I thought I'd weigh in to let you know that at 41+4 weeks I had 3 midwives and an ob have a feel and tell me that they would be surprised if my baby was bigger then 8 pounds. He was born 9 pounds 9! It is truly, truly inaccurate as it can be very dependent on positioning etc. It easily goes both ways. My good friend was told she was having an above average baby and she had a 6 pound 12!

As for big babies, I found my large son very easy to look after because he didn't seem so fragile!

Good luck!