Like trica said babies tend to gain about a half a pound a week untill delivery after 30 weeks and on average babies weigh about 3 pounds at 30 weeks. 4 LBS 14 OZS doesnt sound that big for your baby's age. But with any type of guess, u/s or having the doctor guess by feeling your belly, its just a guess and can be off. I suppose you already know that though, lol. I think thats funny that they told your sister that her baby would be 6 lbs and she had a healthy 8 lbs 15 oz baby:) At my 20 week u/s I was told my little girl was big too, 90%. Kinda scared me at first because my biggest baby was only 7.9 lbs, although he was 2 weeks early I thought that was big, lol. I am probably the only woman on here looking forward to having a big baby!!
thanks for your commet i feel better for everyones advice, i have another scan at 36wks only 10days wait to see if they still say he is big, i know they can be off they told my sister she was having a small baby about 6lb and he came along at a healthy 8lb 15oz, but i am worried cus i struggled with my little girl she got stuck in my pelvis and she was only 7lb 10oz which is not exactly that big, i guess i am just stressing.
Yeah, ultrasound estimates can be off. The morning I went into labor (at 36 weeks, 4 days), they did a sono to check fluid levels. They said my baby was 6 lbs 10 oz. Six hours later I was holding an 8.5 lb kid. LOL.
I agree that 4 lbs 10 oz at 34 weeks doesn't sound huge to me. My MD said that starting at about 30 weeks, they gain 1/2 lb a week...so you'd only have three more pounds to go if you make it full-term...that's not bad. At 30 weeks this time, they told me my baby is already 4 lbs 6 oz. I get another sono at 34 weeks, so I'm anxious to see what he is then!
As far as getting induced, I hear mixed stories. I was induced with my last because my water had broken and labor wasn't starting. It wasn't bad at all. They started the drip at 2:30 and he was born at 6:30. My MD will likely induce me at 37-38 weeks this time so I don't have a super-huge baby (I've had one big baby and I have gestational diabetes this time).
Tricia
thanks every1 i feel better now, i think they just made me worry
sorry - that should have read 8lbs at 37w :) prego brain getting me again...
they estimated my daughter to be 8lbs at 34weeks - and i had her at 40weeks (Exactly) and she was 7lbs 9oz...so don't worry too much!
yeah, you couldn't pay me to get induced
i'd be careful about asking to be induced because that increases your chances of needing a c-section. u/s measurements at that point can be off by as much as a pound.
As far as I know the steroids don't affect the baby's growth just the lung development. 4lbs 4 oz at 34 weeks doesn't sound that big to me. I am 31 weeks and at 28 weeks my baby was measuring 2 lbs 11oz and was only in the 60 percentile. So I think adding two pounds to that (not even a full two pounds) in 6 weeks should be normal.