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Re: Baby's SizeFrom: Vivian (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 15 Sep 1998 19:26:31 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Rachael wrote: > >I'm currently 32 weeks prego (today!) with Baby #1. At my last >appointment (28 weeks) my doctor poked around and told me he didn't >think my baby was going to be a very big, everything seemed fine because >my uterus measured exactly 28 cm. My question is, when do babies' sizes >start varying? Is it also true that baby's size depends greatly on the >mom's size when she was born (I was 7lbs 3 oz)? I'm not very big, still, >and it's not like I'm wishing I was as big as a house, just curious what >other women's experiences were. I'm sure Doc will reassure me once >again when I see him this week. :) > >Great new forum!! Hopefully all the other pregnant women will catch on!! > >-- >Rachael > Hi Rachael.....when I was pregnant with my 1st, two different OBs told me my baby was average size--7 1/2 lbs. by feel, measurement, weight gain--this was at term. I felt like the baby was really big, but what did I know, having never been pregnant. Anyway, what a surprise when the 9lb3 oz guy came out!! One of the OBs told me they are right about 50% of the time. Just thought I'd pass on the information. FYI. Oh yea, I was 7-2 at birth, my DH 3-8.
-- Vivian
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