I had a private scan this week and they did all the measurements and plotted bump's growth in my green notes. I was told he weighs about 3.5llbs and if he continues to grow on the scale will be 9lbs on my due date....and heavier if I'm overdue, which is apparently very likely being my first!
I'm very petite (pre bump) and a bit of a lightweight with blood, pain etc at the best of times, so I'm ever so slightly panicked now about having a large baby, even more so because my sister in law had complications at birth and her son ended up with disabilities because they didn't intervene in him getting stuck/distressed during birth.
Anyone else in the same boat and am I just being silly to worry?
My sister just had her baby, she was induced three weeks early coz he was a heavy baby, he weighed 9 pound 10 ounces, he would ave been alot heavier if they waited but the doctors will not let you wait if the babies birth weight will be high.
The usual cut off point is 9 .5 pounds they say we can deliver this size naturally, my sister had forceps aswell.
For me I will discuss this with the midwife and I will not push beyond nine pounds and will try to get them to agree, but I will have to wait another six weeks to find the weight out at 28 weeks,
Have a chat with the m/w explain your worries and see what she recommends.
Thank god for an epidural, I will most certainly be requesting one of those lol.
Don't worry, be glad your baby is eating well and is obviously very content