What weight were your babies

dubstarr

Just wondering what weight the babies were when they were born.Do you think your own /partners birthweight had anything to do with your own kids.

pwurple

My baby was 3.35kg. No, I don't think it has anything to do with my birth weight or my husbands. My siblings are all different birth weights to me.

Why do you ask?

Lisha

First boy approx 7-10 days early 7lb 7oz
Then girl on due date 7lb 14oz

We are both approx 5ft 9 or 10 in height
Both babies were long and are among the tallest in their age groups of the kids I know

Glinda

Yes, definitely think so - I was 6lb 12oz, at birth, fairly petite having my own kids and had two babies who were 10lbs and 8.5 lbs (three and a half weeks early- would have been around 11lbs at term!).

Mother in law told me later (!) my husband was the lightest of her five babies at 9lbs 10oz - and she's tiny. That's a huge weight for babies in the late sixties!

Docs spent the whole time I was pregnant testing me for gestational diabetes, found it almost impossible to believe someone my size would produce babies that large without being diabetic. Seems it was just genetics though! (both kids perfectly normal sizes now).

Rose35

My first and only boy weighed in at 8lb 11oz.(5 days overdue but right on time due to my calculations)
I was 7lb something when i was born, I was only 7stone in weight when i
conceived him, it wasnt expected my baby would be any bigger than 6/7 lbs mark, it was a surprise when he was born.

But i do think it comes from my partners side, his sisters all had big first babies too, he will be tall like partners side too, of course genetics must play a part, mind you I had a ferocious appetite whilst pregnant, put on 4 stone weight in the 9 months.

Moonbeam

7lb 4 @38 weeks, 7lb 8 @38 weeks (girls) 8lb 4 @41 weeks boy.

Xdancer

My daughter was 3.56kg (7lb 13oz I think) born at 39 weeks.

slarkin123

My daughter was 7lb 7oz at 39 weeks
Son number 1 was 7lb 9oz at 42 weeks
Son number 2 was 6lb 6oz at 38 weeks

dubstarr

Was just wondering
1st son was 8lb 12
2nd son was 8lb 10
3rd son was 9lb 2
4th son was 9lb 13
5th son was 8lb 12

Iwas 3lb born and my partner was 10lb


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Please do not use ds or dd here as people do not know what it means.

Lola92

My daughter was 7lbs 14oz at 40+6, I was 6lb something, not sure what my partner was.

teggers5

My son was 2lb 8ozs @ 28 weeks.. almost 11 now and average height for his age

dubstarr

dubstarr wrote: »

Was just wondering
ds1 was 8lb 12
ds 2 was 8lb 10
ds3 was 9lb 2
ds4 was 9lb 13
ds5 was 8lb 12

Iwas 3lb born and dp was 10lb


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Please do not use ds or dd here as people do not know what it means.

Sorry wont use it again

emmabrighton

760g at 28 wks - Just turned corrected age 1 and is awesome

January

First (girl) - 6lbs at 40 weeks exactly
Second (girl) - 6lbs 13oz at 40+1
Third (girl) - 6lbs 15oz apparently born at 37 weeks but not exactly sure of dates.

Both my partner and myself were small babies, I was 5lbs 5oz and he was 6lbs. We're both quite short now but not exactly skinny.

teggers5

emmabrighton wrote: »

760g at 28 wks - Just turned corrected age 1 and is awesome

Wow that's tiny! Must have been like a little doll!

Suucee

I was the biggest of my siblings at 7lb 10. OH was 2nd biggest at 8 or 9 something
Our daughter born at 41 weeks was 6lb 10.
Im very small though height wise and so is OH.

Ms2011

I was 6 something, OH was 10 something, son was 8lb born 9 days over.

Both he & his dad struggle to put weight on now, he 23lbs @ 18 months, me not so much ;-)

Woshy

Mine was 3.66Kg (8lbs 1 oz). This is the exact weight I was when I was born and I did read the mother's birth weight has a bit to do with it. Both myself and my husband would be on the smaller side.

I had hyperemesis when pregnant and lost a huge amount of weight. At the end I was all baby (people thought I was only about 6 months pregnant the week before I went into labour) and the midwives estimated he'd be the top end of 6 pounds. He was 1 week early. It just goes to show no matter how sick you are the baby really does take everything it needs from you! My mum was just as sick as I was and carried the same so I was very similar to her.

The_Mask

Dessie Curley: [at a pub, after Sharon's delivery] 7 pounds 12 ounces.
Loner: Is that a baby, or a turkey?
Dessie Curley: A baby!
Loner: That's a good-sized baby.
Dessie Curley: Right.
Loner: Small turkey, though.

Hannibal Smith

No 1 - 6lbs 8 ozs @ 36 weeks
No 2 - 6lbs 11 ozs @ 39 weeks

lonestargirl

6lbs 12oz @39+5

at birth he was at the 25th percentile, by 6 weeks he was the 50th!!

I was 6lbs 6oz @39 weeks and am now 5 10", my mother's other two babies were 6lbs 12oz and 5lbs (my little sister @ 40+4)

Tea Tree

Me: 5lbs 6 (I think) at 34 weeks (3rd baby)

My first : 4lbs 12 at 34 weeks
My 2nd: 7 lbs 11 at 38 weeks.

liliq

I was around 7lb 8 when I was born.
My son was 11lb 12oz. Though I was induced plus section so his birth weight was quite inflated.

There have been a few studies showing mothers birth weights can be predicative of their daughters birth weights but there's no link for males.

m'lady

liliq wrote: »

I was around 7lb 8 when I was born.
My son was 11lb 12oz. Though I was induced plus section so his birth weight was quite inflated.

