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Q: Definition of big baby

asked by: Mabel on January 26th, 2008

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Definition of a Big Baby

Lets think of a few things.... what is considered a BIG baby? I had 2 babies around 9 pounds, one exactly 9 pounds and 1 a bit bigger. Everyone seemed very impressed that I had pushed these HUGE babies out of me. Well, did they forget that is exactly what my body is supposed to do? My vagina is meant to stretch, my pelvis is meant to open, my body will grow the perfect size baby for me.

Statistically and medically a 9 pound baby is in the average range.

"Babies weighing more than 9 pounds and 15 ounces (4,500 grams) are considered much larger than average. (Average newborn weight is 7 pounds and 8 ounces.) It's very difficult to determine whether a baby is truly macrosomic (literally "of large body") while she's still in the womb — only a post-birth weigh-in confirms it."

ACOG recommends intervention only if baby is over 5000 grams which is 11 pounds. Keep in mind they admit there is NO WAY to know how much a baby will weigh until after the baby is born. So if they think by ultrasound a baby will be 11 pounds... the baby could actually only be 9 pounds, well within normal.

Replies(19)

Becky

replied on January 26th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

Definition of a 'big baby'

"A man known as Neil aka the Ex Husband of Rebecca"

-Tanya-

replied on January 26th, 2008

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It's all about head circumference if you ask me, that's the part that's going to stretch your patoo. I had a nine pound baby, but her head was in the 50th percentile, so I had no idea what people were making a fuss about when babies closer to the average weight came out with way bigger heads all the time.

tdr

replied on January 26th, 2008

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Becky wrote:

Definition of a 'big baby'

"A man known as Neil aka the Ex Husband of Rebecca"

Touche!

Mommy35

replied on January 26th, 2008

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Becky wrote:

Definition of a 'big baby'

"A man known as Neil aka the Ex Husband of Rebecca"

Thank you Becky! I really needed a good laugh.

kaiteo

replied on January 26th, 2008

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Becky wrote:

Definition of a 'big baby'

"A man known as Neil aka the Ex Husband of Rebecca"

reminds me of a few people as well.

Lilly Ivy

replied on January 26th, 2008

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wow, then I guess 3oz less than 14lbs is considered big right? My brother-in-law came out that big and I have NO IDEA how she did it without any meds... And she wasn't even diabetic in the least bit... freak of nature I guess... lol.

I hope mine comes out less than 9lbs!! ask monkeygirl22, u/s have NO IDEA what they are talking about, lol.

Katrinadoodle

replied on January 27th, 2008

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What's the definition of a big baby?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6847721/?GT1=6 065

o.o

young Girl

replied on January 27th, 2008

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^^ whoa

oww

Katrinadoodle

replied on January 27th, 2008

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c-section FTW.

kaiteo

replied on January 27th, 2008

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Katrinadoodle wrote:

What's the definition of a big baby?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6847721/?GT1=6 065

o.o

there is no way that was a vaginal birth.

young Girl

replied on January 27th, 2008

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thats crazy!!!! thats like 4 kristens!!!!!

Emma2

replied on January 27th, 2008

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The average baby is 7-8 lbs anything above that is a BIG BABY...who wrote this Ingi?

sweet_mom

replied on January 27th, 2008

Experienced User

my son was 10lbs 4oz at birth.
The doctors were surprised when he was first weighed because they were expecting an 8lb baby!

jessesgirl

replied on January 27th, 2008

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I know LOTS of people with 9 lb babies.

Lilly Ivy

replied on January 27th, 2008

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there's no way he's in newborn diapers Laughing

I also find it ironic that he has to be on oxygen. You think big baby, healthy baby... nope.

17lbs?!? talk about ALL baby Laughing

Katrinadoodle

replied on January 27th, 2008

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1) HEAVIEST NEWBORN
The heaviest viable baby on record of normal parentage was a boy of 22 lb 8 oz born to Signora Carmelina Fedele of Aversa, Italy, in Sept 1955.

From the Guiness Book of World Record.

My.

God.

young Girl

replied on January 27th, 2008

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Verizon-y

replied on January 27th, 2008

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Katrinadoodle wrote:

c-section FTW.

What does FTW mean? I'm usually good at guessing these things from context clues, but this time I'm drawing a blank. Sad

Katrinadoodle

replied on January 27th, 2008

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For The Win.

Basically just means it's the best.

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