Big Baby

So on Wednesday i go in to have an ultrasound to see how big the baby is and im kind of nervous that she will be like 10 lbs.... if she is 10 lbs i know that my dr will give me a c-section and i really dont want one.... I got an ultrasound in april and she weighed 6lbs then two weeks later she weighed 8 lbs and another two weeks has passed which will be on wednesday and she might have gained another 2 lbs which will put her at 10lbs.... i guess i was really hoping for a vaginal birth but long as she is healthy and ok is all that matters.... any of you ladies had a 10 lb baby vaginally????

I just want to say that those are just estimates. They can be up to 15% off. And I see that they are all the time. I always here of ladies on here worrying over the size of their baby's. Then they have them and they are normal size. I wouldn't worry too much about it. The c-section is not that bad. In fact, just think that you won't be "loose" if you get a section. That made me feel better about it! Congrats and good luck!

I agree, the ultrasounds are often wrong. It's VERY VERY unusual for a woman to grow a baby that's too big for her body. Unless you have GD or blood sugar issues, I wouldn't worry about the baby getting too big. Try not to let your doctor alarm you!

Those are just estimates and can be off 2 lbs either way. I would atleast try to labor on your own and if you need a c-section then atleast you tried.

My son wasn't quiet 10 lbs but he was 9 lbs 7 ozs and I delivered him vaginally.

My husband was 10 pounds and his mom had him vaginally.


Also those are estimates. when they induced me, they estimated Lilian would be 4 lbs 15oz, she ended up beinig a pound bigger.

I went for an ultra sound and hte tech told me about a woman who delivered a 15lbs baby vaginally... I dont know for a fact, that is just something I was told.

Just remember, you have the right to try a vaginal birth first and if it doesn't work, then go for the c-section. No one can make you do anything you don't want to do. There are plenty of women who have had 10 plus pound babies and been just fine. My son was 9 lbs 6 oz and I only labored for 12 hours, pushed for 20 minutes to get him out.

Well I have heard sometimes ultrasounds are way off! So hopefully your little one isn't as big as they think. My aunt had a 10 pound 6 ounce baby vaginally though. Good luck to you!!!

I have heard that they are off as well... I hope on the lighter side for our sake!We had one yesterday and it said our little boy was 8lbs 5oz, and they dr said.. see you next week! I really thought she would let me go to the hospital and have him! I am already at 4cm, and have been having contractions! They want me to wait till the contractions hurt! I have a VERY high tolerance for labor pains though! He will probably end up being born at home!

My husband was a 10 lb baby and his mama had him vaginally without any drugs!

You can do it!

Goodluck! Congrats!

Quoting Anastacia1119:“ I have heard that they are off as well... I hope on the lighter side for our sake!We had one yesterday ... [snip!] ... till the contractions hurt! I have a VERY high tolerance for labor pains though! He will probably end up being born at home!”

I hope they are on the lighter side too... i hear that they are off too but that could mean bigger thats what scares me!!!!

My friend had a 13 ib baby vaginally, and my mom had 3 children 11-13 ibs vaginally and without meds, and I had my son 9 ib 7 oz vaginally. I also watched a few episodes of people on the show a baby story on TLC and seen one that had a 13 ib baby at a home birth and she didn't even scream once...I think you should try your hardest if a vaginal birth is what you want!

Quoting ~*Kathleen*~20 Days*~:“ My friend had a 13 ib baby vaginally, and my mom had 3 children 11-13 ibs vaginally and without meds, ... [snip!] ... baby at a home birth and she didn't even scream once...I think you should try your hardest if a vaginal birth is what you want!”

I will b/c i dont have a prob with it but its my dr who has the prob ... she acts like its never been done

Quoting Makayla Kori's Mom{3 Days:“ I will b/c i dont have a prob with it but its my dr who has the prob ... she acts like its never been done”

A pff tell her to go have her own 10 ib baby. It is your choice, and I think you can do it, I have a friend who while pregnant her first time her doctor told her to get the epi because she wouldn't be able to handle her baby crowning and such. He figured she would be too small to have her baby, she is very short but that is all. So she took his advice and got the epi, after 3 times of them missing the target, and she labored for 18 hours. She had to get vaccuum done to get baby out becuase she couldn't push properly. She just had her second baby this year, 3 years apart, and her new OB told her she wouldn't need anything for pain, she was so concerned but she did it too without meds and a 6 hour labor. The moral...The doctor definitly doesn't know what is best!..Unless of course it was medically best.