I'm 5'8" and DH is 6'. Second baby without GD was 9 lb 5 oz, born vaginally 2 days before his due date. The delivery team was shocked he was so huge given how he was measuring/feeling before birth. I was healthy weight pre-pregnancy and gained 40 lbs. He's 4 and tall and skinny now.

Thanks, all. I failed the glucose test, so it's probably not just a big baby. Fingers crossed for the 3 hour test.

I’m average weight, on the thinner side. Both babies were close to nine pounds. No GD either time.

Anonymous wrote:I’m short and fit and had a 9 pounder. SIL is taller than me (5’6”), mildly anorexic and had all 8-10 pounders. I think it’s more of a family trait thing?

Also mine was measuring big, then they said he was fine a couple weeks before birth and the. He came out sunny side up with a 99th percentile head. That didn’t feel good... so agreeing with the horrible inaccuracy of measurements too

Mine was “big” but it turned out he was just really tall and skinny. All babies in DH’s family are like this, like under 7 lbs but 22 inches.

My second was born on her due date and was almost 10 lbs. She had shoulder dystocia and a very, very scary delivery. No signs of GD. Just an unexpectedly big baby.

No GD, I'm short and not overweight and my husband is very tall. 2nd baby was 10.5 pounds and 3rd baby was 9 lbs 10 oz. Both 1-2 weeks early. First baby was small at 8.5 lbs.

I've had 2 babies - one 7 lb 8 oz girl, one 9 lb 8 oz boy. Both pregnancies I failed the 1 hr screening but passed all 4 draws on the 3 hr test, so no GD. By BMI I am slightly overweight, but I promise you it is mostly muscle and maybe big boobs. I gained I think 30 lbs with first pregnancy and 25 lbs with 2nd (the big one). I had a similar lifestyle in both pregnancies, including daily exercise and also keeping my carbs below 40% (which I started after gettin freaked out failing my first 1 hr glucose screening). For 2nd baby, I was even more diligent in avoiding sweets throughout pregnancy. Both were overdue - 1st baby 42 weeks, 2nd baby 40 wks 6 days.

I might want a third child but my big baby had mild shoulder dystocia so I'm sort of scared of having a big baby again. I feel like it must somehow be something I did to get this big baby the 2nd time, but I don't know what it could be. I think for me to gain less weight (like less than 20 lbs), I would really have to restrict myself or go even lower carb.

I’m short and fit and had a 9 pounder. SIL is taller than me (5’6”), mildly anorexic and had all 8-10 pounders. I think it’s more of a family trait thing?

Also mine was measuring big, then they said he was fine a couple weeks before birth and the. He came out sunny side up with a 99th percentile head. That didn’t feel good... so agreeing with the horrible inaccuracy of measurements too

By the way, measurements of expected baby weight are notoriously inaccurate.

Some people just have really big babies with no other factors (no gestational diabetes, not overweight, normal weight gain).

Healthy weight pre-pregnancy, put on 34 lbs while pregnant. 5’10”. No GD. Was induced, baby born over a week early. 9 lbs 3 oz.