There have been a few studies showing mothers birth weights can be predicative of their daughters birth weights but there's no link for males.

Just curious- when you say 'inflated' what do you mean?

m'lady

I was 6lb something, my daughter was 6'3 at 37/5 weeks, I'm a complete short arse, 5ft nothing! Not sure what weight exactly her dad was, 8 something I think!

liliq

m'lady wrote: »

Just curious- when you say 'inflated' what do you mean?

Epidurals, the fluids that are used alongside them to keep blood pressure from dropping, IV antibiotics etc. cause a lot of fluid retention in the baby, and can increase their birth weight.
A lot of hospitals weigh babies that haven't been born naturally 24 hours after birth for a more accurate weight.

Hannibal Smith

liliq wrote: »

Epidurals, the fluids that are used alongside them to keep blood pressure from dropping, IV antibiotics etc. cause a lot of fluid retention in the baby, and can increase their birth weight.
A lot of hospitals weigh babies that haven't been born naturally 24 hours after birth for a more accurate weight.

Never heard this. My two were sections and their weights were fine.

dubstarr

My last was like this i had gd and i was pumped full of fluids.Thats why i think he lost more than his 10% birth weiight.I dont think he was 8 lb 12 to begin wiht

emmabrighton

teggers5 wrote: »

Wow that's tiny! Must have been like a little doll!

Yes, but it wasn't his fault. I ppromed (premature preterm membrane rupture) so he didn't have much room left to do any growing.

He is a monster now. We came back from holidays last Saturday and non of his 12 mo clothes fit him any more. He ate his own weight in Spanish omeletts. He couldn't get enough of the stuff. If there is a famine in Spain this winter you can be sure my son was the cause

liliq

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

Never heard this. My two were sections and their weights were fine.

Example of one of the studies:
http://m.pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/1/e171.abstract

wolfpawnat

Boy (1st) 3.33kg 5 days overdue
Girl (2nd) 3.08kg 4 days early.

Hannibal Smith

liliq wrote: »

Example of one of the studies:
http://m.pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/1/e171.abstract

Okay

Lola18

My lil "star gazer" as the midwives called him was 9lb6 and just under 2ft long at 58cm! I was 9"4 and long aswell , can't remember my partners.

krankykitty

My daughter was 6.5 at 39 weeks. I was 7.8 when born and think my husband was something similar.

McTigs

2 girls, 4kg and 4.5kg.

the 10 pounder made her entrance with her fists clenched on either side of her head......born at home with no pain relief :eek:

the wife didn't even complain that much bless her

sleepytrees

Boy 6lbs 2oz at 37wks! He was so tiny! He dropped to 5lbs 11oz but regained it pretty quick! I was 8lbs something (I was my mothers 7th child and she doesn't remember my birth weight exactly:D) and my husband was 9lbs.

we'llallhavetea

First Lady was 6 pound 5, all legs!
Second princess was 7 pound 3

Jessica-Rabbit

My beautiful princess was only 5 pounds when she was born, she was 3 weeks early, and delivered via an emergency C section. She is 19 months old now and she's a healthy happy beautiful princess

nikpmup

I was 7 and a half pounds ish, my son was 6lb 13oz at 36 weeks

xzanti

My Son was 8lb 11oz.. 10 days overdue

SurferRosa

First son: 8lbs 1 oz @ 37 weeks ( big sized due to undiagnosed gestational diabetes, had to have emergency c section due to related complications)
2nd son: 7lbs 13 @ 38 weeks. ( gestational diabetes diagnosed this time - doctors surprised as I'm pretty thin! Managed to keep sugars down, and baby born a more average weight for gestation.)
Daughter: 7 lbs 15 @ 39 weeks. (Only developed diabetes at the end, and probably could've managed my diet better!)

I was about 6 pounds, and quite long born!

January

Was informed at my first appt for my 4th preg that my 2nd baby was actually 6lbs 11oz not 6lbs 13oz

Moonbeam

lol after the 1st couple all the numbers run in to each other;)

January

Moonbeam wrote: »

lol after the 1st couple all the numbers run in to each other;)

Funny thing was, they told me she was 6lb 3oz when she was born, then weighed her the day after (she went to SCBU that day) and she was 6lbs 13oz and now she was 16lbs 11oz.

verodi

4.9 kg and 57 cm...She was like a 3 month old baby

Das Kitty

I'm noticing most people's babies have been around the same weight as each other. My two were almost 2lb apart, which I gather is unusual!

8,5 and then 6,10.

There's only a week between them in terms of gestation too.

dubstarr

I think what i noticed is woman usually have 1 big baby and the rest are in and around the same.I think its unusual to have all bit or small babies.

cant26

My son was 10lb 8oz and 59.5cm. He was 11 days overdue!

farmchoice

my son was 1lb 13oz and my daughter was 8lb 7oz some difference between them!!

LoopyLolly88

My daughter was 7lb 4oz...10 days over, my son was 8lb 2oz....8 days over and my 2nd son was 7lb 13oz...11days over. Think i was 8lb born x

Scaredy_Cat

My daughter was 6lbs 6oz
Son was 6lbs 14oz, both delivered by sections at 39 weeks and 39 +4 days.
I don't know what weight I was but my husband was 7lbs even. I thought it was to do with how many calories the woman consumes during pregnancy or that it definitely attributes to it? I actually had gestational diabetes on both pregnancies but I kept it controlled to a T, people were very surprised they thought I was going to have 10 pounders but that would only occur if it's not diagnosed or managed properly (or I should say it could lead to a 10 pounder or def a bigger baby) but yeah seems some women are just prone to big babies!