do boys generally weigh more than girls at birth?

[Ginger]

my ob has predicted that my baby should be about 3.3kg at birth...and i'm absolutely dying to know what sex it is...it's killing me!!! so my friend just rang and i told her and she reckons it's definitely a girl now based on that weight. is she right????? or do you think it's a boy?? what were your babies sex/weight???

[visitor2]

Even though mine where all born early i would have to say that your friend is wrong.

My DS was born at 36wks 6days and he weighed 5lb 14oz and my last DD was born at 37wks 2days and she weighed 6lb 11oz. Also she had stopped growing in the womb at 36wks so she hadn't gained weight in the final week.

[Tobily]

My DD was 3.2kg born at 36 weeks, and DS was 3.6kg born at 38 weeks

[Alan]

Even thiugh boys have an extra muscle they do not weight any more than girls at birth

[Nelle]

Remember as well Gracie, that ob's guesses have been known to be weeellllll off the mark, saying a baby will be huge and it's tiny, and vice versa.

So...I think you might just have to wait! Sorry!

River was 9.4lb, for what it's worth though, just before 40 weeks.

[Ginger]

oooohhh ok.....looks like i'm just gonna have to keep waiting. my ob keeps telling me 'patience is a virtue' but right now i feel like a 5 year old the week before christmas....

[renee84]

My dd was born 39w5d and was 4.1kg and my ds at 39w and was 3.2kg, but with my daughter I had a thyroid prob we weren't aware about so she may have been bigger because of that and my son norma because I was on meds for it if that makes sense lol

[Tyige]

Both mine were born at 41 weeks the weights DS was 3.7kg and DD 3.9kg

[Dragonbub]

Hey Gracie hun,
You will find out soon enough! I have heard this too, that boys weigh more, but unless you have something else to compare it to (as in you already have a DS or DD) then you wont know if this one is heavier cos its a boy, or if it is just a heavier bub

Good luck!

[~*Niadalla*~]

Ds was 4.02kgs born at 39w4d gest.

I have heard on average boys tnd to weigh more than girls.... but I dont think u can really base gender on a specific weight range.
Good luck!!!!
Hope the little one decides its time to vacate very soon!

[krisp]

My DS was 6lb11 andhe was 2 weeks late, so I think boys weighing more at birth than girls might be an old wives tale!

[~clover~]

My 1st DD was 7lb 5 at 41+1 weeks. My 2nd pregnancy was very high stress & all my measurements were smaller, eg fundal height & weight gain. Even though the doctor predicted she'd be smaller, she came out 8ib 9 at 41 weeks. I don't think anyone or anything can predict the size or weight of your bub.

[LadyRaven]

I was 8lb 16 born 10 days early, Dad2be was born 8lb on time, both his sisters were little but one was born very premmie and the other was also several weeks early... my aunties boys were all 10lb babies

[littleredchook]

I'm really hoping there's no truth in this coz my last daughter was 11pds and I'm expecting a boy this time round! lol!!

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