‘Big Baby’
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She said she was approximately 4lb 12oz at 32 weeks! Which, I imagine is a couple weeks ahead of what she should be but it’s just horrible, you have so many worries already with movements etc. I feel like silly things like this could be avoided with as you say, better wording! 😞
Absolutely… unfortunately her wording was really bad and unprofessional. Plus, thats actually the perfect weight and normal. Maybe she wanted to uplift you to day shes healthy and eating well but chose the wrong word?
My baby was consistently measuring on the larger side (can’t remember exactly) and then the growth slowed down so I went for a growth scan as they were worried about this. The scan was fine but the point i wanted to make is I did absolutely nothing different when the baby was measuring bigger to when the growth slowed down! I think babies must just grow at different rates. Don’t get too bogged down by the growth scan as they’re not entirely accurate plus their rate of growth can clearly change without any action from you anyway! So don’t worry about eating etc, like others have said you’re already a great mum by thinking about all of this! X
I've been told the exact same thing pretty much, at 30 weeks 6 days I was told he is 4lbs 4oz, they're making me redo the gestational diabetes test tomorrow due to his size. But my husband's family just produces big babies! Better to have a baby that's measuring big rather than small I would have thought. I've been eating healthily, exercising regularly, it's just the way it is
My baby was meant to be a giant and he was a skinny little long thing! In newborn until 8 weeks old they honestly grow as big as they like so please don’t panic x
My baby this time was 4lb 12 at 32 weeks as a guess!
Our baby was 4lb 11oz at my 32 week scan and nobody batted an eyelid 😅 A. Because scans are not 100% accurate anyway and B. Because some babies are just bigger 🤷🏻♀️ It doesn't matter what you eat either so don't let her make you feel bad!! They told me our first would be 10lb and he was born 7lb 14oz and was just long. Take it all with a pinch of salt 😊
Please try not to worry - I had my first growth scan at 32 weeks and we’re measuring a similar size (just shy of 5lbs/90th percentile). Growth scans and charts aren’t 100% accurate - my paperwork even stated that measurements can be +/- 15%! You’re doing a great job - don’t feel like you’ve done anything wrong xx
I had a look at the paperwork from my first the other day and at a growth scan at 37+6 he was estimated to be 7lb8oz. Apparently they gain half a lb a week from then so would've been estimated at nearly 9lbs at 40 weeks. He was born at 41 weeks weighing 7lbs 15oz. It really is just an estimate based on a formula using the femur, AC and head circumference measurements. I also have an estimated big baby this time around but just taking it with a pinch of salt.
At 34 weeks apparently mine is on the 99 centile, 6lb 11oz.x
My midwife said to me today that some people just have ‘big’ babies (8lbs +) and that it rarely is a reflection of anything else. As long as baby is healthy there’s nothing wrong. A family friend of mine had an 11lb baby, and she was slim before and after and she’s never been an overeater. You’ve done nothing wrong x
The scans can be wrong. I am the opposite and my baby is measuring small; jumped from 7th percentile to the 13th percentile (they were happy with this as above 10th) and then next scan was below the 2nd percentile. I ate more in the two weeks between the two and yet the scans were so off. The baby gains the weight firstly to the head before the rest of the body. I defo wouldn’t worry.
My midwife told me that even if I just ate a cracker a day my baby would get everything he needs from me, it would just be me that felt rubbish from only eating a cracker. I think no matter what we do our babies will be how they be, I wouldn’t stress yourself out more than you need to!
Did she tell you her weight? This is why its so important for sonographers to choose their words correctly. No honey dont worry, we have already done SO much for our babies for the past 8/9 months. Dont feel guilty and she is healthy and safe. Your the best mum already.