Looks like I'm going to have another tiny baby!

Raffes484 · September 2011

I had a growth ultrasound because I have GD and DS2 is weighing about 3lbs 6oz. DD was 6 days late and only weighed 6lbs 3oz. DS1 was 5 days early (repeat c-section) at barely weighed 6lbs. I'm guessing the new little guy is going to be below the 6lbs mark.

I was hoping he'd be bigger than his sister, but we're having another repeat c-section at exactly 39 weeks and I just don't see him gaining that much in the next 8 weeks.

I love my tiny babies!

BUmama · September 2011

I'll trade you! DD2 weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz and they've already commented on how big he is. I don't have GD and have only gained 8 lbs the whole pregnancy. We're guessing he's going to top the 9lb mark!

Raffes484 · September 2011

Lol, I'm not sure I want quite that big! I was only aiming for 6lbs 5oz! I also had GD with DD and clearly she wasn't large either. I was only 5lbs 12oz when I was born, so I'm not surprised.

JMack1117 · September 2011

What percentile did that put you in?

How's this for a big baby? My sister had her baby at 36 weeks due to low fluid and blood pressure issues, and he weighed 9 lbs, 9 oz. Can you imagine 4 more weeks??

BUmama · September 2011

Yeah, I was 6 lbs 10 oz and 6 WEEKS early. I would have been massive. My mother's family always has 9lb+ babies, so mine are considered on the small side. And, thanks to my husbands genes, they are super long. Miriam (DD2) was in 0-3 months for about 6 weeks until she outgrew them length wise!

Raffes484 · September 2011

JMack1117:

What percentile did that put you in?

How's this for a big baby? My sister had her baby at 36 weeks due to low fluid and blood pressure issues, and he weighed 9 lbs, 9 oz. Can you imagine 4 more weeks??

NO! I already have back pain with my tiny baby. I can't imagine carrying around that much baby! He's in the 22nd percentile.

Raffes484 · September 2011

BUmama:

Yeah, I was 6 lbs 10 oz and 6 WEEKS early. I would have been massive. My mother's family always has 9lb+ babies, so mine are considered on the small side. And, thanks to my husbands genes, they are super long. Miriam (DD2) was in 0-3 months for about 6 weeks until she outgrew them length wise!

Yeah, I don't want that big of a baby. My DD is really tall now, but she didn't start running that way until after she was 6 months old.

Oh, and my birth weight was at 4 weeks late (cause they let you do that back then, which is crazy!) although I think someone seriously miscalculated my Mom's due date!

MrsG.060708 · September 2011

Raffes484:

NO! I already have back pain with my tiny baby. I can't imagine carrying around that much baby! He's in the 22nd percentile.

DD2 measured 3 lbs 1 oz at our 30/31 week u/s and we had another one yesterday--4 lbs 5 oz now and she's in the 8th percentile. Looks like we'll both be having small babies (but at least yours is a bit bigger than mine)!

smilelari · September 2011

DS was 5lb11oz (<1% at birth and still in about the 2nd percentile at almost 2 years old). I've been asking about it because much smaller and it's considered low birth weight. The midwife thinks this one will be a very average size baby. I had a growth scan Friday because I'm measuring 3 weeks ahead (fundal height) and that put her at 4lb3oz at 32w4d. Measuring a little small.

Raffes484 · September 2011

The only good thing is that I can 98% guarantee that he'll fit into the Christmas outfit I want to get if I buy a newborn size. My LOs wear the newborn size for what seems like forever.

Mama2Be11911 · September 2011

I'm guessing he will gain a lot more weight in the next 8 weeks. At 30 weeks my baby was around 3 lbs 12 oz and now at almost 35 weeks she is already 6 lbs 3 oz with 5+ weeks to go. You never know!

alyss0nl · September 2011

I'm thinking my baby is going to be tiny because when I was born about 3 and 1/2 weeks early I was only 5lbs 5oz. My older sister was also born early at about 6 lbs AND my younger sister was born 3 weeks early at 5lbs 10oz. I have my growth ultrasound tomorrow so we'll where she is for 32 weeks!

authorofdreamz · September 2011

Me too. At 31 weeks LO was just under 3lbs.

missashleyyy · September 2011

Well I'm not real sure what the average is but my baby measured 3lb 15oz at 32 weeks exactly. I have a feeling he will be around 8lb. DS1 was 8'1 when he was born at 41 weeks.

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