How big?

CaliforniaDream87 · February 2013

Were you when you were born?

So I just found out I was a little over 10lbs. when I was born....I'm bumping mobile but I would love to insert a SUPER shocked face here.

My mom swears that big babies run in our family as my grandmothers smallest baby was 10lbs. I'm trying my hardest to eat healthy and watch my weight as I have always been pretty active and in a healthy weight range. A 10lbs. baby is not normal right? My mom had a normal pregnancy with me and didn't develop GD.

Is your baby's weight hereditary? I'm a little freaked that's all...

cinderin · February 2013

I was 7 pounds and change.

I think it depends on the baby. There can certainly be healthy 10 pound babies. I have a friend who had one. The baby was also long/tall, so proportionate.

Stewartandmaura · February 2013

Baby's weight is hereditary. So I'd be asking DH how big he was!

And 10 lbs is a normal healthy sized baby.

Your dr should only be concerned about it if you are small in the pelvis. I believe that 11 lbs is the weight when they start considering scheduling a c-sect.

coraggiosa · February 2013

I was 7lbs12oz, if I remember what my mom told me correctly. Her biggest baby was my sister who was her last and weighed around 9 pounds. My aunt had GD and her son weighed like 12 lbs when he was born!

CaliforniaDream87 · February 2013

Stewartandmaura:
Baby's weight is hereditary. So I'd be asking DH how big he was!And 10 lbs is a normal healthy sized baby.nbsp;Your dr should only be concerned about it if you are small in the pelvis. I believe that 11 lbs is the weight when they start considering scheduling a csect.

10lbs. is normal? Wow.

Im a FTM so this is all new and scary for me LOL

MommyAmes2 · February 2013

I was 6 lbs something. Not sure about H.

DD was 5 lbs 3 oz. DS was 6 lbs 14oz. Both born at 38 weeks.

BlueJewelM · February 2013

I said in the other post. But I was 6 lbs 8 oz when I was born. And I was 4 weeks early!!!

My husband was late and was 12 lbs. my MIL had no epi. But he was her 3rd child, so things had stretched a bit. Lol.

My son was born at 41 weeks and was 9 lbs. I am normally 5' 4" and 140 lbs. so I'm not a big girl...just average. Labor and delivery was a dream. I pushed for maybe 10 or 15 minutes!

While there are always exceptions, a lot of times your body just takes over and delivers that baby! Of course, there are always some cases where a little help is needed! Don't stress FTMs! My sons birthday was the most amazing day of my life and I can't wait to do it again.

kboyce2312 · February 2013

My mom had 4 over 9 lbs and she spent my entire last pregnancy telling me how DS would be over 10 lbs. he was a perfectly respectable 7 lbs 15 oz. I wouldn't worry too much. I was all freaked out over nothing.

kellibelle0417 · February 2013

My DH and his brothers were all in the 9lb range. His older brother is married to a very tall girl. Their two DDs were in the 5lb range when they were born and weren't early. Don't worry too much.

btexeira1 · February 2013

I was 6 lbs 8oz, I have two sisters that were roughly the same size.
MH was 910lbs and so were his siblings.
I just feel like to me 10lbs seems so big. Hopefully it's in between! Kidding I'll be happy with healthy!

JET29 · February 2013

I was 7 lb 11 oz. My son was 8 lb 9 oz.

10 pounds seems big to me! Ouch!

tarapike86 · February 2013

Stewartandmaura:
Baby's weight is hereditary. So I'd be asking DH how big he was!And 10 lbs is a normal healthy sized baby.nbsp;Your dr should only be concerned about it if you are small in the pelvis. I believe that 11 lbs is the weight when they start considering scheduling a csect.

