Measuring Large - Matthews,NC

I was 21 when i got pregnant with my son. I had stretch marks before i was 4 mos pregnant. By 6 mos it looked like i was going to pop and everyone thought i was 9 mos plus! I had only gained 6lbs by the time i was 6 mos pregnant. I had several ultrasounds during my pregnancy, for multiple reasons. However, during the last 3 appts, i had a ultrasound every time. My son was born 2 weeks aearly also. I also measured large. But according to the ultrasound, he was going to be anywhere from 6lbs-13oz to 7lbs-1oz. I had this told to me..and was like ok i am massive, boy am i going ot have alot of work to do after he comes out to lose this weight. Not the case at all. My son weighed 9lbs even and was 22in long, and that was 2 weeks early. I measured big, i was big, and there was nothing worng with my son. Stay calm. Try to relax. Don't look up everything you can on the internet, cos if you do, then you have cancer..or something else thats devistating wrong with you. I have lots of health issues, and looking up symptoms, and clue for a diagnosis, is they wrong thing to do. Call your midwife, thats what she's for. If she doesn't calm your fears, get a second opnion. They really are the best, and i wish i had one with my son. Lots of people measure large, and nothing is wrong. Just try to relax.

Have you considered it could be multiples??? I measured a little larger than what the doctors thought I would and now I have 2 sweet 2 year olds.

If you have had your glucose tests and everything is ok,RELAX. Some couples have large/larger babies. It may be genetics. My Husband weighed 10 lbs 2oz at birth,I weighed 8 lbs 3oz at birth. We were both the "First baby". My first child, a daughter, weighed 9 lbs 15 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. My second child, a son, was delivered by C-Section two weeks early (due to my blood pressure going up) weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz. and he was 21 1/2 inches. So don't worry. Enjoy your pregnancy no matter how large you may measure. It's not the size that matters, it's having a HEALTHY baby that matters. Good Luck to you and your family.

I had the same thing going on with my first baby. My midwives started to notice my oversized belly around the 25th week. I had frequent ultrasounds to confirm that I would be able to have natural childbirth. People often commented on my giant bump, "are you having twins?" It really bothered me for the remainder of my pregnancy and for no good reason. My daughter weighed in at a whopping 7 lbs. 4 oz.

I'm sure you have, but have you been checked for diabetes? Babies tend to run bigger to diabetic mothers. I'm one of them. My baby was running about 4 weeks ahead sometimes, and 2 weeks other times (I had ultrasounds every week during the last 3 months). The best bet is to watch by ultrasound. They were estimating her to be under 9 lbs, but she ended up being 9 lbs. 11 oz. - I hope this is not the case! Good luck!

I measured huge with both my boys too. My first one only measured I think 3 weeks ahead. At my last appt. before i went into labor 3 days later, she said I was measuring ahead, but wasn't real concerned. I asked how big she thought the baby was, and she said somewhere around 7 punds 12 ounces. My little guy was born at 9 pounds 5 ounces....so no wonder I was measuring ahead. The second one was only 8 pounds 6 ounces, but I had a lot of fluid. after my water broke, it was like a straight stream for like 2 hours!! So you could just have a big baby or you could have a lot of fluid. Always trust your maternal instinct! If you don't feel like there is anything wrong, then most likely there isn't. Do you or your husband come from a family of large (tall) people??

Could just be position.

J.,
There are many many causes of measuring too big for your due date. It can be just simple extra fluid to something more complex such as a birth defect. I would definitely get an ultrasound as soon as you could to not only alleviate your fears but also to ensure the health of your unborn baby.
J.

It could be that you have the date wrong on your last period or you could have extra amniotic fluid.

J.,
There are tons of reasons you can measure large.. I measured large with my first child...and now with my second... Personally I think its because i am petite and so my body type does not allow that much vertical space... did your practitioner give you any reason why you may be measureing large? have you had your glucose screening yet? anyway dont worry as that is not good for either of you... :)

well it can be a number of things but with my 1st child i was measuring alot bigger too. everytime they done the ultrasound he was bigger. well all my due dates were from june 9- june 21. well the month of june came and went and no baby. my little boy decided to come on july 4 and he was big but not huge. he was 8lb. 10 oz. so i wouldnt worry also there was no meconium when they broke my water. they could just have your due dates mixed up like mine. i am now pregnant with number 2 and so far he has measured normal. i am due april 7.

I don't remember how far ahead I measured but I always measured big. My son was 5 days late and he was 8lbs 14ounces. They kept asking if I was sure when my last period was (it started on my anniversary so I was sure). You may have conceived earlier than you think - it isn't impossible to get pregnant outside of that ideal window. Or he/she may just be a fast grower. Some grow faster in the beginning, middle or end of pregnancy and then slow down. Also, I have a number of friends that measured big and they ended up with a small baby but more ambiotic fluid than expected. I wouldn't worry about it since that won't help anyway. Just think big baby = healthy baby.

I was measuring approx 6-8 weeks ahead with my first baby and it turned out I had polyhydraminos which is a little too much amniotic fluid. By my 40 week check I was measuring at 46 weeks, I felt like an elephant. My little guy was 7lbs 12 oz so not a really big baby, just too much fluid. They say it tends to be more common with boys, do you know what you're having? They can tell with another ultrasound and I got ultrasounds every two weeks after they found out that's what it was. Look up polyhydraminos, there's some decent info out there but also alot that scared me, so if you want to send me a message and I'll give some more info:)

Hi J.,

I measured big with both of my pregnancies. My first was 10 lbs 7.6 oz. No diabetes, no problems. Awesome, wonderful, incredible son. My OB died 5 weeks before my second delivery, so with the stress, my second was "underweight" at 8 lbs 14 oz. He made up for it immediately and was 12lbs 5oz at his one month. Right on target for the 11 1/2 lb baby we were expecting. No complications to us, awesome, perfect. Because of the ultrasound they did 4 weeks before my older son's due date,(where he already weighed over 8 1/2 lbs) they scheduled a c-section to avoid the risk of complications. Your mid-wife will give you good advice. You trust her enough to allow her to bring your child into the world. Trust her advice on how to get the child here. Having a c-section wasn't what I had planned, but it was necessary. This way, we planned for it. It wasn't an emergency as it would have been had I not listened to my doctor.

Congratulations and good luck!!

Could be any number of things. Are you absolutely certain that the conceivement date and due date are right? It could be that you're just a month further along than you thought you were. The possiblity of twins is definately something to look into. I have heard of people not knowing they were carrying twins until later because the babies heartbeats were so close together that it sounded like one. As far as ultrasounds and them saying how much the baby weighs....I had four ultrasounds done in my last three months of pregnancy. The last one at 38 or 39 weeks, and my little girl was not supposed to weigh any more than upper 7 lbs. She came out weighing 8 lbs 11 oz!
I wish you the best of luck, and let us know what you find out!