Pregnant after 35
lhcooper
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I am having a giant baby
lhcooper
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I've been having regular growth ultrasounds since 26 weeks, so my OB said today that while weight estimates can indeed be off by a pound or so, we can be confident that I'm having an above-average size baby. As of last Tuesday, 34w1d, baby was estimated to weigh 6 lbs 15 oz, and is in the 95th percentile (and no, I don't have GD). YIKES -- on track for a 10 lb-er here. One more u/s at 38 weeks to see where we're at. Right now my OB says it's totally reasonable to attempt natural labor, but that we'll talk again in 3 weeks when we know more. Again: YIKES. I'll happily take stories about vaginal births of big babies that went just fine....
me - 41 (dx: DOR); DH - 53 (no problems);
7/18/09 - married!;
8/4/09 - BFP on first (real)try;
9/14/09 - missed m/c; 9/15/09 - d&c;
11/09 - 3/10 - 4 natural cycles = BFN;
4/10 - dx hyperthyroidism caused by Graves' disease;
6/10 - thyroidectomy;
7/10 - 12/10 - 1 natural and 5 medicated IUI cycles = BFN;
1/11 - new RE; dx low ovarian reserve (AMH .42;
1/26/11 -- BFP (ectopic) from IUI #6; methotrexate 2/10/11;
6/2/11 - IVF #1 = BFN;
9/12/11 - prescreening for DE;
9/15/11 - IUI #7 (unmedicated)= BFN;
11/8 - begin DE cycle (shared risk program);
12/5 - ER (5 eggs/4 mature/3 fertilized/2 left by day 5)
12/10 - ET of one 1BB blast (expanded, "fair" quality), none to freeze;
12/22 - totally shocked by +hpt; beta #1 = 413; #2 = 3952
2/14 - CVS reveals a healthy baby girl!
EDD: 8/27/12 DD born 8/31/12, 10 lbs 10 oz and perfect in every way.
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Re: I am having a giant baby
Sorry your baby is measuring so big! My mom had some big babies au naturale: I was nearly 9 pounds and my little sister was nearly 10. It was no big deal, so she says
I just got a weight estimate of my guy because we were worried about the opposite problem, and they are guessing he is 7 lbs, which I am rather happy with- not too big bit too small. But who knows maybe he is a lot bigger than we think... And he is still in there growing, too.
IVF #1 ET 1 d3 embryo 10/30/11 BFP
3 Embryos frozen (1 d5, 2 d6)
DS born 07/29/12
FET #1 ET 1 d5 embryo 02/10/15 BFN
FET #2 1 d6 embryo didn't survive thaw, transferred last d6. CP
Neither of my babies were particularly large in terms of weight, but my first baby had a head circumference in the 95th percentile! I'm fairly petite, but I guess I've got some good child bearing hips, because I managed to push him out without drugs, and had only a tiny surface tear that didn't require stitches. My DS is now 9, and his head looks perfectly proportionate to his body, in case you were wondering, LOL! He did used to outgrow his shirts in the neckhole first, though, when he was a baby and toddler. I'd have to move up in size when I couldn't get the shirt over his head!
Think of it this way... if you have a large baby, you will lose a lot of that baby weight just giving birth!
It's totally possible. Lots of women have 10+ pound babies vaginally.
I'm itty bitty and DS was close to 8 pounds and I had him vaginally and without an epi, so you'd be surprised what's possible.
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Wow! That's so cool that they can guestimate weight now. My mom had no problem (other than a long time period) delivering me w/o meds at 9 lbs.
No advice really since I am not even to the point of thinking that far ahead yet, but that's amazing that you have such a big, healthy girl in there. Kudos to you!
me (36): Hypothyroid (on Levothroid), low vit. d, borderline/high fsh (day 3: between 7-10) (day 10: 13 during CCCT), AFC: 14
dh (31): awesome (minus one sample with agglutination)
Diagnosis:possible DOR and/or unexplained + elevated NK cells + MTHFR (C677T - one copy)
MAY 2011 - FEB 2012 - 3 injectable IUI's with numerous cancellations due to high TSH levels
MAY 2012 - onto IVF/ICSI (Antagonist Protocol) on BCP and Folgard (3 week delay - cyst - boooo) 5/21 start stims 5/30 ER 11R 8M 3F 6/2 3DT of 3 6/12 Beta #1 83 | 6/14 Beta #2 196 | 6/21 Beta #3 3818 | 6/28 Beta #4 22,213 | 7/2 1st U/S - 2 on board! 8/24 CVS reveals that we have a boy AND a girl on board!
