Apparently, I'm having the world's largest baby...

[Visitor8]

oh me me me.
They said that with Ash. He was on the 98th % all the way through. He was big too 11 pounds, 55cm and 39cm head (and a week early). I birthed him vaginally without a worry so I am sure you will be fine!
They said Jaidan would be bigger too but he was only 8lbs 4oz.

[DaintreeDream]

I had the reverse problem. The hospital wanted to deliver my baby at 28 weeks because ultrasounds showed she was incredibaly (sp?) small that would not survive if she was not delivered. I birthed my DD at 38+2 weeks via CS (for other medical reasons) at a weight of 6.6 pounds, a healthy weight and if she was delivered naturally when she was ready to come (I did not go into labour and there were no signs of her moving in the near future) she would have been even bigger. I did not trust or believe a word they said then and even more so now.

Best of Luck for the birth .

[MantaRay]

You know, if you do have the world's biggest baby you'll probably make a fortune! Sorry hun, I don't want to make light of your situation, but my faith in sizing scans is pretty much on a par with the other posters. I think if you do a search on baby size you will find a number of posts where members have been terrified after being told they were having big babies - some even organising c/s as a result - only to have very average size babies.

And I also agree - what does size really matter anyway - you know you can birth this baby vaginally so the size is really neither here nor there.

[Tanya]

Why not just refuse all their testing... you sound like you aren't worries and think that they are full of it, so why par take in there scare mongering?

[Antheia]

Size matters not to me, no matter how big or small you are. I am only 5foot2 and all my bubs have been over 9lb. The last one (9lb2oz) was born within 2 hours, drug free, and only took 5mins of pushing! Yet people are still so shocked when they hear that he was 9lb!

[~*Niadalla*~]

I think the reason I went along with their GTT was because I'm sick of them just assuming that there's something wrong. I wanted to prove them wrong and hopefully, my results come back all clear (I'm pretty confident they will), and then I will stand my ground big time.
I am a shocker for not standing up for myself, but this is the last straw for me. I guess I want to prove that just because I am overweight, doesn't mean that I am unhealthy.

Thanks everyone. I will not budge on a VB and I will refuse induction if they even hint at it unless either of them are medically necessary.

[christy]

I had a scan 2 days before DD2 was born... it showed a weight of 10lb 11oz. DD2 was born 8lb 13oz. Nearly 9 lb, but not close to 10lb 11oz. Her head circumference was on the higher side but she was very long at 56cm. So really the scan measures the length of the femur bone in their legs and the head circumference to come up with a weight.... so it can be totally inaccurate. FWIW... my baby was 1oz off 9lb and it wasn't a problem.

[~Raven~]

My friend has had 2 12+ pound bubbas. Both vaginally and with no dramas.

I don't know that she had any scans that far along but she was told that she was measuring 3 weeks ahead but she told them she was sure of her dates. Both her and her husband were big bubs and are tall so it was more than likely genetics.

[Tanya]

I think the reason I went along with their GTT was because I'm sick of them just assuming that there's something wrong. I wanted to prove them wrong and hopefully, my results come back all clear (I'm pretty confident they will), and then I will stand my ground big time.
I am a shocker for not standing up for myself, but this is the last straw for me. I guess I want to prove that just because I am overweight, doesn't mean that I am unhealthy.

Thanks everyone. I will not budge on a VB and I will refuse induction if they even hint at it unless either of them are medically necessary.

Good on you We will be here for you!!
You are a strong empowered woman, who knows how to birth her babies.

[Inertia]

I am mean and nasty and keep forgetting my conception date so that they can't assume sizes or due dates. I let them go with the dating from the 20wk scan (at "23 weeks") which actually gives me an extra week after my due date for them to chew on before I start hearing the I word.

Also means if I have another 9 pounder, they will not know it until its too late.

I hate the damn GTT --- FYI doc, I is still hypoglyceamic, so no worries with the sugar, haha. They still insist on it because 2 of my babies were over 4kgs. Ugh.