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

[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.

[~ Mylitta ~]

Niadla, I've been told that my bubs is big too. Last week at the 34 week check up, the scan measurements said the baby was measuring at 38 week size instead of 34 week size. My main concern was that my Ob might start trying to recommend a c-section if the baby kept getting bigger, but the great news is that he doesn't seem to be worried about the size at all and is still completely supporting a natural birth

My main worry is that my bubs won't get to wear any of the really cute 0000 clothes we bought it!