freaking out--10 pound baby?
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I have to laugh at all these posts because I had three 10+ pound babies with big heads. Big babies run in my family - and my mother and sister both needed follow-up surgery to correct tears and chronic incontinence. I had three happy easy c-sections - not because my babies were so big but because my first baby was breech. Anyhow, thank god, since I wouldn't want to go through what my mother and sister went through.
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Anonymous
| Agree with PP - I had a 10 lb. 12 oz. and 8 lb. 10 oz., both C section, by necessity it turned out. Really easy recovery from both (basically about 4 days - within a week I felt fine). And the kids are healthy, smart, strong, good. In fact, to have a big baby first is great - they are about as mature as the typical 6 month old ... a lot stronger, healthier, etc. All is good if they are healthy. Don't sweat the other stuff. |
Anonymous
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Well of course you guys (the two PP's) are laughing and didn't sweat the big babies. You had C-Sections's. OP isn't scheduled for a C-Section so she's worried. I don't think she should be as ultrasound measurements are notoriously off and even if the baby is big she should be able to deliver it anyway. But it is a common concern amongst pregnant women that plan on vaginal deliveries.
BTW OP my OB thought my baby was going to be big as I was measuring 2 weeks ahead. My ultrasounds ended up being dead on with the weight. My son was 9lbs 4oz and I had a very easy vaginal birth with minimal tearing and a very easy recovery. I know you're worried but you can do it! |
Anonymous
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OP, here are the problems: (or should I say reasons for relaxing)
1- US measurements are not reliable. US at this stage is mainly for establishing position of the baby. 2- the weight of the baby doesn't mean easy or hard delivery. position of the baby and yours during labor/pushing is the key. so RELAX. |
Anonymous
| Just remember, ultrasound can be off in EITHER direction. A friend of mine was told baby would be about 9 lbs and he wound up being 10 lbs, 5 oz!! |
Anonymous
| My USound was reliable. They predicted a big baby and I had a big baby. They saw the cord was around her neck and it was around her neck and causing distress. Once again, I am blown away by the rejection to the advances in modern medicine that have time and time again saved many women and babies lives. I dont regret my USound predictions or my Csection. In fact, I celebrate them today---Happy Mother's Day. |
Anonymous
| My first was almost 8 lbs and took forever to push. My second was 9 lbs and flew right out (as I was being told not to push!). It was so much easier the second time despite the size difference, so I wouldn't stress too much about predicted sizes unless they are truly extreme. |
Anonymous
| Leaving aside the C v. vag birth debate, I will echo the PP who said having a big first baby is a blessing - I was scared enough as a FTM, I would have been terrified handling one of those tiny, floppy newborns. Plus, the heavier they are when they're born, the more ounces they can safely lose the first few days without the hospital/pediatrician pressuring you to start supplementing. Mine was very late as well as 9+ lbs, so it was like starting with a two-weeker: he could hold his neck up, he was awake for feedings, and he just generally seemed sturdy. |
Anonymous
I'm glad your c-section worked out for you. It doesn't change the fact that they are overperformed according to every science-based source out there, including the professional organization made up of the practitioners who perform them. Yes, some people do reject modern advances and sometimes c-sections save lives. Other times they just introduce risks and problems with recovery that were never necessary. |
Anonymous
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I was told by every doc in my large practice that my son would be 10lbs. I delivered a 7lb 1oz baby at 41 weeks.
U/S measurements are notoriously off! |
Anonymous
| My OB doesn't make U/S measurement or weight predictions because they're so unreliable. |
Anonymous
I'm one of the previous posters - who had three 10+ pound babies. I did sweat the whole decision - I'm not sure why you would infer that I didn't. But ultimately even though my baby was breech, I would have had a c-section anyhow. There is NO way in hell I was going to end up with the tearing and medical issues that my mother and sister had after delivering their 10+ pounders. My poor sister had to have surgery last year to help her incontinence - a full three years after giving birth. Her recovery from that surgery was way worse than c-section recovery. Also, I'm happy you didn't have tearing BUT there is no way you can compare a 9 pound baby with one that weighs more than 10 pounds. Lastly, I feel really lucky that I had a perinatologist who cared enough to sit down and explain every possible scenario for me - it helped solidify my decision, and OP, I would recommend you ask your OB to walk you through everything. |
Anonymous
I don't think ANYONE is rejecting modern medicine. However, there is a very real problem with u/s in that as often as it is right in predicting size, it is wrong in predicting size. It's sort of like tossing a coin to see if you are having a boy or a girl. Sometimes it will indeed be correct. The best thing is to allow the labor to unfold. If things don't work out, if the baby is in distress or won't come out, that is an obvious indication for a c/s. At least in that case, you've gone into labor spontaneously so that you can be sure the baby is ready to be born, plus it gets some of the benefits of going through labor. |
Anonymous
so you're saying that the recovery of a whole Csection is better than what will be to recover from a tear you MIGHT have in case of a Vag birth? You sound completely insecure and defensive. my mother had 5 children, my sister had 4. which of the 9 birth experiences should I pick to justify my choice? HA |
amymard
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For those of you considering going for VBACs, vaginal births when the OBs have said you're too tiny, here's an encouraging slide show from ICAN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roFVkDV45MM
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