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Eek I'm having a big baby
Hi ladies
I just wanted to see if anybody else has been told they're having a big baby?
I had my anomoly scan at 22 weeks and the baby was measuring big around the abodminal circumference - just outside of the normal range. Today I had to go back for another scan at 26+3 and he is still measuring large - just inside of the normal range now, but big on both the tummy and the head. He is measuring larger all over at about 28+ weeks. Has anybody else had this? I had to have some blood tests to check my blood glucose levels. So far all my urine checks have been fine. I'm not convinced it is a diabetes related thing. They think he just might be larger than normal baby. Given that apparently 'typical' newborn is now 8 1/2 pounds I'm a bit scared!
I will get my blood results tomorrow morning. But they also said he's growing at a normal rate, just slightly ahead of the curve so think it's not diabetes.
Any thoughts / advice / encouraging words?
Also my colleagues are all teasing me now saying he's a "porker" or calling him Goliath and Buster. I feel a bit hurt by this but just laugh it off.
I just wanted to see if anybody else has been told they're having a big baby?
I had my anomoly scan at 22 weeks and the baby was measuring big around the abodminal circumference - just outside of the normal range. Today I had to go back for another scan at 26+3 and he is still measuring large - just inside of the normal range now, but big on both the tummy and the head. He is measuring larger all over at about 28+ weeks. Has anybody else had this? I had to have some blood tests to check my blood glucose levels. So far all my urine checks have been fine. I'm not convinced it is a diabetes related thing. They think he just might be larger than normal baby. Given that apparently 'typical' newborn is now 8 1/2 pounds I'm a bit scared!
I will get my blood results tomorrow morning. But they also said he's growing at a normal rate, just slightly ahead of the curve so think it's not diabetes.
Any thoughts / advice / encouraging words?
Also my colleagues are all teasing me now saying he's a "porker" or calling him Goliath and Buster. I feel a bit hurt by this but just laugh it off.
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You never know he is growing fast now but might slow down nearer the birth, if not then it just means he is a strong baby which is just want you want
Your be fine honey my aunt had two 10 pound babies and was fine
K xx
14 weeks today
fiona 14+5
How funny Tracey that you're the same - we have almost the same due date and both have had big bumps from the start!
I haven't been given any advice on my diet, but will try to be good even though I too have a sweet tooth. That said I think I'm actually quite healthy, just enjoy the odd biscuit with my cuppa. Other than that I have my 5 fruit & veg a day, cook from scratch etc.
I wasn't that worried but I think everyone's reaction has made me feel worse. I wish I could just tell them to shut up and sod off but I think if I say something they will only tease more so I'm going to just ignore it and hope they forget about it!
Anyway my baby was born and he weighed 9lb 7oz. He is perfect and gorgeous!! The birth was very straight forward with no stitches! I have heard it is easier to deliver slightly bigger babies.
Good luck xxxxxxxxxxx
I'm sure he'll be the perfect weight that he needs to be. And congratulations on your son
xxxxx
Im afraid i DO have gestational diabeties, and my lil man weighed 3lb8oz at my 29wk scan.....hes already in the 90th centile! I have another scan in 2wks so will see what his growth is then - quite scary as i think i may give birth to he-man lol!!!
Hes mine though and perfect so i dont care!!
kim 30+6 xxx
Im afraid i DO have gestational diabeties, and my lil man weighed 3lb8oz at my 29wk scan.....hes already in the 90th centile! I have another scan in 2wks so will see what his growth is then - quite scary as i think i may give birth to he-man lol!!!
Hes mine though and perfect so i dont care!!
kim 30+6 xxx
My baby has been at the 95th percentile all the way along for everything, but the last two scans she was just over the 95 percentile for her tummy. She also weighs 7lbs 11oz already - with three 1/2 weeks to go to my due date. If she went 2 weeks over she could be almost 11lbs!?! Can you imagine????!!! But, if she comes on time, she'll be about 9 1/2 lbs, with gravity helping her down...
I'm not too worried. I had a test for gestational diabetes too and it came back normal, so she just is a happy bouncy baby already.
None of the midwives have commented at all, so I'd just ignore any of them (or anyone else) who makes comments. Loads of people had told me I was the size of a house, but actually my bump is about the size you would expect. Most people don't have a clue what size you are supposed to be.
Ally x
36+3
Ollie was 9lb 2 at birth, everyone kept saying he's on target to be a nice 8lber, nothing more, so they were all surprised when he came out as big as he did.
This one is measuring bigger than him already. At my last scan (31+5) she came in at 4lbs and I was told afterwards that babies tend to treble the weight they are at that point by the time they're born (but unless you get an extra scan you dont know the estimated weight). This would put baby at 12lbs at full term
They do say bigger babies tend to be easier to birth as the weight of them helps to push them down the birth canal. (I was diff as Ollie was too big and I am too small to birth much over 7lbs apparantly due to the size/shape of my pelvis)
I'm having an elective sec this time around because I'm fully expecting a biggie and it's the only way she'll come out (plus i went through hell with Ollie) but with it being a week early I'm hoping she'll only be about 10-11lbs...
TBH i'm not sure I'd know what to do with a small baby now...
please bear in mind though that all the/sizes weights are estimates at this moment. they can be bigger or smaller than the estimate once they actually get here!
xxx
I got my blood test results back this morning and have normal glucose levels and normal thyroid function so am just not going to worry about it.
I have always felt that they dated me a bit early anyway, as I have PCOS and irregular cycles they adjusted my EDD but I think they went too far the other way, so I actually think part of it is that he is big and part of it is that I am further ahead in my pregnancy than they think. Even on my 12 week scan notes I can see that he is measuring outside the normal size range for the adjusted dates! His growth has been steady and at a normal pace so I'm more relaxed about it.
I am doing a hypnobirthing course and am supposed to be having positive thoughts (!) and have decided that next time someone says anything like calling him a porker I'm going to say in a lighthearted way - right no more calling him 'porker', I'm going to think positively!
My husband thought it was nice that I was so defensive about him already - said it is my maternal instinct to protect him from bullies!!
Littlep
34+6
my fave one i've had so far is "i reckon you are going to give birth to a 2 year old".... that's really helpful.... I've also had "hows the man baby?" and "by the looks of you you are in for at least a 10 lber...."... and my midwife wasnt much help either - "well he's 2 weeks bigger than where he should be - but we'll monitor it in 3 weeks...." otherwise known as a life time in my world...
honestly...! I like your positive attitude though and hows the hypnobirthing thing going....?? i'm thinking i might quite like that...
whilst i was hoping for a little 6lb baby - i'm quite pleased to read a bigger baby is easier to deliver.... are you sure that's not made up to make us feel better....?!!
All the best anyway - you sound perfectly healthy and i'm sure your bambino will be too!
I know it's cliche, but as long as baby is healthy I wouldn't worry too much, and I agree tell work people to sod off. My colleagues always comment if I'm having a cake in the staff room and that's beginning to piss me right off too. People just think they're funny...when they're not!!!