: birth weight and subsequent babies

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  • My babies got bigger each time

    10 35.71%
  • Second baby was smaller than the first

    10 35.71%
  • Second baby smaller, then subsequent babies were bigger

    3 10.71%
  • None of the above - my babies were all over the place

    5 17.86%

thread: Consecutive babies bigger than older siblings?

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Nov 2005
    Ontario, Canada
    1,624

    My first was 6lb14oz, 20.5 inches, born at 40+1, second was 7lb10oz, 21.5inches born at 39+1, and third was 7lb8oz, 20.5 inches, born at 40+1. We're fairly steady, I guess. For me, it matches fairly closely the amount of weight I put on during pregnancy - the least with DD1, more with DD2, and slightly less than before with DD3.
    My mother had 8 babies, all around 7.5 lb. The heaviest was her fourth, which was just over 8lb.

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2007
    Ever so slowly going crazy...
    2,268

    Jayden.. 7lb 6oz
    Taylah.....6lb
    Mason ...8lb 10oz
    Zavier....8lb 4oz
    Kane.....8lb 13oz
    All right on full term.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jan 2005
    Down by the ocean
    6,110

    Mason was 7lb8oz and 51cm
    Angus was 7lb2oz and 49cm
    Caleb was 7lb8oz and 53cm.

    Not much difference really!

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Mar 2007
    Paradise
    4,473

    DD1 was 7lb13oz
    DD2 was 7lb6oz
    DD1 was 9 days overdue, DD2 was 3 days overdue. They were the same length and i cant remember about the HC.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Dec 2005
    In Bankworld with Barbara
    14,222

    Cricket, it's interesting to hear you mention your weight gain during pg - I was the opposite and put on less weight with my biggest and the most weight with my smallest. For me even their length increased with their size too.

  6. #6
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Jun 2005
    Blue Mountains
    5,086

    hmm.. there needs to be a 'second baby was bigger than the first'... coz the first option makes it sound like I have lots of babies! hehe

    I know you wanted full term babies.. but I figure mine counts even tho she was prem LOL.

    DS was 6lb at 37 weeks
    DD was 7lb 14oz at 34 weeks

    bit scared if we go for #3 and it's full term! LOL

  7. #7
    Registered User

    Jul 2005
    Rural NSW
    6,975

    Yep, my births confirm the theory that each baby gets bigger.

    DD 7'10" born at 42 weeks
    DS 8'8" born at 41 weeks
    DS 9'0 born at 37 weeks (that was amazing!)

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