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Predicted baby size

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Catdogmouse1 · 08/02/2023 15:05

Is a predicted 8lbs 7oz baby really big. My 1st was 7lbs, but baby 2 measuring bigger. Are they harder to birth?

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TheOriginalEmu · 08/02/2023 15:10

It’s above average but a baby isn’t considered big until it’s 9lbs.
I would try not to get hung up on the predicated size as it can often be incorrect. My second was on the larger side by all my measurements but was born weighing a very average 7lb9oz
even with my twins who were measured a lot they were pretty far off with the estimate, they said around 4lb each when I went into labour at 33 weeks but they were 5lb and 5lb8oz

halloumi1 · 08/02/2023 20:55

My baby was predicted just after Xmas to be 7lbs 11 from a growth scan.
Had her 1st Feb and she was only 7lbs 6 so they’re definitely not the most accurate of things!

annlee3817 · 08/02/2023 22:38

I was predicted to have a 9lber at 39 weeks, DD2 was born last August at 39+5 weighing 7lbs 10, I would take it with a pinch of salt.

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