Baby might be to big

[Kat444]

I went to the doctor on Tuesday and he told me that the baby is borderline of being to big for my size.  Is there anything I could do that anyone knows to keep my baby from not growing to big or do I have gestational diabetes?  Im very concern because I want to try to have the baby normal and the doctor said if the baby gets to big I will most likely have a c-section.  I also want to make sure that the baby is ok that she's not going to big for herself and cause problems in the future.  I am almost 26 weeks pregnant just in case anyone wanted to know.

[loismwallace]

My last baby was a big baby and my Dr didn't catch it and I naturally delivered a 9lbs13oz baby boy. My son got stuck during birth. My Dr will be inducing me early, and I am thankful for it. If I have another baby that big, he will do a CS and I DONT want one. Full term is considered at 37 weeks and if you figure a baby gains about 1lb a week, my son would have only been about 8lbs. Would have been a lot easier than almost 10lbs.

[Kat444]

Thank you guys sometimes talking to other people that are going through the same things helps out a lot.  I am a little nervous and changing the way I eat a little no sweets at all.  I really thank you guys for posting a comment.  I will keep you guys updated I get tested in a week.

[JoyRenee]

Nutz is totally right! I completely forgot about this friend of mine. She was induced early because they thought her baby was going to be large, but she ended up being under 7 lbs. Doctors can only guess, even with sonogram measurements, how big baby is.

[nutz19]

They told one of my friends that she'd have a big baby and he was 6lb2, another friend was told she'd have a under sized baby and her daughter was 10lb summat. So be prepard, but dont take it to heart.

[JoyRenee]

There is nothing you can do.Your baby will be big or small because of genes, not how little or how much you eat. Case in point: my firstborn I ate everything in sight and she was little. My second daughter was 8.5 lbs at birth and I hardly ate/gained weight.

You need to keep your caloric intake up though because baby needs nutrients, so don't stop eating or eating less (unless of course you're eating more than you should, then cut back).

You're still in the 2nd trimester. A lot can change between now and delivery!

[waitn838]

the doc is forecasting the same thing for me....they are waiting til my 18 week u/s to check the growth and then determine either a new due date or a c-section date

well doesnt help my son was born at 21 3/4" and this is projected to be over 22"...oh and my bf is 6'5"....and was a 10lb baby born 3 weeks early...so im in for it

[DSYBAHENA]

I have the same problem yesterday I went to my appointment and the doctor told me I was measuring to big meaning baby might be to big. They are not sure yet though. I had that gestational diabetes blood work done yesterday. I hope is not that. I know how are you feeling right now. I might have to get another ultrasound done in 2 weeks to see if it's the baby that is to big. I am 24 weeks