Ummm... I completely disagree. 10 lbs is on the high end of normal weight. Most full term babies are between 7 and 9 lbs. this is our 5th and they were all different
1st 9lbs 2 oz
2nd 8lbs 10 oz
3rd 6 lbs 12 oz
4th 5 lbs 6 oz

All full term except for 3. She was two weeks early. All of them have been completely healthy. I had no gd or other issues. The funniest thing is that 4 was the smallest but the only one without jaundice

punkin05 · February 2013

I was 7lbs 5oz. DH was 7lbs 8oz and DS was 7lbs 13oz.

10lbs is a big baby, however I know women who delivered 10lb plus babies vaginally with no tearing. I hope if your LO is that big, you have an easy time like they did.

yayamag · February 2013

I was actually 4lbs 6 oz, full term and perfectly healthy : I was the smallest of my siblings but they were all under 7. My mom ate like a pig lol so I hope I get lucky with a small healthy baby :

iriscarmendiaz · February 2013

My mother said me and my brother were either 6 pounds even, or 6 pounds 1 ounce. She honestly couldn't remember which weight was whose.

As for my maternal grandmother's children, they were all mid-4pounders, and the heaviest was slightly over five pounds. Since I'm not very big at 17 weeks, I'm guessing I'll have a smaller baby (around 6 pounds). But who knows?

WashingtonQueen · February 2013

I was almost 8 pounds. My son was 8lbs 4ozs.

Generally a baby takes after the mother's birth weight.

katiebenes · February 2013

I was 8 lb 6 oz I believe. and 10 lb is still in the normal range as far as I know...

CaliforniaDream87 · February 2013

WashingtonQueen:
I was almost 8 pounds. My son was 8lbs 4ozs.Generally a baby takes after the mother's birth weight.

Oh God...

lynn97 · February 2013

I was 7lbs 7 oz and was nearly 2 weeks late. DH was 8 lbs 5 oz and pretty much on time, I believe. DS was 7 lbs 5 oz and 3 days late. Try not go worry too much, OP. our u/s had DS slated to be 9.5 lbs but my OB kept reassuring that he wasn't that big. Thankfully, she was right. I'm really petite and was terrified of having a big baby. Towards the end, your doctor should be able look at the u/s measurements and your pelvic bones and say whether they think everything will "fit". Try not to worry too much in the meantime, though.

monaclemere · February 2013

I weighed 8 lbs at birth, 38 weeks

DD was 10 lbs at 41 weeks. My OB kept insisting she wouldn't be too big and was estimating 8 lbs. I'm not a big person, 5"5 and 135 lbs, so this was not what I was expecting. I had to have a c-section due to her size/position and my inability to push her out. I did not have GD or any other issues.

I 100% do not believe the statement "Your body won't grow a baby that's to big for you to push out". Not true at all.

magdalina.h · February 2013

I was a 5 lber preemie MH was over 9 lbs. Lucas was 7 lbs. Aidan was 2 as a micro preemie

Ladydianna · February 2013

I was 8lbs 10 oz. DH was 9 lbs. dd1 was 8 lbs 7 oz at 38 weeks and dd2 was 9 lbs 3oz at 41. They were both 22in long. I did have GD with dd2 but it was very well controlled. I think some women just have big babies. I wouldn't worry too much as a pp said if your OB sees a problem at the end they'll let you know.

MrsNyberg09 · February 2013

I was 6lbs even my son was 6lbs 4oz I hope this one is small as well.

lisamoe · February 2013

I was 10lbs when I was born, too.

DS was 8lb 2oz, born 40wks, 2 days.

I think heredity has some to do with it, and its influenced on how big you and DH are. Every baby is different though. My mom had a 5,7,8 & 10 lb baby!

bananatiff · February 2013

I was 8.6 and DH was 10 lbs. This freaked me out too but DD was born at 40 weeks and was 7.11.

manditxg · February 2013

me and my brother were 6 lbs something so I'm hoping mine is too. not sure what DH was I'll have to ask.

amarissa85 · February 2013

4lbs but I think I may have been preemie. Def not hereditary since baby boy was 9.1!! This baby is 5 oz already.

kajordan09 · February 2013

Ehhh, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I was a twin and weighed 7lbs 13oz when I was born (my twin was 8lbs 4oz....yes VERY big for twins) and my older sister was 10lbs 9oz when she was born. My mom did not have GD with either pregnancy. DH was around 9 1/2 lbs when he was born. I was absolutely terrified I was going to have a big baby.... DS was a nice 7lbs 11oz at 39 1/2 weeks.

