4+ kg Baby? How accurate can docs be?

[Baby14]

My OB said they could be out by up to 10% either way. We had a growth scan at 36 & 38 weeks with different operators and they were almost spot on for the final weight, no GD & first bub but he was big.

I know someone who was told she was having an 8 pound bub but ended up being 11+ so they can be way off!

I wouldn't be letting them push you into a c/s or an induction if you are not comfortable with it. My OB was happy to let me go to full term.

[PollyA]

The scans are often wrong but more importantly you don't have GD like you said, your body is making your baby and there is no reason to think you can't have this baby

My first was 4kg on the dot and Asynciltic (wonky and hard to push out (similar to posterior) I had her all on my own
My second who is a beautiful big bouncing boy is 7 weeks old and was 4.81kg, again no intervention necessary and it was definitely an easier birth than my first
No matter what size your baby you can give birth if thats what you want don't let anyone take the chance away on an inaccurate test.

Take all the positive stories hear as your sheild and don't let your doctors scare you into an elective C-section unless that is what you want.

My friend had her baby 2 days after me, they guessed (with ultrasound) that he would be 4.6kg and he was 3.7kg. Wildly off.

Also I have been present for a number of births and there is something about big babies...they are often easier births. In my mothers group the person with the most horror birth story was the woman who had a 6lb bub.

You can do it!
You really can!
And there will be help IF you need it!
And...my big beautiful boy is such an easy baby...many people have told me big babies are often easy... so embrace the idea of a big healthy bub! sounds great to me!

[Mildez]

I work as a midwife and recently a woman came in to birth at term and her scan at 38weeks (2weeks before delivery) estimated bub to be 5kilos. We were expecting a big bub and he popped out a healthy 3.4kilos. Then only a little while later another lady came in and the estimated weight was 3.5kilos only a few days before and he came out 5.7kilos (13lbs)

A lot of scans are accurate and alot are not. Agreed 4kilos isn't big. Yeah its bigger then average. Humans are getting bigger as are babies. When your birthing its not going to make much difference if bub is 5lb or 10lb.

[Laney]

I had an ultrasound the day before my c-section. They estimated my son to weigh 7 pounds 6 ounces. He came out weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces. They can be very accurate. It depends a little bit on the skill and experience of the ultrasound tech.

[hollymaedream]

hi
I am pregnant with my fifth baby....

its amazing what you body can do! my fourth baby was 10pd 2oz and i birthed naturally with no rips or tears.

maybe your doctor is looking at birthing your baby on his time and not yours and your bubs!

enjoy your journey!

[Baby14]

Grake, apparently a good indicator of the size of your bub is how big you were born. This is what my Ob told me. One of the first questions he asked me was how big I was born. So we were told from very early on that we would be have a largish bub. My sister also had big bubs.

[Curly]

Grake, apparently a good indicator of the size of your bub is how big you were born. This is what my Ob told me. One of the first questions he asked me was how big I was born. So we were told from very early on that we would be have a largish bub. My sister also had big bubs.

This is an interesting theory.

I was only just on 6lbs when I was born and have had 8lb 7oz and a 9lb 7oz babies. My DH is a big guy though and when my current ob was going on about me having another 4kg+ baby I asked her about the hereditary thing and that maybe they were just taking after their Dad's side of the family. The ob said that wasn't very likely and that in fact it was my DD who might have issues when she gets pregnant with her own babies - that they will be really big.

But then my own experience blows this theory out of the water...by rights I should only be having little babies, with little heads, instead of the strapping big babies I am actually producing!

[Jennifer13]

Congrats hun! How was your DS's birth?

[Miss.September]

I was told I was having a BIG baby by my ob and the concern was that I have a small pelvis - would she fit? Instead, I had a 7lb 13oz (3.5kg) DD ala natural with no epidural

Try not to worry, hon. There's nothing you can do about it, there's no absolute, so just enjoy your last few weeks and then you get to meet your precious baby for the first time.

Corelly x

[Trillian]

What really bugs me is that they think it is a good idea to even talk about the possible size of the baby while you are pg. You are fine until someone says those magic words 'big baby' and then everyone starts panicing and there is no need for it. If you were never told the 'guesstimated' size of your baby, you would go about the rest of your pg and then your birth blissfully unaware and unaffected and you would Just. Give. Birth. My dr told me with my last baby that he would be at least 4kg, and I said 'bring it on!' I had already had two babies over 4kg and it didn't phase me to have another one that size or bigger. He was born 4.56kg I reckon the more women that have larger size babies the better as it stops some of the fear surrounding them kwim?

I don't know if you are predisposed to have large babies. My Mum had large babies, biggest was nearly 11lb and 62cm and the smallest was nearly 9lb - 4 weeks early! I was nearly 10lb. My mum is tiny - very small hips and she is just over 5ft tall. So based on that I wasn't ever worried about having a large baby. When my sister was pg (mums biggest bub) we were all hanging out to know how much she would weigh, but she was only a tiny 7lb2 and 52cm, which you could call very small considering the size of my sister - she is 6ft1. Me on the other hand I am an average 5ft 7 and my smallest was 3.85kg. I only ever had the possible size mentioned to me with my last baby and it was liberating not to have that hanging over me for the first three.

[Nai]

I was told that DD1 would be a larger baby but she arrived weighing 2.9kg (6lb7oz) to the surprise of the OB who exclaimed "Hmm more petite than I anticipated". Meanwhile DD2 was estimated to be about the same size as DD1 and arrived being a little pudding at 3.8kg (8lb6oz) !!! Once again to the OB's surprise.

FWIW - I was 6lb5oz at birth so DD1 was the size I anticipated but DD2 was much bigger, however most of her weight was fat, she had rolls of it!

[Grake]

What really bugs me is that they think it is a good idea to even talk about the possible size of the baby while you are pg. You are fine until someone says those magic words 'big baby' and then everyone starts panicing and there is no need for it. If you were never told the 'guesstimated' size of your baby, you would go about the rest of your pg and then your birth blissfully unaware and unaffected and you would Just. Give. Birth..

I totally agree the docs tell me this like its going to be a life threatening problem or something. I am just going to let my body tell me whats right for me.

[Trillian]

If you do that, then you can't go wrong

[Melbournemumma]

Hi Grake,

I was told at the 36wk scan my baby was in the 90th percentaile. They then told me they are accurate give or take about 500gr I think. Anyhoo, freaked me out. My Ob was really encouraging though. Told me I could do it! Anyway, I was induced at 40w+6. After 8 hours, strong regular contractions I was only 3 cm dilated and DS was starting to show signs of feotal distress. Ended up having a c-section and DS was 4.52kilos. However, my problem was that ds couldn't get his head down into my pelvis to cause me to dilate. Noah did not have a big head (50th%), turns out I am fairly fine boned and have a small pelvis. If my pelvis hadn't been a problem I would have had a damn good go at pushing my little man out. I think that if you listen to your midwives and do all the things you can to help your bubs get down and out, size is irrelevant. My mum had more problems delivering me at 8 pound than she had delivering my brother at 9.5pound.

[didispunk]

When i had DD.. I was told she would be well over 9lbs...

Well she was born and was 6..9lbs

VERY VERY VERY OFF>..