but then they are born and there are lots of moments I hold my breath and would love to wrap my kids in cotton wool lol Definitely normal soulful!

You know what if you see my sig details Noah was 3weeks early (induced) and he was 9lbs 4.5 and Spence 10lbs 5oz (and I'm not saying this to bignote myself just to say it can be done etc) Spence was drug free, tear free and his face was completely bruised purple cause he was born so fast amazing labour (Noah was a few hrs pushing thatnks to being on my back with an epidural) anyway my point I think I'd almost be happier with the 10lbs than a 5lbs (the weight helps them fly out lol)

I truly don't think size matters I am sure 5lbs hurts! and really often your heavy babies are also long so the weight is distributed over the length and also its really the head you have to get out and then the body just comes usually on the next push and kind just slips out and my 10lbs 5oz baby I'm pretty sure his head circ. is right on the 50th percentile where you could get a smaller baby with a bigger head.

Really this is a long way of saying don't worry you are growing your baby perfectly and you will do an amazing job of birthing him or her!!!!