Who else has had a megababy? How was your experience? Did they go full term? Did you have to go C-section to get your monster baby out?
I'm not due for 7 more weeks, and this kid is already 6.5 lbs. He put on 2.5 lbs in just two weeks. Lord help me.
Posted Dec 9, 2019, 5:15 PM UTC
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Does your dr. Tell you how much they weigh? I am also 33 weeks and mine just measures my belly but doesn’t really say anything other than shes healthy.
Yeah, she does a head, torso, and at least a femur measurement and then gives me the estimate. 30 weeks we were at 4 lbs, now at 33 we're at 6.5 lbs. He might have long legs like I did throwing this off, but both sides of our family have produced 10+ pounders so....I don't think its that off.
Baby #2 was estimated at 9+ lbs and came over 8 lbs 15 oz so pretty close. Both of my babies were semi big though. #1 was 8 lbs 3oz.
It could be accurate or it could be off. Ultrasound measurements can vary a lot from one to the next. My son was estimated to be 9+ lbs and he was born at 6.5lbs.
Did he have longer limbs to throw the measurements off?
Things like how much fluid in there, baby position, a different ultrasound tech, a different ultrasound machine can all cause measurements to be off. He was small all around in weight and height.