 2011

I'm 6' and my DH is 6'1".

I am down below my prepregnancy weight but still carrying around about 15 souvenir pounds from 3 rounds of IVF. My DH is an amputee. He used to do blue collar work and was HAWT. Like Diet Pepsi commercial hot. Now he uses his missing limb as an excuse not to get off his arse and has a (small) pot belly. (For the record, I don't care about his physique but I am concerned because his lack of movement is super unhealthy.)

carina9 · June 2011

I'm 5'7" and DH is 6'4", so I think DD is going to be quite tall. She's been about 95th percentile or higher for both weight and height since birth. DH is a beanpole, but not because he works out (he doesn't at all which is annoying) and I am a little curvy (always had boobs even before BFing turned them into cartoonish watermelons). I'm about 8lbs away from pre-preggo weight, but about 20 from my goal (I gained some weight right before I got pregnant thanks to belated honeymoon, stress and holidays:)

MWoodside · June 2011

No we aren't. I am 5'4" & small framed. DH is 5'10" & average frame. DD is in the 90% for height, but I'd be shocked if that continues. I guess my brother is tall though at 5'11.5" (yes he notes the half inch, lol).

Epiphany27 · June 2011

I'm 5'9 and FI is 6'4? I think. LO isn't here yet but he's been measuring tall on the u/s, we'll see if that translates to anything.

My family and I are naturally thin and his is naturally heavy, so I think it'll be really interesting to see which genes are stronger.

jteneback · June 2011

We are both short (5'0" and 5'7") and DD is a shortie too! She's only 21 inches and I know lots of babies are that tall at birth.

bethandjoe09 · June 2011

I'm 5'7" and DH is 5'9". Based on that, S shouldn't be particularly tall. I'm not entirely sure, though, because on my side the men are all tall (my older brother, at 6'2", is the short one; my dad's 6'8") while my mom is short. I guess we'll see if height is related more to the parents, or if grandparents can play a role in it. DH and his family are convinced that S will be tall, possibly partly because my nephew is (though his dad is also tall). I just don't want them being hard on him if he winds up average height or short (not that I think they would be deliberately).

ETA weight info: I could stand to lose 10-15 lbs to get back to where I was pre-pregnancy. If you go by BMI I could probably stand to lose more like 25, but I don't really worry about that (I'd be skinny, and I don't want to be skinny, plus I'd probably be a grumpy pants from being hungry). DH is a touch overweight, though better since he took a more active job. Every once in a while we mention to each other that we should start working out again, and then nothing happens.

veruca5839 · June 2011

I'm 5'3" and DH is 5'9". LO is pretty tall IMO, she's 27" now or something and has always been high on the percentile charts for height and weight. The only person that's tall in either of our families is my dad who is 6'0". I don't think DD will be tall, but who knows.

brownrubino · June 2011

I'm 5'7" and DH is 6'0", so I expect baby boy to be slightly taller than average. So far he's measuring larger than average, but we'll see. I'm hoping to only gain 25lbs total with this pregnancy (I can hear you laughing), but want to loose 35lbs when all is said and done. My ultimate goal would be to get down to my wedding weight, but that's not realistic considering I was working out 2-3 hours a day before the wedding.

chloe081 · June 2011

I'm 5'3 and my DH is 5'10 but he is massive in the best sense of the word. My DS seems to be following his build and my DD is long and lean. Prebaby I was pretty lean myself but BFing has "blessed" me with an insatiable appetite and porn star boobs. It's funny how much DS is built like my DH and DD is like me.

Nikki1007 · June 2011

I am 5'8 and DH is 5'11. I was underweight before IF and babies. Now I need to lose about 50 lbs once this baby comes. I am thinking Lily could go either way. My sister and DH's sister are short so who know. She is 50%ile right now for weight and height.

Nature Lover · June 2011

I am 5'8" and Dh is 5'6" (I know - not typical). I am a skinny minnie but "Baby Got Back" and DH is a bit overweight - although we've both lost weight since DD because we have no time to eat and are always chasing her! Her height will not be impacted by ours since she is not our biological child but both of her bio parents are on teh shorter side, which will probably make DH happy to not have two giant women in his life. I do wonder about weight. DD's BM is obese but was very thin as a child. I don't know how much of that is genetic, versus lifestyle (she eats a really poor diet, is very sedentary, eats for comfort, etc.) DD will have those genetics, but will be exposed to a very healthy lifestyle (physically and emotionally) with lots of activity and a healthy diet so we wonder if she will have weight problems or not. We will love her regardless of course!!! But hope to prevent the health problems that her BM is having due to obesity.

SarahC720 · June 2011

I'm 5' 7", DH is 6'1". DD has been 97th percentile for height since she was born. I have a lot of height on my side of the family, DH's family is half tall people, half really short people. His brother is a short twig and their son is a tad smaller than DD and 6 months older than her. We figured she would be on the taller side.

StellarStina26 · June 2011

I am 5'4" and boyfriend is 5'11". I was way overweight prepregnancy and breastfeeding has done me well! I probably should lose about 20-30 more pounds. My boyfriend used to be super fit... then we got pregnant and I swear he gained more than I did. Darn that sympathy weight.

Kimmy1836 · June 2011

I'm 5' 3" (on a good day) and small framed. J is only about 5'9". Even though Charlotte is a good length now, I suspect she will be smaller like me.

MyBdayPresent · June 2011

MWoodside:
No we aren't. I am 5'4" & small framed. DH is 5'10" & average frame. DD is in the 90% for height, but I'd be shocked if that continues. I guess my brother is tall though at 5'11.5" (yes he notes the half inch, lol).

This cracked me up. At least he isn't lying. I've had MANY 5'9" guys tell me I must be 6'4" because they're 6'. Seems like a lot of men within 2-3" of 6' claims it.

I'm 6'1" and DH is 6'4". I'm carrying an extra ten and if I would lay off the salty and sugary snacks it would probably go away. I'd like to drop another 5-10 beyond that after I'm done BF. DH has a skinny frame with a bit of a beer gut. J went way off the charts for height at 4 months and back down to just above the top line at 6 months.

laxchick60 · June 2011

MallratsMom:
I'm average all the way around and so is DH (although he is WAY more fit than I am) my kids have all been around 40/50% so I think they will be average as well. I'm almost 5'6" and DH is 5'10"

That's exactly me and my DH (lol!) but DD was 90 percentile for both height and weight at her 2 month. We both have 6' grandparents though, so maybe she got the tall genes. Or she's just a piggy and is growing super fast because of it lol...

shakuntalas · June 2011

I'm 5'4 and my husband is 6'4 so he is tall but I am not. My sister is 5'9 and I wish I was that tall.

ananas19 · June 2011

I'm 5'9" and DH is 5'11". DS has been in the middle percentiles for height all along, but I suspect he will be over 6' because both my brothers and my BIL are all well over 6' so the height gene is definitely there.

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