midwives get it wrong!?

Question

Anyone elses midwives/doctors got it really wrong?
my 2nd baby seemed a lot bigger than my 1st so all the way thru i kept askin how big? the week b4 i had my baby i had a scan an they said the same as always 7lb-no bigger, He was 10lb!

and yes it is a big problem! because i couldn't get the baby out had an emergency episiotomy and the first 3 minutes of my babies life were spent with 3 midwives trying to resusitate him, if the correct size was known i wouldn't have had these complications as i would have been able to have a c section. If i'd have had him at home it could have been fatal.

Answer 1

wow i never thought a mistake would be that bad they said my girl would be round 6lbs she was over 8lbs i am a size six but at least your little boy is ok now good luck to you both x x

Answer 2

Targeting midwives here is a bit unfair. Being a midwife has nothing to do with a wrong guess. Doctors never get it right either. It's only a guess. Hell, it is hard enough to take a guess at a baby's weight when they are right there in the flesh, so how is one supposed to accurately guess how much a baby weighs when in the womb? Midwives rock!
Again, people keep calling it a mistake...there is no mistake. Can you guess how many pennies are in a random jar. It is not a science, instead, it is simply a guestimate. Is it that hard to understand. It doesn't matter how much shiny equipment or how big a facility is.

Answer 3

Yes, I was told he was under 6lb and came out at 8lb1oz.Was told my daughter would be roughly 7 and half lb's baby and she 9lb2oz. Although my midwife said afterwards that if she new that baby was going to be a big one she still wouldn't tell because some women freak at the idea of parting with such a huge baby, personally I found the bigger the baby the easier the delivery and I've had 4 babies.

Answer 4

when i went for a check up at 37 weeks they said they couldn't find the heart beat , but when they did a scan everything was fine thankfully.
the midwife told me that i was looking at having a 5lb baby in a few weeks, my waters then broke on the way home from this check up.
my soon was born in the early hours of the next morning and weighed in at 7lb exactly. i am no expert but you can't tell me that he put on over 2lbs in less than 24 hrs !!!
my 2nd son was meant to be tiny and even when i went into labour a week over due they were still saying it was a small baby, he was 9lb 5oz. that is not a small baby !!!!

Answer 5

Yup. My daughter is really tiny, and the midwives didn't take into account that the size of her baby might be too big for her to deliver. In the end she had every procedure done, then an emergency section, just in time.

Answer 6

midwives are not the ones who do scans and measure the baby. the midwife measures from the top of your womb down and this gives them an estimation of the weight, it is the sonographers who get it wrong mostly because they should be-able to take exact measurements of the baby. sos don't blame midwives they do a fantastic job and your baby would not be here if it wasn't for those midwives, what has weight got to do with it, as long as your baby is healthy

Answer 7

When I was pregnant with my son the doctor told me from the time I was about 6 months that he was going to be huge. Toward the end she told me like three times that i was looking at having a 12 pound baby. My Xhander was only 6 1/2 pounds.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

When I had my first child, I was so big that I waddled when I walked and he weighed 7lb 8 oz but when my third child was born, he weighed 8lb 14oz and the week before he was born, I only looked about 4months pregnant and everyone expected me to have a small baby, what a shock we all got.

Answer 10

not with the weight no, but when i went to have my second, there was only one midwife at the birthing centre (its a small one, in small hospital) when i got there she said i will phone the other midwife to come in a bit later when your futher into labour, she went out of the room to let me rest, 2 seconds later, the babys head was there, she very shocked lol, she said i havent got the other midwife here yet! (baby was there before midwife number 2 came along), a very quick labour (thankgod)