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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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StNickschik · 22/12/2004 12:29

dd - 8lbs 7oz.
2 weeks late, induced (2 attempts), waters broken by midwife (ouch, ouch!) epidural, failure to progress & dd in distress so ecs!

ChristmasCracker · 22/12/2004 12:36

Dd1 - 6lb 8oz (at 38 weeks)
Dd2 - 4lb 14oz (at 35 weeks)
Ds - 5lb 14oz (at 37 weeks)

4kids · 06/01/2005 19:44

dd1-1lb7oz[27 weeks} ds 8lb 5oz {38 weeks} dd2 8lb {39 weeks]& twins 3lb each 3 months prem .

jane313 · 06/01/2005 19:49

10lbs 9oz at 38 weeks

blossom2 · 06/01/2005 19:51

6lbs 7oz at 37 weeks

Christie · 06/01/2005 20:27

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lunavix · 06/01/2005 20:28

Ds was 7lb 14 at 40 weeks (minus a day

MrsBigD · 06/01/2005 20:29

dd was 5 11 ds was 2.2 pounds heavier! She's still small and he's a whopper LOL

babybob1 · 07/01/2005 05:12

dd was 9lb 8oz at 40+6

jofeb04 · 07/01/2005 17:13

7 lbs 1 at 39 weeks

Spacecadet · 08/01/2005 17:26

dd 1 8lbs 9oz at 41 weeks
ds 1 7lbs 14oz at 37 weeks
ds 2 9lbs 7oz at 38 weeks ( despite a prediction of 7lbs!!!)
dd 2 8lbs 3oz at 38 weeks One haour labour, no pain releif, not even gas and air and no stitches.2 before that were induced and were under 3 hours labour, but masses of stitches!!!! especially with ds2 oowwww!!! he had massive shoulders!!

jellyhead · 08/01/2005 17:40

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tangerinecath · 08/01/2005 17:48

dd was 7lb 12oz - right on the 50th centile

The baby in the bed next to us on the maternity ward was 11lb 7oz, he got stuck and was born by emergency cs.

missy1985 · 09/02/2005 20:27

my baby was 1lb 6 ounces at 26 weeks. now a bouncing three year old

Vornsta · 22/02/2005 10:16

12 lbs 4 oz about 10 days overdue by CS
my next one is estimated to be a mere 9 pounder, so I don't know what happened with number one!

RTKangaMummy · 22/02/2005 10:28

Missy1985 You now hold the crown for the smallest baby 1lb 6oz @ 26 weeks

4kids you are in 2nd place for the next smallest baby at 1lb 7oz @ 27 weeks

Titania · 22/02/2005 10:29

my biggest was my 3rd at 8lb 6.6oz
my smallest was my 2nd at 7lb 3oz born at 36+6 days

jessicasmummy · 22/02/2005 10:30

dd was 6lb 6oz at 39+2

new baby - hmmmm you tell me! Its not bigger than a grain of rice at the moment!

lou33 · 22/02/2005 10:32

dd1 6lbs 6 @39 weeks
dd2 6lbs 10 @37 weeks
ds1 8lbs @ 38 weeks
ds2 6lbs 4 @ 36 weeks

Xena · 22/02/2005 10:33

DS 8lb4 on due date
DD 9Lb7 10 days late
DD 8lb4 3 days early

lockets · 22/02/2005 10:34

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purpleturtle · 22/02/2005 10:34

DD 8lb 10oz 42 weeks
DS 8lb 15oz 42 weeks

Frizbe · 22/02/2005 10:55

7lbs 11oz, easy to remember, like the supermarket!

biglips · 22/02/2005 10:58

DD - 9lb 1oz - 10 days late

hannibo · 22/02/2005 14:09

8lbs 7oz dd arrived on her due date