IS SECOND BABIES BIGGER??????

[sambrads]

hello everyone not sure if i am posting in the right topic but i was wondering does anyone know or think that second babies will be bigger ???

i heard they were but i also read that if your baby was over 8:3 then the second would be smaller just not sure???

There is nothing to prove either theory.
It is more common to have larger babies each time, but there was a thread on here not long ago about the weight of people's first and subsequent babies.
Some people had larger some smaller.

FWIW,
DD was prem, so not a good indicator, but DS1 was 8lb 7.5oz, DS2 10lb 3oz, so that blows the 8.3 theory out of the window.

ds1 8lb 1oz
ds2 8lb 14oz
ds3 6lb 11oz

My second was bigger...

dd1 8lb 3.5oz
dd2 9lb 5.5oz

so increase of 1lb 2oz between first and second.

My first was 7lb 6oz
My second was 9lb 13oz

An increase of about 2.5 lbs (didn't want to risk a 3rd!)

Lol girlandboy, I had an increase of about 1 and a half pounds, my last was 10lb 3oz, I reckon I'm mad going for a fourth

DS1 6lb 10oz
DS2 9lb

However, I was 10lb 6oz at birth but my younger brother was 9lb 12oz so your theory holds for us.

You're braver than me VictorianSqualor, I couldn't bear the thought of pushing a 12.5lb baby out! OMG that's nearly a stone!!!!!

DS1 7lb 15oz
DS2 8lb 10oz

DH was only 4lb something at full term.... and he was a 5th baby! He is a bit bigger now!

No

dd1 9lb 4oz - one week early
dd2 9lb 2oz - one week late.

No,

1st - 9lbs

2nd - 7lbs 11oz

DD 6lb 7oz
DS 6lb 4oz

are second babies bigger? me thinks

DS1 - 7lb 4oz
DS2 - 7lb 1 oz
So......no.

ds1 6lb13
ds2 11lb11

so yes IME

nope not always
DS was 9lb1oz both dds were diddy 6lbs14ozs in comparison!!

My second was smaller by about half a pound.

My first dd was 8lbs 2oz
dd2 was 8lbs 8oz

and my consultant did tell me after dd1 that it was quite likely that any second baby would be bigger.

mine both weighed exactly the same

8lb 1oz

DS1 10lb (2 weeks late)
DS2 11lb (1 week late)

interestingly in the guardian today

hope #2 is bigger, #1 was under 6lb!

thanks so much ladies i suppose its just what happens happens .

ds was 8lb 4 and i was 10 days over due when he came

i definately think i am alot smaller now than what is with ds but it is a girl this time so maybe thats why??

i have seen ladies that are a size 8 and push out whopping 10lb babies so the size of your bump might have nothing to do with it??