Post by theBeeMama on Jun 25, 2015 15:38:25 GMT -5
This is totally random (maybe even a little special) and not all that important, but if anyone is bored/wants to chime in, I'm just curious (and I don't have much more to do right now other than waiting to go into labor)!
To mamas with babies already outside:
If your OB's or MW's gave you guesses on baby's weight just judging by feel, how close were they to being right?
My perinatoligist did use a sonogram to predict. He said he'd probably be right around 9 pounds and he was 9lbs 1oz. My OB never discussed weight but did mention that he was going to be really long. Little man is 22 1/4 inches long.
Post by theBeeMama on Jun 25, 2015 16:14:14 GMT -5
My MW said "low sevens" for DS and he was 7lbs 10oz. With this LO I have gotten a range of "high sixes to low sevens"... I guess we'll see how close they are this time!
ETA: DD is 7lbs 2oz, so "low sevens" was a (conveniently vague but over all) good guess!
Post by musicfrk2002 on Jun 25, 2015 16:28:14 GMT -5
My doctor never really made a guess due to the urgency of everything. I had done a baby pool for friends and family and my prediction was 7 lb 9 oz and he ended up at 7 lb 7 oz
Post by baytosa2013 on Jun 25, 2015 16:52:11 GMT -5
My OB said she didn't guess on weight anymore after getting it so wrong so many times early on in her career. While doing rotations through the rest of the Dr.s in the office, one ventured a guess of mid 7's. She was 7lbs 2oz but she was also born at 39 weeks 1 day. All the ladies at my work were guessing 8-9lbs! Apparently they hate me? I told them I was having a petite baby and she would be in the high 6's low 7's. I win!
My OBs never gave me size estimates based on feel. I did have estimates from sonos both times and both were on the high side of reality, but not too dramatically.
Post by laurenlou83 on Jun 25, 2015 18:54:17 GMT -5
I was getting growth scans because of GD. 8 days before I gave birth LO was right at 6lbs. They say they gain about 1/2lb a week in 3rd tri. He was born at 6lb5oz, so it was pretty accurate!!
Post by turtletyme on Jun 25, 2015 19:26:46 GMT -5
The u/s we had on c section day said 9 lb 8 oz, and she was 9 lb 11 oz. But my OB delivered another baby by c/s the next day who was projected to be large and ended up being less than 7 lb!
Post by wegrowsheep on Jun 25, 2015 19:32:49 GMT -5
I never asked, but I measured small-ish the whole time. My friend's OB always went by feel, and was always at least a pound off...Her second baby was 10.5 lbs, not the 8 that her OB guessed.
With DS1 they were guessing around 6lbs. I had 2 extra ultrasounds because they were so concerned with how small he seemed. He came out 7lbs 4oz. With this one they said baby was bigger, going to be in the 8lb range. He was 7lbs 14oz.
My OB kept telling me I was consistently measuring at least 2 weeks ahead and at 37 weeks told me I was measuring 40 weeks. G was 6lbs 12oz at 37w. That doesn't seem like a 40-weeker to me... I'm surprised that so many of your OB's were right!
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