do they really get bigger each time?

[princesscupcakemummyb]

hi mumsnetters as the title suggests do you think babies get bigger each time and do you think gender made a diffrence just general wondering on what experiances you ladies have i am pregnant with my 3rd baby who is a boy i have 2 daughters my 1st was born at 40+5 weighing in at 8.5 oz my second was born born at 41 weeks exactly weighed 7.8 ounces i heard boys are bigger then girls at birth kinda scared about that haha be good to hear everyones experiances im 28 weeks now thanks everyone :)

Well I've had 5...

Ds 7'lb at 37 weeks.
Dd 6'14 at 37 weeks.
Dd 5'14 at 38 weeks.
Ds 7'10 at 38 weeks.
Ds at 6'10 at 40 weeks.

I'm 31 weeks with dd3, dd1 was 8lb4, dd3 was 10lb3, I've got a scan st the end of the week to see if this ones a whopper...I'm desperately hoping not, and it better not follow the pattern of the other two and be another 2lb heavier!!!!

Both of mine were nearly two weeks overdue, but DC1 was bigger than DC2, so I guess it's not always true.

People LOVED to tell me that I'd have an even bigger baby the second time because they were sadistic arseholes.

I had 9.7lb boy at 40+7 and then 8.15 girl at 40+14

Well DS1 was 9lb... DS2 was 5lb... As was his twin brother! So mine didn't bigger, just increased their numbers

dd was 7lb 11oz and ds was 7lb 13oz so not much of a difference

Mine were all around their due date:

DD1 - 7lb 2.5oz
DD2 - 9lb 6.5oz
DD3 - 9lb 4.5oz

Not sure why they all have 1/2oz though!

My boy was my biggest, but he wasn't huge.

dd 38 wks 6lbs 7ozs
ds 39 wks 7lbs 15ozs
dd 39+1 wks 7lbs 12ozs

1oz heavier but born a week and a half later. So, no.

DS1 - 9lbs 13oz
DS2 - 10lbs 0.5oz

DS1 was 7 days late, DS2 was 9 days late; so technically he was only 1.5oz bigger (if you apply the 1oz weight gain/day rule).

DD 6lb7.5 oz at 37 + 6
DS1 6lb13.5 oz at 38 + 0
DS2 7lb13 oz at 39 + 4

To be honest, the only size that mattered was the size of DS2's head! Average weight, 75th centile length - bloody 98th centile head!

dc1 7lb2 at 38wks
dc2 8lb6 at 39wks
dc3 7lb12 at 37wks

Dd1 6lbs 6oz 3 days late
dd2 5lbs 10 oz week early

Forgot to say, dc2 was by far the easiest delivery - under 2hrs from first contraction, 3 or 4 pushes and out he came. It was amazing!

I hope not,
Ds, 8lb15
Dd, 10lb9oz
Am pregnant with dc3.....

Ds1 8lb 6.5 oz
Ds2 10lb 1oz
Dd1 9lb 5oz

dc2 was the biggest 10lb 6oz, the following 2 slightly smaller.

Ds 12 days overdue 8lbs 5.5oz
Dd on due date 8lbs 7.5oz

So my daughter was bigger , even though my boy was the overdue one!

Nagoo that made me lol so really its not allways the case that they get bigger phew

wow GoofyIsACow thats a big diffrence

DS 9lb 4oz, DD 8lb 10oz

DS1 40+6 8lb 8.5oz
DD 41+3 7lb 6.5oz
DS2 41+5 8lb 0.5oz

Make of that what you will

seeing these replys has made me feel better im sure (friends) like to wind me about it on purpouse well i shall let you all know when the big day arrives to see what the diffrence was in weight i admit i was suprised with my 2nd daughter i expected her to be bigger esp as the midwives kept saying she was a good sized baby lol

Mine were:
10lb 2oz
9lb 14oz. and...
8lb. 7oz