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If you had a big baby - how did you get it out?
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Anonymous
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I'm 33 weeks and am told that this baby is measuring at the 90th percentile for both weight and height.
My last pregnancy was vaginal and baby was only 6 pounds, 14 ounces, about 20 inches - so, tall and thin - but I had very severe tearing nonetheless. I am scared that delivering a baby this large will cause permanent damage! Any insights? |
Anonymous
| I am 5'4" and 130 pounds and I popped out a 9 pound baby no problem! You'll be okay. |
Anonymous
| You'll be ok! My babies were 9lbs3oz and 10lbs3oz respectively... no csection, just labored like everyone else. No permanent damage. You can do it! |
Anonymous
| Mine was 9 pounds 13 oz and I ended up with a c section because her head got stuck at the last minute. I wish I'd been one of the lucky ones who could birth a big one easily but I wasn't. Her head was over the 90 percentile at birth so there just wasn't enough wiggle room to get it unstuck. |
Anonymous
| You'll be fine! I had 3 big ones just fine. And remember, their estimates are not always correct! |
Anonymous
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Yeah, take those estimates with a grain of salt! I bet your second child won't end up being that much bigger than the first.
If you've already had a successful vaginal delivery, chances are pretty good your body will remember what to do and you'll have a smooth delivery. |
Anonymous
| 2-10lbder's vaginally and I am 135lbs. First with a big head and no problems - small epis with some stitches. Second with smaller head but broader shoulders - got stuck for a sec but okay and had slight tearing with less stitches. and we're done! |
Anonymous
| I'm slim build and both my kids weighed 90th percentile for weight, height and head circumference. I don't think you'll notice the difference because the first has eased the path, so to speak, for the second - so it's a good way around for you to be having them. As far as damage - I had stitches for both and healed in no time. |
Anonymous
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I'm 5'2, 120 pounds. First baby was 9 lbs 2 oz (and a 95th percentile head, apparently). Second was 9 lbs 8 oz. Third was 9 lbs 15 oz. All three came out vaginally with no problems--one small tear and that was it.
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Anonymous
| My second was 9 lb, a bit over a lb more than my first. The second delivery was much easier! |
Anonymous
| I delivered my 9.5 lb son by C-section after 30 hrs of labor. His head was the problem I think. So large it couldn't even be charted. |
Anonymous
| 9 lb. 4 oz. baby girl. Vaginal delivery, no episiotomy, pushed for 27 minutes and she flew right out. I had a fast recovery and no damage. You can do it! (And I bet if your first one was only 6 something, your second won't be enormous.) |
Anonymous
| Well, I'm 5'3" and about 140. I had a 9 lb. 8 oz. baby via c-section after laboring for a LONG time. And, recovery was fine. |
Anonymous
| A 4th degree episiotomy and vacuum. Sorry, you asked. |
Anonymous
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Mine was just under nine pounds, but had a huge head. It wasn't fun, but I had only minor tearing, much to the surprise of my OB and L&D nurse. My OB said a lot of the prenatal yoga might have helped stretch thinks out enough.
Good luck! |