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iLoveblueberries
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Leave it to the Dr..... (large baby=hard birth)
iLoveblueberries
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I have been with a midwife for a birth center birth from the start. At 20 weeks I found out I had complete previa and was sent to a spec. At 25 weeks I had another scan and got the news that the previa had totally cleared...all was well until the Dr. uttered the words
"You are going to have a huge baby--baby is measuring ahead at around 2 pounds and will most likely be at least 9 pounds. It is going to be a hard birth"
UGH! WHY DID HE HAVE TO SAY THAT?! Here I am....doing totally fine with my natural birth plan and this Dr. throws me off with "you will have a huge baby".
I spoke to my midwife and she said all the right natural birthing things--baby is the right size for mom, it is so hard to tell the size on ultrasound, we have had women birth 12 pound babies naturally.....and I know thats true but now I can not shake the thought of this huge baby.
Someone reconfirm that I will not have the worlds largest baby! What can I do to get back into the groove of "I can do this natural birth thing"! Did anyone get a "your baby will be ginormous" prediction that turned out to be false?
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Re: Leave it to the Dr..... (large baby=hard birth)
Two things: a) the u/s 4 days before my son's birth was off by a pound and a half and b) he was 9 lbs, 8 oz and I had NO meds, a wonderful intervention free birth with no tearing. Also, his head was, and continues to be, off the charts large. I seriously do NOT get the hoopla about birthing a big baby.
Your MW is right--your body CAN handle this and your baby is THE perfect size for your body.
Who knows if that u/s was right, who knows, even if it was, if your baby will stay on pace to be larger than average. My BFF is 5 feet and under 100 lbs not pregnant and she gave birth to an 8#, 4 oz baby just fine!
You're gonna do awesome! Don't give the weight another thought!
What a rude doctor. a 9lb baby isn't 'huge'.
The worlds largest natural birth baby was 18lbs and I just read of a 13pounder born vaginally with no epi. I was born at 12.9 completely natural and was my mom's fastest labor, she didn't even realize she was contracting until she was 6-7 cm and then I came fast in about 2 hours!
I gave birth epi-free to my 9-11oz daughter my labor was about 9 hours total with about 4 hours of 'difficult' labor I pushed for 20 minutes and it was not 'easy' but labor isn't easy.
Really don't psych yourself out, Unless your a tiny woman with a giant man it is very likely you will be able to naturally birth your child . Take a look at your families births, your grandma's aunts, mom, sisters, cousins.... did they have fast labors, long ones? Do they have vaginal births (intervention free or not) this can help you get a glimpse into your own birth and prepare more mentally, but in a POSITIVE way!
hope this helps!
Little Rose is 2 1/2.
The practice does "team care" in high risk situations so I was seeing the high risk spec. and my midwife at the same time...now that all is well I don't have to see the HR spec. anymore and am back to just seeing my midwife--but his choice of words haunts me! My midwife on the other hand is so awesome and the most crunchy, natural birth lovin' woman I have ever met!
Don't stress too much. The u/s could be off and it's also possible that the baby had just gone through a growth spurt and things have slowed down since. Just because the baby was measuring big at 25 weeks doesn't mean it will still be that way at 40 weeks. He can't say that since the baby was 2lbs. now that it's going to be 9lbs. at delivery. Sorry he had to put something like that in your head.
If it helps more, I know several women who would be considered "tiny" that vaginally birthed 9lb. babies without any problems. I don't consider that size to be huge either.
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That is great!
Me too. I said over and over I didn't want to have a 9 lbs baby. Guess what I got... a 9 lbs 0 oz baby. My doc guestimated DS would be about 8lbs. His review after the birth was, it was a good thing I went low intervention (I had a local anesthetic) or I would be en route for a c-section.
That said, having a healthy, 9 lbs baby to take home from the hospital was great. He slept 3-5 hours at a shot from day one. When we asked the pedi if we should wake him to feed, the doc said, "No way, you had a two week old."
I had a 9 lb 15 oz baby the last time around and I am hoping this one will also be in the 9 lb region. I like big babies and my DD just felt SO right for me.
Your body will grow the right sized baby for you. Try to ignore the nay sayers. Babies squish- even their heads.
Tis true. The skull bones aren't sealed together yet.
Nothing else to add, everyone above is right
They can't predict size accurately at this point! don't worry! And 9lbs isn't that big anyway.
Big babies are great, i've heard they are heartier and sleep better in general.
I expect to have a big baby (just because my husband is a very large person and his sister just had a 9+ lber, and I myself weighed 8.5lbs at birth) and I am a small person (only 5'2 and small framed). I figure, if she won't come out then we'll deal with that when it happens. But I'm not getting any late u/s because what's the point? they aren't accurate anyway and to be honest I'd rather not know!
I second the squishiness comment. That's what my OB told me when I asked about the measurements of my second son. My first was 9 pounds, 2 ounces and about two hours of 'hard' labor, 14 hours total from start to finish.
My second son measured 9 pounds, 13 ounces at an ultrasound the week before my due date. He was born 6 days past due at 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Ultrasounds arent totally accurate and if baby is measuring big now, doesnt mean they will be consistent all the way to the end of the pregnancy.
I've had friends who have had harder labors with smaller babies than I ever have. Try not to stress about it too much, trust yourself and do what you need to do. Remind yourself of all the reasons you decided to try having baby naturally.