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kathyandbub 
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:31pm |
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hey theres lots of threads for premmies so i thought i would start one for big babies! who had a big baby how big were they and are they still big now?
my boy was 9 pound 14 wen born hes now 15 weeks and was weighed 2 weeks ago and he was 8.25 kgs and 68 cm.
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Nefertiti
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:33pm |
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1st - 7lb 14oz
2nd - 8lb 11oz
3rd - 10lb 8oz
Wonder what the 4th will be lol
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kathyandbub
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:37pm |
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10lb 8oz!!!!!!!!!!! how did you do it. oh i would hate to think what the 4th would be lol.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:37pm |
Holy Moley!!!! 
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:42pm |
And I thought my 9lb 6 was bad.
I'm tiny (only just 5ft) so that was pretty big for me. She has slowed down a wee bit now, thank goodness, dont know how I could carry a heavy bubs around. At 5 months she was over 8kg, she will be properly weighed next week so that should be interesting. Oh and shes not exactly long either, its all in her bum and thighs  Makes finding clothes that fit almost impossible.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:45pm |
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my girl was 8lb15oz at birth she was 7.45kgs at 8 months (16lb6oz) and is around 74cms.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 4:52pm |
Wow 10lb 8! My boy was 9lb 3oz, so not super huge but still a reasonable weight. At 7 months he was 9kg, in 75th percentile for weight but 97th for height. People always think he's older than he is cos he's so tall.
But the main reason I wanted to post in this thread......... my DH was a HUGE baby.....
11lb 10oz.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 5:03pm |
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Owch!
For those with big babies, were you able to birth naturally? If so did you have any complications eg, tearing? (sorry if tmi)
Did you have any idea before they were born that they were going to be big?
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 5:07pm |
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Unfortunatly after 24 hours in hosp in labour i was a failure to progress so i had an emergency c sect. i realy wanted to give birth but when he came out i was kinda glad lol. Next time though hopfully.
oh and i knew he was going to be big, gave the midwives a suprise though and it was so funny him in scbu (they needed to check blood sugar levals)next to the tiny babies (though i only saw pics and herd about it)!
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 5:28pm |
Yep I measured big for dates right through. I really wanted a natural birth at Birthcare, but the midwife was concerned as he was measuring so big. I was supposed to be going for another growth scan on my due date (Thursday) and if the mw thought he was too big she was going to suggest I went to the hospital instead. But Harry came on the Tuesday and we had him at Birthcare!
I had a natural birth with no drugs or gas or anything, but had bad tearing - not just cos he was big though, but also cos his head was 39.5cm cos it was swollen (he tried to come out from the top/back of his head so it was swollen there). And to top it off, the thing that I thing did the worst damage, was he had his hand on his face... the mw reckoned the elbow kinda pushed out as he came out. Ouch. So yeah 3rd degree tear, no lasting damage cos I got transferred to the hospital and got really good surgery, but next time it's recommended I have an elective otherwise I run the risk of there being lasting damage.
One mw at the hospital kept going on about that I was silly to have such a big baby at a birthing centre  But I would have tore regardless, where-ever I was when I gave birth!
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 5:42pm |
Lauren was born 9lbs and 55cm long at 38 weeks. They estimated that if she had stayed in till 40 weeks plus she would have been 11lbs
**faints**
I did know all along that I was going to have a big baby as at every scan they wrote "macrosomia" which is large baby syndrome. I had fortnightly/montly scans towards the end.
At 8.5 months she weighed 9.3kg and measured at 75cm long.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 5:46pm |
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I had no idea I was having a big baby. I never thought she would be tiny after having Keira 8lb 9. I measured 2 weeks behind almost the whole way through.
We birthed at the local maternity hospital (lucky co I only just made it there)
I had a natural birth with no problems, and atcually thought she looked smaller than Keira.
Lets just say we were all slightly surprised to see 9lb 6 on the scales.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 6:53pm |
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Keiran was 9lb14oz (4.5kg) at birth and 52cm long. I had a third degree tear.
At 12 weeks he weighed 8.4kg and 66cm long.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:00pm |
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:01pm |
#1 10lbs
#2 8lb 6oz
#3 7lb 4oz born at 38weeks.
I am so glad mine got smaller, I would have suvived if they actually got bigger lol
My 10lb was a emergency c sect as she was stuck with her shoulders and was no way coming that way. She was my chubby bubba and was still chubby through kindy and up to school when she stopped growing out and kept growing up. SHe is now the same waist size to her 7 year old sister. SHe is very long and lean and just to think when she was 18mths old I was sent off to the GP by my plunket nurse as she said she was Obese because she was off the chart. Was at the GP in tears when he says "bollocks" she is a gorgeous beautiful baby girl. I never again listened to my plunket nurse re her weight!!
Now I have a 7 year old who is the taller than most 10 year olds *rolls eyes* lol SHe said she cant wait to be short!
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:05pm |
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I was half expecting to have a 10lber at 38 weeks i had a scan and they estimated the baby to be 8lb5oz so we a nice surprise when she was only 8lb15oz.
ironic thing now is she is quite petite..long but petite.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:41pm |
 arohanui wrote:
..So yeah 3rd degree tear, no lasting damage cos I got transferred to the hospital and got really good surgery, but next time it's recommended I have an elective otherwise I run the risk of there being lasting damage. |
Crikey, you've got me worried Arohanui. I had a 3rd degree tear too (from pushing bubs out really fast as his heart rate dropped far too much - he was only 6lb13oz) but also had good surgery and healed well. My midwife told me I probably wouldn't tear again next time, ie another natural birth should be no problem. Wonder if she's wrong??
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:46pm |
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Anyssa was 8lbs140z at birth, but still hadn't doubled her birth weight at 9mths - she's tall and slim at just under 8kgs and 73.5cms.
I'm amazed to hear of 12-13 wk old bubbas who weigh more than her!
ETA - oh yeah, the tear - don't know what degree, but lets just say I had to go to theatre to be stitched up by a dr, and I was too scared to poo for quite a while....
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:50pm |
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legends ladies.....
i had a small baby but got tears from him coming out with both hands up on his face.
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Posted: 05 September 2008 at 7:57pm |
Andrew was average at 8lb 4. But Josh was 9lb 4 and a week early . I found his birth so much easier than Andrew's.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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