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Childbirth

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biggest & smallest babies. What weight was yours?

193 replies

janeybops · 24/11/2004 21:28

Just wondered as mine was pretty big...

My sister was just 2 lbs at birth though.

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PicadillyCircus · 24/11/2004 21:30

Mine was 6lb 1oz. So not particuarly big, but not that small either.

Hulababy · 24/11/2004 21:31

DD was 6lb 15oz - so just a little under the average I think.

CarrieG · 24/11/2004 21:32

10lb 3oz...

fairydust · 24/11/2004 21:32

8lb 7oz two week early.

HelloMama · 24/11/2004 21:32

My DS was 9lb 2oz! If i'd known beforehand, he would have come out via the sun roof!

Yorkiegirl · 24/11/2004 21:33

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pixiefish · 24/11/2004 21:33

7lbs 8 oz- exactly thw same weight as I was at birth

anonmum · 24/11/2004 21:34

ds no 1 was 7lb 1
ds no2 was 9lb 2

coppertop · 24/11/2004 21:36

Ds1 - 9lb 8oz

Ds2 - 9lb (and 2 weeks early)

janeybops · 24/11/2004 21:36

My first was 8 lbs and second 11 lbs 4 oz

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blueteddy · 24/11/2004 21:37

DS1-8.5oz
DS2-7.7oz ( he was 1 wk early)

cupcakes · 24/11/2004 21:41

Ds - 6lb 5oz
Dd - 8lb 10oz
I was 5lbs something!

KangaMummy · 24/11/2004 21:41

DS1 was 2lb 13 oz

DS2 was 2lb 12½ oz

Identical twins born {at 27 weeks + 5 days}

Socci · 24/11/2004 21:43

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dinny · 24/11/2004 21:44

dd was 6lb 7 (4 weeks early)
ds was 9lb 2 (term)

Tommy · 24/11/2004 21:46

DS1 - 8lb 13oz - 2 weeks late
DS2 - 8lb 11oz - a few days late

jampot · 24/11/2004 21:46

dd - 8lb 9.5oz - 1 week early
ds - 8lb 12oz - 3 weeks early

lolliepops · 24/11/2004 21:48

dd 4lbs 9
born 34+2

Kayleigh · 24/11/2004 21:50

ds1 - 6lbs exactly
ds1 - 6lbs 8ozs

both quite small in weight but long in length. ds1 looked like a scrawny chicken when he was born (bless!)

lolliepops · 24/11/2004 21:52

wow jampot 8lbs 12 3 weeks early ouch what do you reccon your ds would have been full term or imagine 2 weeks plus!

louli · 24/11/2004 21:52

DS - 6lbs 13ozs
DD - 7lbs 7ozs

MistressMary · 24/11/2004 21:53

8lb 4oz with forceps back to back and no pain relief! ouch.

xoz · 24/11/2004 21:57

dd1 - 9lb 10oz
dd2 - 9lb exactly

jampot · 24/11/2004 21:57

apparently over 10lbs - luckily by c/s so Im still brand new !!!

Linnet · 24/11/2004 21:58

dd1 was 6lbs 9oz
dd2 was 7lbs 12oz-exactly the same weight I was when I was born.