Iwas told at 36 weeks that I had a big baby. they estimated 7lb 5 at 36 weeks.  I totally didnt believe them, nor did my MW or OB.  THey can be wildly out.

As it was they were right!!!!  9lb 2oz.  I seriously was thinking 8lb at most.  Ended with a c-section as he turned posterior and got stuck.  My first turned posterior at the last minute too but came out.  So it is possible a combo of his size and the turning thing they both did.  If he had behaved, he would have come out normally.

Haha Kitkat- this on has been booting heaps too so perhaps she WILL just walk out on her own!

Chickaboo wrote: did they esitmate the weigh of baby now?

Um yes....apparently our cute 'little' girl is weighing in at about 4lb 6....normal weight for this period is about 3lb lol   I told this to our ante-natel teacher last night and she indvertantly said 'wow that's a big baby'....but then came up to me after and said I'd be great at the birth cos I'm tall and the fact bubba *isn't* showing much probably means she's sitting nicely in my pelvis...which means my pelvis is wide enough for her! The theory sounded good lol

These replies are great ladies...awesome to hear stories of CUTE chubba bubbas who feed well and sleep well (although I already know she's feeding well lol cos I certainly haven't put on much weight so she must be eating pretty much everything I'm takng in haha)

2xMummy wrote: Maybe it's her length that's making her seem bigger? She may just be tall?

Yep her leg bones were long....so she's taking after me in that department!  But her tummy and head were also rather large lol so I think we may have a wee chubby bubba on our hands! Aaaawww cute (I say hopefully)   Not bad considering I've only gained about 7kg and EVERYONE tells me how small I am! Maybe I'm just deep haha

LOL thanks for your replies ladies....I was just so suprised when the sonographer laughed and said no way is this a 6lb baby haha  

I'm thrilled bubba is healthy and facing the right way etc and shouldn't really be surprised if she's measuring ahead of dates as I was nearly 9lb at birth and my brother 9.4lb so we weren't tiny and are now both tall (I'm 5ft 8 and he's 6ft 4). I guess we'll go back in a couple of weeks to see if this is a growth spurt or something that needs to be watched a little to make sure she gets out the door ok

I do find the funniest thing about it all is that I shall now be able to tell people who keep saying I'm tiny and not showing much that actually I have a baby giraffe growing in there lol

I'm pretty sure they have a growth spurt around this time. A friend of mine freaked out cos her MW said the baby was big and the scan said she was 4 weeks ahead (this was at 30 weeks). Baby came 5 days early, natural del 20 mins after getting to the hosp, 8lb 6oz (Boy). She had been told he was going to be about 10lbs.

hi! just lurking around :) im not pregnant nor have i been pregnant lol (but hope to be soon!) but im a preschool teacher and EVERYONE around me (or it seems!) is pregnant! lol. one of them has just had a baby who was measuring way ahead for her dates, but came out a 7 pound, lovely wee baby with no complications  i do know sometimes the measurements can be wrong, so dont panic too much- our bodies are designed to deal with this kind of thing!

one mum in my room came in the other day a bit worried looking- she told me she had just had her MW appointment (at 28 weeks or something) and she is measuring 6 WEEKS ahead! and there is definitely only one baby in there and was told not to worry about it...so i guess this kind of thing is quite common..

good luck with your pregnancy!

Hi

We've just been for a growth scan as I was gtting worried by everyone telling me how small my bump is and how I don't look very pg etc....and it turns out we have a massive baby growing in there! lol  

Our little girl is measuring 2 weeks ahead of dates and on the 95th percentile  GULP.....so my dreams of a cute 6lb bubba with a small head are well and truely dashed haha.

Can anyone tell me what this ultimately means for her health and birthing etc? I mean is she likely to come a bit earlier cos she may be 'ready' a bit earlier or will I need to be induced or have a c-section?

I'm seeing my mw in a week so will ask her too and I have to go back in a couple of weeks to make sure it's a baby I'm having and not a giraffe lol.

Any opinions/experience/advice etc welcome. TIA