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Is 6.5lbs small for baby born at 41 weeks?

MereD19MereD19 member
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I friend had her little girl yesterday and she was only 6.5lbs, and 41 weeks pregnant.

I was just shocked b/c that seems so tiny for a baby of 41 weeks gestation, but really - I have no clue. Just wondered?

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Re: Is 6.5lbs small for baby born at 41 weeks?

  • rease.rease.
    no, thats a healthy baby!
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  • aml2003aml2003
    It's not unheard of, but seems a little on the small side to me.
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  • merr818merr818 member
    I think its a little small but still a healthy weight.
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  • angelynn8411angelynn8411
    i was born at 41 weeks at 6 lbs 4 oz, 18 inches long. completely healthy! my family just has little babies!
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  • margarita1365margarita1365 member
    FWIW, I was born at 42 weeks and I was 6lb, 2 oz.  There was nothing wrong with me.
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  • MereD19MereD19 member

    Oh I don't think anything is wrong w/ her at all .... I guess I just assumed that the further along you are - the bigger your baby will be ....

    But that is silly of me. :)

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  • SnooksSnooks
    My little girl was born on October 12th, at 40w4days and was 6lbs 8oz, and 19.5 inches long... she's as healthy as can be and at a month was already 8lbs 4oz! Doctor said since I'm not that big she wouldn't have expected a big baby...
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  • jll1881jll1881
    It's smaller than average - I believe average is in the seven pound range - but it's still a healthy weight. 
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  • HarrietNJMommyHarrietNJMommy
    No. DD#2 was 6.5lbs at almost 40 weeks.......
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  • Mrs.HizzoMrs.Hizzo member
    Statistically it's smaller than average, but babies come in all shapes and sizes just like people do. You don't find it strange that a lot of adults are shorter than average, do you? It's really the same thing.
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  • ImpatientgalImpatientgal

    It probably seems small because all we ever hear about are the big ones. But it's still a healthy size! Congrats to your friend on her little peanut!

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  • leslienpeteleslienpete member
    I was 6.5 pounds...
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  • divakatdivakat
    No, that's perfect actually. My dr. was telling me that it used to be that all normal babies were born between 6-8 lbs and anything over that was considered big. Now, with all the processed foods we consume and extra calories, sugar, etc. babies are being born larger (which he thought was really not a good thing).
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