Healthy baby boy and girl born in February, 2013 at 38 weeks and 2 days!
We're in the same boat - no GD here either, but at 32w5d baby was measuring 5 lbs on the ultrasound! I had another u/s this morning but for some reason OB didn't order a measurement, she just wanted to see how he was presenting (head down, wooop!). I'm scared to death!
What I've heard - and I'm a FTM, so not my own experience - is that bigger babies actually "help" get themselves out. I don't know whether it's just their weight, or that they are more active during the birth, but I've heard that from a number of people.
Also, big babies have better immunity!
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My daughter was 9lbs., 5 oz. Delivered vaginally at 38 1/2 wks, labor started naturally...I wasn't induced). It was a very smooth delivery.
DD born 12.21.09, conceived w/ injects and IUI
TTC#2 since Nov 2011
BFP 2.6.12 m/c 6w5d | BFP 5.25.12 c/p
-Back to the RE-
3 medicated IUIs, all BFN
-Taking a break from treatment-
BFP 11.20.12 ~ EDD 7.28.13
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DD#1: 8lbs DS: 9lbs DD#2: 6lbs 3 oz.
The smallest baby was the hardest delivery! I did all three births vaginally and med free. Isaiah (DS) was 6 hours of labor and the easiest of the deliveries :-)
good luck to you!
My son was estimated to be 8 lbs and ended up being 9 lbs. 14 oz. and 22 3/4 inches long. I'm not gonna lie..it was brutal. I ended up with a C/S but I have heard of MANY women going vaginally with babies even bigger than my guy.
Good Luck!
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DS was 10 lbs 13 ozs and was 6 days early. I did not need a C-section although the episotomy was not super fun, I made it thru and you will too!
Thanks for posting. T&Ps that all goes well.
I'm in that boat with you...I am only 5'4 have gained 32lbs so far and they estimated my little guy at 4lbs 5 oz. at 30 weeks. So I'm likely going to have a 9 lber. I hope to go natural but am keeping an open mind.
I had a 10.5-pounder. Unfortunately, I had to have a C-section purely because of her size -- she would not fit through my pelvis. And no, I didn't have GD.
Nice thing about big healthy babies -- they sleep well. My DD was sleeping through the night by 6 weeks.
I hear you on the YIKES! I never had any growth scans with DS. I only gained 18lbs my whole pg and lost 2 of those in the last 2 weeks. The doc kept telling my DS was "average" size. Our definition of average is very different. Mine is 7lbs and DS was 9lbs even.
I had a vaginal birth. I'm not going to lie, it was tough. It didn't help that DS was posterior presentation. I had terrible back labour, and an early epi. Took 12 hr to dilate and 45 mins of pushing. I tore pretty badly and ended up breaking my tailbone pushing DS out (which is really rare). This time around I have had a couple of extra u/s because of bleeding issues and I know that this peanut is measuring at least 7-9 days ahead in head circumferance, head diamater and body circumferance. My OB and I are discussing having a c/s this time around because I still have problems with my tailbone (again a very rare occurance). I may request a growth scan closer to my EDD to help make my final delivery decision.
Hopefully your lo will slow down in the growth department and the weight estimates are overstated. GL.
I had a 10lb. 6 oz 22 in. baby boy. ALL NATURAL. No meds.
I was going in to be induced. When I got to hospital nothing, no contractions all smiles dr. checked me I was already 5 cm. I got that lovely drug patocine (not sure on the spelling) and 26 mins, YES 26 MIN later my BIG BOY was here! I ripped from front to back 15 stitches it took them longer to stitch me up then I did to deliver him.
Now I have also had had a CS after that. personally I would take a vag. delivery or a c section. This pregnancy I dont have a choice my hospital does not do vabacs, so it sucks to me!!
But seriously good luck it's not as bad as it sounds.....