Big baby

steph3222 · May 2013

Anyone other ftm having a c section due to a "big baby"? At 36 weeks 0 days my baby measured 7lb 15oz. A c sec is scheduled for 39 weeks.

NicoleReed0324 · May 2013

I am. Baby MJ is measuring in the 97th100th percentile for head and abdomen measurements. I have another ultrasound at 37 weeks 3 days to confirm this. I am only 4'11" and my doctor said he strongly recommends a c section. He said the risk of displacing my bladder, rectum, other organs is really high and that I could be ruining insides for something that's never going to happen anyways if I try to have him vaginally. So scheduled at 39 weeks for me!

GalLaura · May 2013

My baby is about 7lb 10 0z and I'm 35 weeks too. I had an ultrasound on Friday and will talk to the doctor this week. The sonograph tech would only tell me he was now over the 95th%. I haven't been told that I have to have a c section yet but the doctors and midwives have said it is something that might happen and they will see how things progress. My sister had 9 and 10 lb babies and had to have c sections.

I don't really want a c section but if my doctor reccomends it, I probably will. I know people debate this left and right but as FTM and wanting to do what is best for my babies health. My doctor mentioned people have really argued with her over c sections. I have to believe she has the medical degree and knows best.

How are you feeling about it?

jmaguilar5 · May 2013

Last week at 33 weeks 4 days my LO was measuring two weeks ahead and estimated right at 7 pounds. My doctor told me she was planning nothing. I'm fine with that because I'd like to try a vaginal birth and see what happens.

skio · May 2013

I have big babies. DD1 measured 7lbs6oz at 35w4d and my OB never mentioned a c section despite my small size, and I wouldn't have considered it if he did. She came out at 8lbs13oz two days before my due date, and yes I ended up with a section, but I do not believe it was due to her size. I do not believe in any way that trying to birth my baby would've killed us both in the days before c section was available. My body grows babies big, I can birth them if I do it right and avoid chemical interventions that screw with the natural progression of labor, which is what I believe happened with DD. I didn't react well to pitocin and my body shut down.

I had to have a growth ultrasound at 33w this time due to hypothyroidism and this gal is measuring similarly; on target to be 9lbs at 40w. I'm still trying for a VBAC and have declined further growth scans, because they are notoriously inaccurate.

Just remember that this is your body, your baby, your decision, not your doctor's. If you're comfortable with the rec to go right to c/s, by all means, go for it. But if you're not, it's totally within your rights to decline. GL.

ilovemarfa · May 2013

They predicted my son would be over 10 lbs the day I was induced. I had a biophysical profile. My ob offered me a c section as he said that the risk of shoulder dystocia was high. I declined. It's a good thing too as my son was a healthy 8 lbs 9 oz and my labor was quick and easy. Those growth ultrasounds aren't 100 percent accurate and I would never agree to a c section based on a presicted weight.

WhitWed · May 2013

I'm surprised they would scheduled a c-section for that weight. My first was 11.4 pounds, but the reason for the scheduled c-section was polyhydramnios and her shoulder and neck being stuck in my pelvis. I'm not one to question professionals as I don't claim to be a know-it-all when it comes to pregnancy and deliveries; however, the weight you stated actually seems pretty average to me. You might want to verify that there is another medical reason to be delivering via c-section. Also, if you really want to try vaginal birth, drop the dairy, sugars, and starches from your diet immediately and you will be able to maintain LO's current weight since the last few weeks there is a lot of fat development in you and baby.

GraceInCA · May 2013

I'm on track to have a big baby, and the MFM and my midwife both said "So what?" ACOG does not recommend csections for macrosomia. It's not even size that will impact delivery, but the baby's position, and the position in which you birth. Laying on your back is the worst. Also, while the ultrasound I had shows that baby was already over 7 lbs at 36 weeks, those ultrasounds done later in pregnancy are notoriously unreliable to predict size. For more than 99 of the women in first world countries where we don't have nutritional deficiencies which impact our bone formation, our bodies will grow babies they can birth. If my doctor started pushing csection for "big baby", I'd ask him or her why they were planning something ACOG specifically says to not do.

RIngReady · May 2013

They are predicting my LO to be over 10 lbs. too. At 36 growth scan they said he was already over 7 pounds and had put on about 3 pounds over the last 4 weeks (I had a growth scan done at 33 weeks too) My Dr. said nothing about a C-Section. I know several FTMs who have birthed big babies and been fine.

ohdrama09 · May 2013

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0701/p169.html

"Weighing the newborn after delivery is the only way to accurately diagnose macrosomia, because the prenatal diagnostic methods (assessment of maternal risk factors, clinical examination and ultrasonographic measurement of the fetus) remain imprecise."

No way I'd agree to a section. Till the baby's on a scale you really don't know how much they will weigh.

Greenthummom · May 2013

My mother delivered a 10lb baby with no meds whatsoever vaginally and didn't even tear. Your MD must not be that great if they don't feel safe delivering a big baby. If you are against the csection let your MD know that you would like to try a vaginal birth. You need to be informed of complications and risks of going either way. I hate how doctors try to take the decisions away from their patients but if you show him you are informed he just may work with you.

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