When I hit 42 weeks with my third, I questioned my doctor about the size of the baby. He assured me, "this baby is maybe 7 lbs, at most. Your frame won't permit a really big baby" Hah! When he was finally born (with the assist of the vacuum), he weighed 10 lb. 6 oz. and the nurses all gasped. One said, "well, whoever told you this was go…
When I hit 42 weeks with my third, I questioned my doctor about the size of the baby. He assured me, "this baby is maybe 7 lbs, at most. Your frame won't permit a really big baby" Hah! When he was finally born (with the assist of the vacuum), he weighed 10 lb. 6 oz. and the nurses all gasped. One said, "well, whoever told you this was going to be a small baby doesn't know what they are talking about." That person was holding my son :). Apparently I just grow big babies (and to answer the question I frequently get - no gestational diabetes present despite multiple checks during pregnancy).
I've known one woman who gave birth to an 11 lb. baby but 12-1/2??? Wow.
Yeah, in retrospect, I have to say, thank goodness the doctor didn’t insist on a vaginal delivery of that giant baby. I fear the lasting effects could have been serious for both of us.
Funny that your doctor gave you a guess of 7 lbs. When I asked my doctor at my last regular visit how big he thought the baby would be, he gave me what I later realized was probably his stock answer, ‘average size, 5-9 lbs.’ At the time I was guessing at least 10 lbs.
I’m pretty sure that 12-1/2 lb boy was just destined to be that big. Dad was 6’6” and mom, just over 6’. And boy, was his dad ever a proud papa!! He loved to stand at the nursery window and listen to people asking ea other, “have you seen that really BIG baby?” And he’d just smile and say , “That’s my boy!” That boy grew up to be 6’6”, just like his dad.
When I hit 42 weeks with my third, I questioned my doctor about the size of the baby. He assured me, "this baby is maybe 7 lbs, at most. Your frame won't permit a really big baby" Hah! When he was finally born (with the assist of the vacuum), he weighed 10 lb. 6 oz. and the nurses all gasped. One said, "well, whoever told you this was going to be a small baby doesn't know what they are talking about." That person was holding my son :). Apparently I just grow big babies (and to answer the question I frequently get - no gestational diabetes present despite multiple checks during pregnancy).
I've known one woman who gave birth to an 11 lb. baby but 12-1/2??? Wow.
Yeah, in retrospect, I have to say, thank goodness the doctor didn’t insist on a vaginal delivery of that giant baby. I fear the lasting effects could have been serious for both of us.
Funny that your doctor gave you a guess of 7 lbs. When I asked my doctor at my last regular visit how big he thought the baby would be, he gave me what I later realized was probably his stock answer, ‘average size, 5-9 lbs.’ At the time I was guessing at least 10 lbs.
I’m pretty sure that 12-1/2 lb boy was just destined to be that big. Dad was 6’6” and mom, just over 6’. And boy, was his dad ever a proud papa!! He loved to stand at the nursery window and listen to people asking ea other, “have you seen that really BIG baby?” And he’d just smile and say , “That’s my boy!” That boy grew up to be 6’6”, just like his dad.
Great story! Yes, it seems that baby was destined for bigness :)