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Little me.... Big baby?

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I have had regular ultrasounds due to high risk and I know the estimated baby weight can be off quite a bit but baby has been consistently measuring in 50-60th percentile. Today's weight is estimated at 6lb 8oz @ 36 weeks. That seems like a lot to me!! I was SURE that I would be having a teeny baby as I was 4.5lbs and DH was 7lb. I am still pretty tiny and have only gaine 23lbs ( now at 141lbs)  far but it's all belly. 

The thought of pushing out an 8-9lber is freaking me out!  

For STM who had lots of growth ultrasounds, how true were they in the end? 

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  • benoitfanbenoitfan member

    I was 7lbs4oz when born.  Not sure about DH.  I gained only 18lbs with DS and he weighed in a 9lbs.  Weight gain has pretty much nothing to do with size of the baby.  Some ladies gain in excess of 30lbs and have only 6lb babies, others gain less than 20 and have 8 or 9lbrs.

    That said, I never had a growth scan with DS.  My OB just told me all the way along that he would be average size (even though I measured about a week ahead the whole pg), which I took to mean around 7.5lbs.  He was 9lbs even at 40w4d.

    I am on target for another tank.  This peanut has been measuring 7-9days ahead since my NT scan at 12w.

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  • gundy21gundy21 member
    I am fearing my mom is going to get revenge with this baby - I was 9lb 6oz and nearly 22 inches (and just over 1 week overdue).  I am just under 5'10" and DH is 6'2" and thinks he was an 8+ pounder (will confirm with MIL once we announce).  At least I am built to handle a bigger baby, but it is still scary.  You have my sympathies!
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  • Neener73Neener73
    I've gained 15 pounds so far (35w6d).  At 33w6d, Little One's estimated weight was 6 lbs 11oz.  He has measured 2-4 weeks ahead since 11 weeks.  My OB plans on ordering another ultrasound around 38 weeks to see how much he has grown.  Overall, my OB isn't concerned that he'll be too big but thinks it is important for me to have as much information as possible as my due date gets closer.
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  • steverstever member

    Meh. DS was measuring 75th percentile my entire pregnancy and he was (only) 7 pounds 11 ounces when he was born almost 2 weeks late. DS2 is on the same trajectory.

    I'm itty bitty and I was fine... and med-free.

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  • cindiesheartcindiesheart
    My first son was 10 lbs 4oz and my doc predicted a 10 lb'er  so for me it was right on.
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  • AdiAdi

    Good news! an 8lb baby is pretty normal size. and those u/s can be off by as much as a full pound.

    I never had one, since they can be so far off, my doc with #1 didn't see the need even though I had GD and had gained a lot of weight. He manually estimated DS to be a 7-8 pounder, but when DS was born he was actually 6lbs 4 oz. ( FWIW, I was 5lbs 14oz at birth and DH was a 10lb baby)

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  • jcdorsey74jcdorsey74 member
    I have GD, but have only gained 1 lb so far.  My doc doesn't seem concerned, since I'm measuring right on track.  She mentioned we might do another u/s to check baby weight, but at this last appointment she has moved away from that thinking everything looks good so far.  We shall see...
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