Baby scan predicts large baby - tell me your stories

[Elwynne]

I went for an in depth/long scan and the baby is healthy but apparently huge, on the 92% percentile at 24 weeks . I have to go and have a gestational diabetes test next week but I'm looking for some reassurance or your experiences of being told you are growing a gigantic baby. What happened next? Was your baby huge as predicted? Did it turn up early? Did downstairs ever recover?

I had a 11 lb baby no gestational diabetes diagnosis and a 8 lb 8 oz baby having been diagnosed late onset gestational diabetes at 34 weeks. I had a glucose tolerance test for it at 24 weeks and passed on both. But I wasn't retested on my first and looking back I must of had it.

Both my children are tall, as am I but it's too easy for them to get too large if gestational diabetes isn't controlled.

Having had a previous massive baby, the 8 lb 8 oz was fine, but if yours in going to right up at the top of the scale due to you being tall then do seriously consider a c- section to save yourself a lot of issues down below . I think it took 9 months to recover from my big baby's birth and Inwas slim and active. I was fine after 8 weeks with my second, although had put on a loads of weight again despite the strict gestational diabetes diet 🤷‍♀️

Was your baby's tummy large on the scan? As that's the main sign of gestational Diabetes. I mean they get bigger all over but the tummy is often out of proportion. It should have. A little line measure on your scan notes.

Ps I coped fine with the gestational diabetes. I wish I had that willpower now ravages the chocolate biscuits

Should of said second baby predicted 8 lb 12 oz at term. I was induced 5 days over due because if gestational diabetes , born 6 days over and she was 8lb 8 oz so pretty accurate.

My 20 week scan the male ultrasound tech started with, "your baby's got a big head" which was very reassuring to me as a FTM 🤣

DD was 96th percentile on all scans, I did have GD which was diagnosed at 28 weeks so had a couple of extra scans after the 20 week one and was induced at 37 and a half weeks.

She was born 8lb 11oz but the labour was pretty easy.

I was induced with a pessary, waited around for 24 hrs, then at 1pm my waters were broken, Labour progressed quickly and she was born on the 2nd push just before 6.30pm with a bit of gas n air.

It was all a bit of a surprise to the poor midwife who was convinced when I said I needed to push that the baby had just shifted. She told me she needed to finish some paperwork and would have a look in 10 min, so I told my husband to be ready to catch, at which point she rolled her eyes, and came over, saw I was crowning, and pretty much shoved me on the bed while shouting for help so they could get me from the ward to the delivery room. About 1 minute after they pushed me through the delivery room door DD arrived.

Just wanted to chime in to say I measured large with both my kids who were both born late. One was 9 pounds 10 oz and second 10 pounds 2 oz. I had to have stitches the first time but nothing the second. 😮 Try not to worry too much!

Measuring big baby and from 30 weeks had regular scans. Was told 10lbs plus and would like need a section so recommend induction a week early if I wanted natural delivery which I did.
Was induced the week before, spent 5 days in the induction ward to deliver a day before my due date to a beautiful 8lb 6 baby. For me the induction was unnecessary.!

Haven't rtft, but was told that dd2 would be a "monster", she was 6lb 4oz.

Not me, but several friends have told me that they are set to have enormous babies. Then along comes a 6lb - 7lb.

From a giving birth point of view, I would be more worried about head circumference anyway 😬😂

I’ve had it wrong both ways. With Ds 20 week scan was normal but I was referred for a growth scan at 36 weeks as my bump was measuring big. Growth scan predicted a birth weight of 6lb 10oz and I was told my bump was all waters not baby. Consultant during delivery confirmed I was all water and baby was small. Ds was born at 40+3 by C-section weighing 9lb 10oz with a head measurement on the 95th centile!

With DD I had growth scans from 28 weeks and was told at 38 weeks she was already just under 9lbs so to expect a 10lb+ baby. She was finally born at 40+10 again by section weighing 7lb 10oz

Baby 1 measured big on the scan. I also had polyhydramnios so she never engaged. No GD and she was born 39+5 weighing 9lb6. Baby 2 also measuring big on scans and was born 2 weeks early by emergency CS and weighed in at 8lb12.
My family just grows big babies. Of 3 generations my sister was the lowest birth weight at 8lb7!.

Mine was the other way round, they said my first was 4lb something he was born 8lb 11oz everyone was shocked. I had to have a episiotomy but no problems with it. Healed well.

Mine was pretty accurate. Predicted to be big. 9lbs 8 at 39 weeks, no GD.

BUT ... everyone else I know has been inaccurate so think I'm the anomaly.

Try not to worry too much

My growth scans were spot on, predicted birth weight of around 10lb was delivered a week early at 9.11!
But I do wonder if that was purely coincidence as I don't know anyone else who's growth scans were even close to accurate.
My sister was a 12lb baby.. my mum said she was the easiest birth of 3.