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biggest babys, boys or girls?
Ok, i was talking to my oh's mum, she has 3 boys and 1 girl, all boys were big babys (my oh was 10 pound 8oz) and his sis was around normal birth weight (around 7 pounds).
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother, all three of us girls were normal birth weights, ranging between 6 pounds and 8 pounds, then my brother was 10 pounds!
I was just wondering is it very common that boys are bigger than girls when their born?
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother, all three of us girls were normal birth weights, ranging between 6 pounds and 8 pounds, then my brother was 10 pounds!
I was just wondering is it very common that boys are bigger than girls when their born?
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my hubbies sisters were 11lb-ers and he was only 9lbs so the rule doesnt always apply altho 9lb is still big in my book!
i have also been told that your body wont make a baby it cant cope with, so if its big then it will still be able to get out if you understand.
i think it is more common for second and other babies to be bigger each time. my friend just had a wee boy, her bump was massive and was only 7lb11, another friends first was a boy, second a girl and the girl was bigger.
so i dont think there is any set rule to the sizes, we just need to take what we get, but this is defintitley a worry of mine!
I have a slightly different tale. So if you are scared of birth. Stop reading now. I mean it!!
My mum said giving birth to my brother was no problem. He was just born crying and never stopped until she would have him inside her nighty at night. Skin to skin. Then he would settle. But my sister, apparently her head was so big, it started tearing her. So the docs had to cut her open. I know back in those days it was different. But she said she could hear the scissors cut through her like material.
Now how much is you legs crossed. I was upset with her when she told me. Cause I'm very frightened. I said to the doc this morning I would sooner give birth than have injections. And he laughed and said, speak to me afterwards and we'll see how you feel.
vikki xx
My mum's friend was telling me she had a difficult labour with her little girl who was 6lbs but then when she had her son a few years later he was 9lb 12oz and apparently it was the easiest birth ever & she was in labour for a grand total of 20 minutes!!!
and with regards to not making a baby too big to cope with - my body did. he was too big to come out naturally and couldnt get any further than 4/5ths engaged even after 34 hours of labour! but then I always want more than I can handle
I'm dreading the size of the next one (when it finally happens!) but its not stopping me wanting another
xxx
abbie,hope+bluebump 31wk+4
my daughter was only 7lb2 at 10 days overdue so she may have been only 6lb something if earlier, so i hope this one isnt going to be too much bigger!
I wouldn't worry though, I was told that a bigger baby is often easier to deliver as when they are being pushed down the birth canal, every contraction pushes the baby further cos he/she will touch the sides so the muscles actually grab hold of the baby to push it along.
Not sure how true it is but it seems to make sense!
xx
ollie was just too big for my pelvis and they tried forceps on me but i ended up having to have a c sec.
wasnt very nice because all the time the mw kept telling me theres no way the baby is bigger than 8lb as you two are only small (im 5ft and hubby is 5"6) - they never listened to me or oh saying that all the babies on his side had been very big.... if ollie had been on time he might have been below 9lb marker but he was a week late! I've spoken to my mws since and looked at the reports oon the birth and it is purely because I was too small for him to come out of me.
Dont worry, unless you have a history of mahousive babies there shouldnt be any problems, and they do say bigger babies help as they push down better.....
am having a second baby (hopefully when ttc works) on the understanding that they give me a c sec at 39 weeks - I soooo want a 'little' baby! anything around 7lb-8lb will do!
if you have any fears talk to your mw - theyre there to help you (not fob you off like mine did :roll: )
xxxx