Does a previous big baby mean the next one will be a whopper too?

[oliveoil]

I had my check up with the midwife yesterday for baby number 2 and she raised her eyebrows at the size of my bump and queried whether my dates were correct. They are so she measured my bump and said I was nearer to 30 weeks pregnant on size rathter than the 27 weeks I am.

Is this right? Can they tell by the size of your bump? She had a feel around and baby 'seems big'.

I am about 5'10" and dh is 6'4" so would make sense I suppose. Dd was 9lb 10 so am I to expect another whopper?

This might help you feel better - think what a mummy blue whale has to go through...

""The biggest baby is the calf of the blue whale. It is about 7m long when born, and weighs 2 tonnes.
On the day that a baby blue whale is born it is as big as an elephant. Each day it drinks 200 litres (352 pints) of its mothers milk and puts on an extra 90kg (200 lb) in weight.""

well I'm glad it doesnt always seem to follow. Though I'm tall I was 9 stone when I fell pregnant with ds1 and was very shocked when he was 9lb 14. I've been praying the next will be smaller as his size meant he had breathing problems at birth but then I would prefer a huge second baby that a tiny preemy to worry about. Godd luck all you others who are dreading the size of the next one.
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