If your DC1 was 8lbs 13 (or similar), what was DC2?

[Murtette]

I know that there's no science to this but I'm just curious as I'm re-packing my hospital bag & trying to work out what size babygros I'll actually need. With DD, I took in tiny baby ones & new born ones as DP & I are on the shorter side & no one in the family had ever had a baby bigger than 7lbs 7oz. DD (born at 40+15) ended up being 8lbs 13, squeezed into the newborn babygros & the tiny baby ones are now being used by DD as doll's clothes.

DS was due on Friday & is showing no signs of making an appearance any time soon. I've put on about the same amount of weight as last time, my bump measures normally but I have had a couple of comments from MW/GP of "oooh, he's a big lad". At the moment, I have a couple of up to 9lbs babygros & a couple of up to 10lb babygros in the bag but am now looking at the up to 14lb ones nervously. I won't need the latter, will I?!!

DC1 - 7lb14 3 days early
DC2 - 8lb3 6 days early
DC3 - 7 days late, huge bump and mw said baby felt big, 7lb11! Turned out it was mostly water.

Oh and biggest baby was by far the fastest labour.

DS1 - 8lb7
DS2 - 7lb5

My first was my biggest (9lb 1 oz) - her brothers were both 8lb 6 oz but they were also both 38 weeks gestation whereas she was over 41 weeks... so possibly tells you nothing!

DS1 8lb 13oz
DS2 10lb 11oz

Both ventouse, shorter labour with second

Believe me you'd know if this one is lots bigger, I could tell DS2 was a big one from 6mths on.

Hey murtette - My first was 8lbs 8oz but was 8 days late.
DS2 was 8lbs 10oz but was ten days early.
ENCOURAGEMENT coming....

DS1 got stuck at pushing stage and I had failed forceps attempt then an EMCS. I never had the urge to push.

With DS2 I was in established labour for 45 mins and pushed for 4 mins and he shot out!! I had the tremendous urge to push that I hadn't had at all with DS1 - a lovely experience.

All the best! Hoping for a quick one for you!

ds1 8lb 13oz

ill start again lol
ds1 8lb 13oz 11days overdue
ds2 7lb 15oz 4days overdue
dd 9lb 11days overdue

8lb 12oz
9lb 7oz - wouldn't fit any newborn clothes.

Ds1 8lb 7 - 2 weeks overdue
Ds2 8 lb 4 - 2 weeks overdue

DS1 8lb 5oz - 10 days late
DS2 6lb 11 - 7 eays early
DS3 8lb 8 - 7 days late - and he was the easiest one.

Both 14 days over due, DS1 - 8lb 3oz, DS2 - 7lb 3oz. So we did get to use soem teeny tiny newborn stuff with DS2, but not DS1

DD 8lb 2oz

DD 11lb 7oz

Dd - 9.14.

Ds1. 9.12
Ds2. 8.4
It's completely unpredictable

DS 8lb 10oz, DD 9lb 6oz both full term, long labour ending in ventouse whilst being prepped for EMCS with first, second much quicker labour, no probs except a tear

ds1 -8lbs 8oz
ds2 8lbs 13oz

Jesus Flisspaps!

DD was 8lb exactly at 40+1 (induction)
DS was 9lb 4oz at 40+10

DS was by far the easier birth ....

ds1 - 8lb 12
ds2 - 8lb 2. no pushing, birth pool not ready.
ds3 8lb 3. flew out in about 1/2hr before the midwife arrived.

I had 3 in 3 yrs so my body was still recovering really, rather than growing massive babies.

PS my DS went straight into 0-3. It depends on their shape. He wasn't a particularly chubby 9lb4oz, just very long bodied and long legged.

floggingmolly quite! I still feel ridiculous typing or saying it, I still think they were having me on!

DS: 9lb
DD: 9lb :o

0-3 would have drowned them at birth - I think all their weight was in their massive (>95th centile) heads! Both of them actually fitted into the newborn babygros for a month, but neither of them actually put any weight on for 3 weeks!

I clearly make clone babies: If I have DC3, I would die of shock if it wasn't a 9lber with a massive head who didn't put weight on for 3 weeks :)

Ds 1 born at 40+1 8lb 4oz
Ds 2 born at 40+13 7lb 13.5oz

I measured a week ahead on ds2 and measured spot on with ds1 :)

DS1 - 2 weeks overdue - just under 9lbs. Put on 3 and a half stone

DS2 - born at 38 weeks plus 6 days - 8 lbs 6 oz. Put on 3 stone. He'd have been a whopper if he'd gone to 42 weeks like his brother. Curiously, even though he was only 5 or so lbs lighter, he did need the smaller babygrows...

They told me dd1 was 10.13 and made me have elcs. She was 8.6. Next two were 9lbs and even though they told me they were big I ignored them and went for vbac. No real definite increase in size with subsequent pg.... But there might be for you!

All of them were only in 0-3 for a week or two, tbh.