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I'm 35wks and my doctor measured my baby through ultrasound And she's already 6 pounds. Is this normal. Will I have a 10 pound baby lol
They said at a growth ultrasound i had that my little girl was already 5lbs.2ounces , thinking she will be 8 lbs at birth , my first born was 8.8 lbs and my 2nd was 6.2 , i haven't gained nearly as much or look as big as i did with my first bit at 37 almost 38 weeks i look like i did when i had my 2nd. So i think she's just long and maybe 7 pounds
A) those "measurements" are basically just guesses. They can be off by quite a bit as a previous poster said.
B) right at the end baby only grows about half an ounce a day - so about 3.5oz per week. A 6lb baby at 35 weeks is likely to be somewhere between 7-8lbs - not "big" by any means.
C) a "big baby" is not a reason for a c-section. Women have 10+lb babies vaginally every single day. Not a big deal and not necessarily that much harder to deliver than a smaller baby. My 9lb baby boy was delivered not only vaginally but med-free and I had no tearing or damage - and I'm only 5'2", 120lbs pre-pregnancy.
Nothing to worry about. I wouldn't even let it cross your mind. Baby has to come out one way or another - but vaginally is definitely best, way fewer complications. Just keep a positive attitude and birth that baby! Don't let anyone try to talk you into a c-section based on an ultrasound with a huge margin of error. Major surgery for no good reason would be pretty awful.
B) right at the end baby only grows about half an ounce a day - so about 3.5oz per week. A 6lb baby at 35 weeks is likely to be somewhere between 7-8lbs - not "big" by any means.
C) a "big baby" is not a reason for a c-section. Women have 10+lb babies vaginally every single day. Not a big deal and not necessarily that much harder to deliver than a smaller baby. My 9lb baby boy was delivered not only vaginally but med-free and I had no tearing or damage - and I'm only 5'2", 120lbs pre-pregnancy.
Nothing to worry about. I wouldn't even let it cross your mind. Baby has to come out one way or another - but vaginally is definitely best, way fewer complications. Just keep a positive attitude and birth that baby! Don't let anyone try to talk you into a c-section based on an ultrasound with a huge margin of error. Major surgery for no good reason would be pretty awful.
my son measured 6lbs at 32 weeks so I'm concerned about a 10lb poundbaby lol
There's honestly no way to tell. 1. Those are estimates and are usually off, up to 1-2lbs. 2. Growth is only average. Babies can gave a growth spurt, then slow way down. You honestly don't know until he's born!.
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