My baby is a big one

[ella]

I had a scan yesterday and the baby apparently weighs 6lbs 3 approx already , bubs weighed 3lbs 9 four weeks ago(- that was some growth spurt) , Dr said baby will be about 8 or 9 pounds maybe even 10 , my friends baby was big like that and she was induced at 38 weeks - I did ask him but he said no, your better going yourself blah blah

Im not going to get worried about it though I just figure you could walk out of the hospital hearing a lot worse

 

[lisa&alex]

at 35 weeks i had a scan and they said charlotte was about 8lb 5oz.. she was born 2 weeks later and weighed 7lb 10..try not to stress about it.. the scans are just an estimation to...fundal height mw has said oooh ur measuring big.. i said yep.. i think its normal for me.. i did with charlotte and she was 7lb 10 she said oh ok..

 

[annem]

this fundal height stuff makes no sense to me. Even my MW said you can not tell that much by it so i do not understand who they decide needs a growth scan for being too big or small?

 

[tots hope]

They do get it wrong - they told my SIL my nephew would be about 5lbs - he was 7lbs 13.5oz! (that was a scan about a week before he was born!

 

[Babylicious]

I agree with the other ladies, they are not that accurate

 

[chrystaltips]

They don't even estimate size of the baby as far as I'm aware at my docs/hospital, which I find stupid. I mean what if she was so big that intervention was needed? Guess I'm going to have to wait until labour to find out

Everytime I ask about estimating her weight at my GP (I've been going there 28-34 weeks) they just say they can't do it. I have my next hospital appointment next week so am hoping that I'll get a bit more information then once I can see a midwife, although I don't think I will even get a scan!

 

[clairescunny55]

i had a scan at 38weeks and he weighed 8lb 5oz, 3 weeks later at birth he weighed 10lb 7.5oz

 

[Squiglet]

I was told Tia would be around 6/7lbs when she was born... and she popped out weighing 8lb 9oz.

I had a scan two weeks ago and the baby was around 4lb 8oz and I would say my bump has grown quite a bit in the last few weeks, so goodness knows what size this one will be now. My doc's said the baby was big back then, but it's not really... for a northern European, 8/9 lbs isn't THAT big..

I reckon if I go term this time I'll be looking at a 9lb baby...Not that it bothers me... Tia came out dead easy...I've got massive child birthing hips and huge size 7 1/2 feet... Docs will want to induce me before then because they are panicky about big babies here, but I won't let them based just on size.