I am 24 weeks pregnant and I went to the dr. earlier in the week and she wants me to have another ultrasound done because she thinks that I am measuring too big.. at 20 weeks when I had my first ultrasound done he was just right on target 12oz. Now she says that I am too big. I was just wondering if anyone has been through this and what the outcome was.. I am not really worried my first child was 8lbs 6oz. and I read somewhere that boys tend to be around 6-8 oz bigger.
2006-09-13 04:31:23 · 22 answers · asked by Jessica M 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I had the same thing -- the docs thought I was measuring too big, kept telling me I was going to have my baby early, but it turns out I had him on my due date and he was 8 lbs 5 oz.
2006-09-13 04:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by KL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you can see by reading all of the answers....EVERY woman is different. I don't think it would hurt anything for you to have an ultrasound just for piece of mind. Listen to your body, you know yourself better than anyone else. If you feel like something is wrong, get it checked out. If you don't feel like anything is wrong, and the doctor mentions that he/she wants to check it out, let them (as long as it's not a danger to the baby.)
In reading your answers it's funny, because some say they had the same experience and the baby was small - one says the second baby is always bigger (my first was 8lb 7 oz, my second 6lb 11oz) - yet all of them are right. You just have to remember you are different than anyone out there, and together you and your doctor can decide what is best for you and your baby.
Best wishes for a healthy mommy and healthy baby :)
2006-09-13 12:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. Lucky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was 9lbs 5oz and 22 inches long. They induced me because they did not want me to go past my due date. I ended up after 2 days labour, I had a c-section. I kept telling the nurses, the baby was going to be large, my fetal assessments all said so, but the last assessment, she did not take into consideration that I was gestational diabetic, and she estimated small. after the fact she said that if she were to take that into consideration, it would be around 9lbs. I pushed for hours, and then finally delivered my daughter by c-section, again they did not estimate well, and made the incision too small, and tore my uterus. Now I will have to have any more kids by c-section. Make sure that they are accurate on judging the size of your baby.
I had a friend whom had an 11lb 8oz girl natural. I thought I had it rough.
Doesn't matter though, once you see that baby for the first time, you will think that nothing else matters.
2006-09-13 11:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by kackaway 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the same thing happend to me too. My baby girl weighed 8 lbs and 8 oz. I think I am having a boy this time around and I am really worried if thats true about them being 6-8 oz bigger!!!
2006-09-13 12:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by momma2jaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I got unusually big at 5-6 months and the doctor ordered an x-ray (no sonograms back then) to see if I was having twins. Only 1 girl, 8 lbs. 4 oz., and I only gained 17 lbs during the pregnancy.
2006-09-13 11:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by myste 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi My son was born on 5th Nov 2004 and he weighed 10lbs 6oz. Midwifes always told me i was having big baby and i didnt doubt them, only reason ididnt doubt them is there is family history of big babis, my bro was 9lbs 14oz i was 10lbs 4 oz and sister was 10lbs 6oz. he was also quite long coming in at 24inches but i had him myself and proud to say there were no stitches needed. Now tring for number 2 so it wasnt that bad honest. At same time it could be all fluid so dont get urself in a tizz over it
2006-09-13 12:11:56 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my first born was born at 27 weeks weighing 2lb 1oz shes 9 now then my second was born full term weighing 7lb 4oz then finally my little boy they told me he was a big baby all the measurments even when midwife felt my belly she said hes a big baby they sent me for more scans saying the baby was shooting of the charts i asked to give me a ruff weight on the baby she said your looking at a 9-10 lb baby i was so scared my due date arrived and i gave birth to my baby boy weighing in at 7lb 6oz they were so wrong she even told me there was women having c sections because they thoght some babies were large but only weighed 7 lb so they can get it wrong even tho my babies were small i was quite big compared to them i weighed 9lb 13oz my mum wasnt happy lol hope this helps good luck
2006-09-13 11:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by nicole 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my first was a girl and she weighted 5 pounds 3 oz. and then my little boy he was 6 pounds 4 oz. and the doctor told me with this one he is a big baby! NO WORRIES!
2006-09-13 12:34:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this happened to me in all my pregnancies. I was right on target then had a huge jump then went right back to being on target. My babies were
6 13
7 9 and 8 8
2006-09-13 11:52:13 · answer #9 · answered by treehugger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The opposite is true for my family, the boys from the last 3 generations have weighed less on average at birth than the girls.
My son was 6lbs 11ozs 20.25inches & my daughter was 7lbs 11ozs 18inches
CT
2006-09-13 11:44:43 · answer #10 · answered by lostintheclover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