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What was your baby's head circumference at birth?

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Hopeitwontbebig · 05/08/2007 09:40

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IdrisTheDragon · 05/08/2007 09:42

DS 34 cm
DD 32 cm

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Hopeitwontbebig · 05/08/2007 09:49

What did they weigh Idris?

Just comparing notes! Mine were 37cm, is that big?

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lulumama · 05/08/2007 09:54

will have to check red book, but IIRC, DS was 35 cm, 7 lb 13, and DD was 32 cm 7 lb 8

37 cm sounds above average !

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ScoobyDooooo · 05/08/2007 09:57

Ds - 34cm
Dd - 34cm

& they both weighed 7lb 14ozs ds was 10 days late though & dd was only a few hrs late.

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tigerschick · 05/08/2007 09:58

dd was 32.5cm and weighed 6lb 5oz.

I think 35cm is average.

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ScoobyDooooo · 05/08/2007 10:02

At birth 37 is on the 98th centile

At birth 35 is on the 50th centile

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Hopeitwontbebig · 05/08/2007 13:42

thanks for that scooby, my DS1 was 10lb 10oz and DS2 was 10lb 4oz, I didn't realise their heads were big too, I thought they were just looooooooong babies!

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CaptainDippy · 05/08/2007 14:04

MASSIVE! Thinking it was about 38cm - about the same as DD2's LENGTH at birth!! She's still got a rather large cramium now - storing all those brains. Obviuosly.

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Hopeitwontbebig · 05/08/2007 14:12

what did they weigh?

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kittywits · 05/08/2007 14:13

between 36.5 and 38 , all of them , huge heads

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kittywits · 05/08/2007 14:18

ooh yes I had hands and arms and elbows by their faces as well.

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hunkermunker · 05/08/2007 14:29

DS1 37cm - 8lb 10oz

DS2 35.5cm - 8lb 1oz

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zebedee1 · 05/08/2007 14:46

DS 39cm weighed 9lb7oz

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kittywits · 05/08/2007 14:56

kami, that makes sense, all mine were at least 2 weeks over. So it's a bit like trying to push and pull their way out?

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IdrisTheDragon · 05/08/2007 18:20

Came back to this a little late but DS was 6lb 1oz and DD was 7lb 11oz (and rather easier birth ).

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ruth8 · 07/08/2007 19:49

I am feeling jubilant. DS`head was 42cm. had no idea he was so clever! no wonder I shall never go on a trampoline again.

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Tutter · 07/08/2007 19:50

ds1 ?
ds2 35.5 cm

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Tutter · 07/08/2007 19:50

(ds2 7lb 6oz)

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flowerybeanbag · 07/08/2007 19:51

lol @ 'hopeitwontbebig'
DS was 8lb 10, with 37cm head.

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