This woman at my job told me that I had a huge baby when he was born. I was so shocked that she said that, cause I don't think he was big at all, in fact he wore a premie size and was so tiny to me. He has grown a lot since he was born and is in the 90th percentile now, but he was 6 lbs 13 oz when he was born. Do you think this is big in your opinion?
It really hurt me cause she was making me feel like my baby was so huge when he was born and I just don't understand why she said that even after I told her his weight. My friend had a baby and it was over 9 pounds, so I think if my baby was "so huge" as she says, then what would beb baby be?
Is she full of it or just jealous? What is her problem?
P.S. She doesn't like me either and is snobby and rude to me everyday, ever since she started working even though I was the first person to greet her. What should I do about this woman and her attitude?
2007-08-28 11:14:06 · 41 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
O, I forgot, I am 5 foot and 108 pounds, so maybe she thinks he was big for my size?
I just hate this woman and her attitude!
2007-08-28 11:15:54 · update #1
That's not very big. My baby was a tad smaller than yours when she was born. She was 6lbs 9oz & she was tiny. I think of average somewhere around 7lbs-8lbs & then 8lbs & over as a big baby & even if your baby was big, what would really be wrong with that anyways, right? She's the one that looks like a moron. I would just give her that. "You sound like a tard & the only reason I'm humoring you by acting that I'm actually listening but can't fake the fact of how stupid this sounds, is because I'm a nice person & I feel sorry for you..smile" you know, where you smirk & lift your eyebrows & it's really great if you can do it in front of someone else & really make her feel like a dumba**. Then she should leave you alone. Sorry, I'm a nice person but I would be super nasty if someone had something to say about my baby. Good luck!
2007-08-28 11:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
6+ lbs is definately not big! I think 6-8 lbs is about averge, so your baby is like on the small side of average. A baby's birth weight doesn't predict their future weight anyway- I was over 8lbs and I'm a very petite and thin woman, my siblings were also 8-9+ lbs and they're not big people either, and neither are my parents. Either this woman isn't too smart or she just wants to irritate you.
Sounds like she's not a very happy person and likes to take out her misery/or lack of satisfaction with her life on other people, especially you, and probably some others, to make her feel better about herself somehow. Think about it, if a person is happy in life why would they feel the need to criticize and be rude to others like that. Just know that you are probably the better person and she has some issues she needs to deal with if she's treating you and anyone else like this on a regular basis. I'm not sure if you should say anything to her but when she says something insulting, at least act like whatever she says doesn't bother you and that you could care less what she thinks! Let her see that her words are of no importance to you. That might even make her stop if she sees she's not getting the reaction from you that she hopes for =)
2007-08-28 11:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by darkrose_09 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is not big, good grief. My kids were 7 lbs 9 oz and 8 lbs .03 oz and my doctor told me that is the high side of average. She is just being a @%#!!! My kids have always been in the 95th percentile so dont worry. They are both girls too by the way. He also said it is good if the babies have a little more weight on them that way if they get sick and loose a pound it is not critical. People have always told me my kids are big, my doctor has always told me my kids are healthy and thriving exactly what he would like to see from more kids. Dont worry after a while you will get use to it. People use to think they were older than they are. They are now in 1st and 3rd grade and the 3rd graders classmates are finally catching up to her.
Your baby is perfectly fine!!
2007-08-28 12:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Coffee 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just ignore her she is just trying to give you a hard time. I think 6lbs is the average weight for a newborn. I have 2 kids my son was 7 in a half lbs when born and my daughter was 9 lbs, I just see that as big healthy babies thats it. I am 5'4 and weight about 115 so I'm not big or small but still had 2 average baby.
2007-08-28 11:21:35 · answer #4 · answered by Laura B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not at all!! My cousin had a boy that weighed over 11 pounds. I think that your baby was average size... certainly not HUGE!
I think that she's just got issues. Or possibly just no social tact. I would try to limit conversations with her. I have someone in my office who tells me that I'm a "big girl" - when I'm 5' 8" and wear a size 8. I just try to steer the conversations away from her "favorite" areas (ie ones that make other people feel like crap) and to more neutral ones - such as work or the weather.
2007-08-28 11:22:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
One of my nieces was 10lb 2 oz when she was born. Now she is a skinny mother of a 15 year old.
Six pounds would be perfect, my favorite great nephew was 6 pounds 13 oz and now is a scrawny 11 year old.
2007-08-28 11:20:10 · answer #6 · answered by shipwreck 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually they are discovering that babies born weighing less than 6.5lbs have some of the same problems as low birthweight babies. So 6lbs 13 oz is a small baby to me anyway, it is around the 20th percentile so 80% of babies are bigger than that.
Also I am 5'2" and my son was 8lbs 2oz, so I don't think he was "big for you"
She just sounds like a b*tch
2007-08-28 11:40:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
well women nowdays are having bigger babies than they were years past so maybe for her time that was big but in my opinion of seeing 9 and 10 pounders born to my friends not thats not huge my baby is small for his age now was 7.7 at birth but now a t 9 weeks 10 pounds and 24 inches long tall and skinny and I get the ''oh he's so tiny'' alll the time just shrug it off hes a doll!!!!
2007-08-28 11:19:51 · answer #8 · answered by tasha l 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
6 pounds is actually less than average. This woman clearly knows NOTHING about childbirth and babies. And if she has children, they were probaby low birthweight babies with failure to thrive or some **** like that as a result of her bad habits. So, I would say she's jealous and not worry about it. =)
By the way, my wife's brother weighed 12 pounds at birth... that's a big baby! Your son was half that!
2007-08-28 11:19:41 · answer #9 · answered by Yogi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lol I was almost 9 pounds when I was born. Now I was a HUGE baby. 6 lbs is perfectly normal. Hopefully my son wont be too big.
2007-08-28 13:19:52 · answer #10 · answered by .:Adrians' So Handsome:. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