Could a baby that big be delivered naturally?
2006-10-26 04:51:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
your uterus will be 1000 times it's normal size by the time the baby is ready to be born. the baby doesn't run out of room. it does get a little tight in there for them right before delivery, but dont fret. he'll be snug, warm and fine in there.
2006-10-26 04:54:45 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. Meli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. My coworker was huge by the time she delivered her son and the doctors thought she would have an 8 lb baby. After he was born, he only weighed 4 lbs! They usually don't let you deliver vaginally if the baby's 8 or more lbs. There's a high risk of the shoulders getting stuck in the birth canal which then they'd have to either break the collar bone or perform an emergency c-section (that would also run the risk of the baby suffocating in the birth canal). My sister's ex-mother-in-law delivered a 13 lb baby vaginally, so it can be done, but doctors don't like to take that kind of a risk nowadays. (That was over 40 yrs ago she had that baby!) Usually your last trimester the baby doesn't gain too much more weight.
2006-10-26 04:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by gretchen372002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too sure how much the womb will swell without putting baby in trouble but my dad weighed 14lbs and was a natural dly, my first child over 12lbs and it took me 7Min's to deliver her.
2006-10-26 05:27:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We stretch a lot.
Delivery depends on the size of the mother as well. I've heard of 20 pound babies being natural - but the mom's were good sized.
Really depends on the pelvis (and the doctor!)
2006-10-26 05:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by tigglys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After a certian size the baby will be taken c-section so there is no risk to mother and baby, I have seen some pretty big bellies so who knows how big it can get.
2006-10-26 04:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by fyrechick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 lb. newborn!!!! Ghees! There is no way a doctor would let that happen now adays. That could kill a girl!
I think it also depends on the size of the mother and if her hips spread making room in the birth canal.
2006-10-26 05:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is quite incredible but yes it just keeps going-i saw a programme about mum of quads,and it seems that nature also has a get out clause-
multiple pregnancy people deliver earlier on average than women with single babies and my obstetrician pal says she has seen women of 5ft deliver babies weighing10 lb naturally no stitches , women are incredible arent they?
2006-10-26 08:17:54 · answer #7 · answered by tigerfoot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a baby will never run out of room to grow because the female body will always accomodate no matter what
2006-10-26 05:02:04 · answer #8 · answered by DONNAIS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