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Please come and tell me your children's birth weights

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Babylon12 · 24/04/2016 20:42

Am due dc3 later this year and would like to know other people's birth weights. I know this will have no influence over what mine will be but might reassure me....
DC1 was 7 1/2lb
DC2 was 10 1/2lb Shock
I'm just hoping that it's possible to have a smaller baby after a big one Confused
So did yours get bigger each time?

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NeedACleverNN · 24/04/2016 20:44

5lb 14oz Dd born at 38 +4
5lb 3oz ds born at 37 + 3

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KingJoffreyLikesJaffaCakes · 24/04/2016 20:44

I only had the one but surely after giving birth to 10lber everything after that will just slide elegantly out?

You'll be fine. Don't stress.

Brew

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Babylon12 · 24/04/2016 20:46

King Grin I kinda hope not!

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doodlejump1980 · 24/04/2016 20:49

Twins here, 37+6, 7lbs5 and 6lbs4!

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WellThankYouAJPTaylor · 24/04/2016 20:49

Mine were similar to yours, 8lb 7oz and 10lb 14oz. I stopped there so can't help you!

My mum had 5 babies, all bigger than the last, no 5 was 11lb 3oz!

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AliensInUnderpants12 · 24/04/2016 20:49

DS 9lbs 1oz 40+6
DD 8lbs 40+4

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TheWoollybacksWife · 24/04/2016 20:51

DC1 = 6lb 9 (40+5)
DC2 = 8lb 2 (40+12)
DC3 = 9lb 5 (40+2)

Sorry, I'm a bit of a cliche with each baby increasing in size Blush

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Babylon12 · 24/04/2016 20:52

Thanks for the replies
Taylor 11lb 3oz Shock I'm praying this doesn't happen to me

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Watto1 · 24/04/2016 20:53

Dd a whopping 10lb 13oz (11 days late and Caesarean!). Followed 2 years later by ds 8lb 12 (5dsys early).

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thingamijig · 24/04/2016 20:53

My son was 8llb 4 oz. My daughter 6llb 9 oz. She was born after him but I was so sick with her I was lighter at the end of my pregnancy with her still in my tummy than I was at the start!!
You'll be fine after a 10 pounder you won't notice WinkConfusedGrin

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Babylon12 · 24/04/2016 20:57

I'm liking these ones that get smaller Grin most people I've spoken to their babies have all got bigger each time.
There is still hope Grin

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Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 24/04/2016 20:59

Both mine were born on their due dates
dc1 weighed 6lbs
dc2 weighed 6lb 4oz

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Afreshstartplease · 24/04/2016 21:00

7'9
8'1
8'6

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Afreshstartplease · 24/04/2016 21:01

All born before due date

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Signoritawhocansway · 24/04/2016 21:01

2lb 3oz. I sure as heck hope they get bigger each time!

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mogloveseggs · 24/04/2016 21:02

Dd 6lb 11 39+6
Ds 6lb 6 40+4
Both small but midwife with ds said birthweight can go off parents birthweight - dh was 5lb 11 I was 4lb 11

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ZigZagIntoTheBlue · 24/04/2016 21:04

Dc1 11lbs 10 ozs
Dc2 8lbs 10 ozs - definitely possible to have smaller subsequent children :)

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flojo73 · 24/04/2016 21:05

DS1 11lb 3
DS2 9lb 6
Dd 1 8lb 2
As you can see, mine (thankfully) got progressively smaller!

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Buttwing · 24/04/2016 21:07

I had a smaller one after a monster chunky one!

7lb6
7lb13
10lb8
8lb10

There is hope!Grin

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KayJBee · 24/04/2016 21:08

7lb 10 girl
7lb 5 girl
10lb 5 boy

We knew he was a boy, thought he might be a bit heavier than the girls, so maybe 8lb or so. Ha ha!

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UmbongoUnchained · 24/04/2016 21:08

5.7 born at 37 weeks.

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rubberducker · 24/04/2016 21:09

DS1 - 9.3
DS2 - 9.8

Currently 31 weeks with DS3 but he's looking pretty big going by scans. However my consultant told me that, on average, second babies are the biggest and that people who go on to have 3 or more tend to find that their babies get smaller again.

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TheSunHasGotItsHatOn · 24/04/2016 21:10

Dd1 8lb 4 @ 42wks
Ds 10lb 10 @ 42wks+3
Dd2 7lb 12 @ 39wks
I was induced with all 3 dd2 at 39 weeks as ds was so big it ended in an emergency delivery after a 72 hour induction and I refused take the risk of it happening again.

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iwannadancewithsomebody · 24/04/2016 21:12

DS1 9lb 1oz
DS2 8lb 6oz

Both 2 days past due date although I'm convinced DS2 was 2 weeks early as I was given a later date originally that worked in with my calculations but it was changed at a later dating scan.

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