How do they know? Big baby?

[Party-of-five]

the only way they really know its to catch it on the way out and plonk it on the scales
they dont know for sure...doctors told me Milly would be huge and she was 7lb9oz
don't listen to them scary doctors

[Ahurani]

Its more that Im scared Im going to have to push out a huge monster baby

[Rowellen]

Its more that Im scared Im going to have to push out a huge monster baby

Maybe I can inspire you . My DS was 9lb 10. I'm 150cm (with shoes on ) and weighed 49kg pre-pg. There's a link in my sig to his birth story. If I can do it - anyone can!!!!

I reckon it's probably best if you don't ask how big the baby is. Just keep telling yourself she is just the right size to fit.

Good luck.

[Trillian]

They can't know until your baby is on the scales how big it is. They can have a feel and get an idea of how big, but there is truly no way of knowing until they are born. I remember being checked out at 35wks by a Midwife who had a feel and said that bubs had big shoulders and 'felt' big, but then she went on to say I could be having a skun rabbit of a baby with broad shoulders.

ETA - I just want to say too, to let go of the fear of 'big babies' the baby will be what it will be and there is nothing you can do to change that. All babies require the same amount of effort to get them out - contractions are still the same regardless of the baby's size. There are just as many tiny babies that get stuck as there are big ones and there are just as many big babies as there are small babies that are birthed without a single drama. In the scheme of things, the size of the baby really does mean nothing at all. make sure you are supported properly during the birth and given enough time to birth and you will be fine!