How many weeks would a two pound baby be?

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Hello. Long story short, I am trying to help my grandad whose mother told him he was only two pounds in weight when he was born. She was around 5'7" and stocky build so I would imagine that her full term babies would be in the same range as mine, i.e about 8 pounds.

She never told him how early he was and he'd like to know now. Apparently the hospital sent my great grandmother home with the two pound baby to look after herself as this was in the 1930s, prior to the NHS and they were poor, so they couldn't have afforded for the baby to stay in the 1930s equivalent of NICU.

I wonder if anyone who has had a very premmie baby and who is of that sort of height etc could tell me how many weeks they think a two pounder is? My son was six weeks early and he was five and half pounds so a two pounder, I am thinking, must have been born at 6.5 or 7 months gestation: its impressive that he survived given that it was 85 years ago.

My daughter weighed 1lb 2oz at 24weeks, a 2pounder would likely be around 28 weeks.

My 2lb baby was born at 34w! Due to IUGR. Was told he was more like a 28 weeker so in normal circumstances I'd assume around that.

Mine was 2lb 14oz at 27 weeks, which was considered pretty big for gestation

It really varies. Dh and I were both the same weight at birth. He was born at 31 weeks and I was born at 42 weeks. I would guess around 28 weeks though.

Do you think the ounces have been lost over time (so actually he wasn't exactly 2lbs?).

I am 5'6" although average size (a 12 - not normally classed as stocky). Full term baby was 7lb 14.5oz - so not far off the 8lb you mention in your first post.

Twins born at 27 + 6 were 2lb 6oz. A singleton would probably have been a bit bigger. Am guessing therefore he was probably 26 or 27 weeks and was probably 2lb + a couple/few ounces.

Babies used to be quite a lot smaller. In the 30s it was more common that women might be smoking during pregnancy, would be far worse nourished, and some would be told things like "drink Guinness for iron". The combo of alcohol, smoking and diet meant most babies were more like 6lb than 8oz. If they are rounding down, baby could have been more like 2lb and a few ounces, could have been as far along as 31/32 weeks.

I was 2lb2 at 30 weeks 50 years ago.

My DS was only 3lb 10oz at 37 weeks due to IUGR so he might not have been so premature as all that. Because it was later he had no issues with his lungs etc. Just needed to fatten up.

DD was just shy of 8lbs at the same gestation so it can make a big difference.

My nephew was born 2lb at 30 weeks.

Think laterally. Not from the weight but from the survival. About the earliest you're conceivably going to see a baby able to suck and swallow well enough to have any chance of making it without medical care is 34 weeks. So probably a very small for dates 34 weeker.

I was born at 32 weeks 2 Lb 6 oz dd was born at 33 weeks 2lb 11 oz ds was born at 36 weeks 4lb 13 oz

My daughter was 2lb 5oz at 30 weeks but I was told shed stopped growing at 25 weeks.

I was 2lb at birth and was born at 28 weeks

Probably slightly later than your think, because babies are heavier than they used to be!