V&G101808 · February 2013

I was right under 10lbs, 22" long (I've grown approximately 3ft and 4in my ENTIRE life, lol).

Hubs was smaller - I believe his mom said he was on the low 7lb range.
Hopefully this kid takes after dad. But with that being said I was born at 41 weeks and my mother ate through house & home while pg with me.

AmeliaKris · February 2013

My mom and her siblings were all 9 plus. We were 8 lb 14oz, 9 lb 2 oz, 9 lb 13 oz, and 10 lb 8 oz. She had no GD with any of us. DH was around 7 as were his 2 previous kids so I'm hoping for that.lol.

Lovehavinggirls · February 2013

I was around 6lbs 3weeks early. Dd was 3 lbs 13oz. She was 5 weeks early though.

lialakacz · February 2013

As long as I can remember, I was told I was 13lbs. . . . however, for some reason I feel that it's been exaggerated over the yeas, or added on to (sort of like playing telephone)...So I'm assuming somewhere between 10-11 lbs. My brother was 7lbs, and my sister was 8 or 9...then I came along.

Mrsluster13 · February 2013

10 lbs is not normal but healthy I'm sure lol. I was my mom's biggest baby...9 lbs and my DD was 8.4 exactly on her due date. I don't know hubby's birth weight but I'm assuming that this baby will be 9 lbs easy. I too am watching my weight and hoping for a healthy/full term baby.

rissa06 · February 2013

Average size baby according to baby center at 40 weeks is 7 and a half pounds. Which corresponds to what I've read as well. I've read 7 pounds 7 ounces as being average. Also, you do have to remember when they are born.

with that said..I was 5 pounds when born. Dd was 8 pounds 3 ounces at 38 weeks and DS was 9 pounds 7 ounces at 39 weeks.

https://www.babycenter.com/average-fetal-length-weight-chart

LnR70707 · February 2013

If both parents were over 9lbs at birth, supposedly it is more likely you'll have a 9+lber. I'm pretty sure it would have been true for DS, he joined us five weeks early at 6.7lbs and average gain at the end is half a pound to a pound a week at the end.

m1ssl1ss · February 2013

it might depend on which gene pool is stronger?
"small" runs on my mom's side. "HUGE" runs on my dad's side.
me and my siblings were small.

MH was also small BUT he had a HUGE head.

DS was small with a normal head.

Number two? I am scared of the possibilities but I will hope for the best again lol

cajunrunner · February 2013

I think I was 7 lbs and change, but I had a big head. H was 10 lbs 11 oz. DD was 8 lb 2 oz when she was born. Hopefully this next one isn't much bigger. I definitely can't handle an 11 lb baby!

tanabeans · February 2013

kboyce2312:
My mom had 4 over 9 lbs and she spent my entire last pregnancy telling me how DS would be over 10 lbs. he was a perfectly respectable 7 lbs 15 oz. I wouldn't worry too much. I was all freaked out over nothing.

I was 6 and change, now im 5'4, 115 lbs, my in laws keep telling me i better get ready cuz MIL had 2, 9lb babies and SIL had and 8, a 9 and a 10 lb kid. It really pisses me off cuz they think this baby will be nothing like me and my family.

cortneyloo · February 2013

I was 10 pounds, but my sister was only 8. I think some of it is hereditary and some of it is how much our moms liked to eat and how quickly they gained weight too.

BelhurstBride · February 2013

Weight/size of the baby doesn't matter nearly as much as the size of his or her head and the position they're in as they descend through the birth canal.

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