https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528357 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:38:20 +0000 meredithNYC 2528357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know exact measurements, but LO #2's head was big enough that based on its size, they thought he would be a 10 pounder. Nope, he was 7 lbs, 6 ozs with a giant head, off the charts, percentile-wise. I didn't have to have a c-section (it was never even discussed - not even when they thought he might be 10 lbs), BUT he was my second so that may have factored into the decision. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528310 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 05:47:07 +0000 pachamama 2528310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was late pre-term at 36w5d and he was 33cm. they said it was perfectly normal I guess. My labor and delivery was EASY. He was only 5lb 12 oz! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528299 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:12:11 +0000 Kemma 2528299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second had a 37.5cm head circumference (9lb 12oz) and I had a 3rd degree tear but he had to be "manoeuvred" out due to his fat shoulders out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528290 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:46:18 +0000 lamariniere 2528290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's head was 35 cm and my daughter's was 34 cm. I had fairly easy vaginal births both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528284 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:10:50 +0000 birdofafeather 2528284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: coming down the chute!!! 😂😱😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528278 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:22:18 +0000 sometimesshesings 2528278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my babies have huge heads (99% from birth.) I was able to deliver both with minimal tearing and quick pushing (1 hour with DS1 and 5 minutes with DS2), and I'm a fairly small person. I think their heads are pretty flexible during delivery! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528277 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:09:23 +0000 QBbride 2528277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's HC was 35.5cm, vaginal birth. He weighed 7lbs, born at 39 weeks. Pushed for 2 hours and had 2 stitches. </p> <p>My daughter's HC was 33.5cm, vaginal birth. She weighed 6 1/2 lbs, born at 40+1. Didn't push at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528274 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 23:47:54 +0000 mrsjyw 2528274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>14 inches here 98% I think? Big headed fam. Both kids too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528273 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 23:34:39 +0000 Corduroy 2528273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>36 cm and 6lbs 10oz. I had a 51 hour unmedicated labor. The doula said LO's head didn't cone at all. </p> <p>DS's was smaller and labor was much faster but he was also baby #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528194 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:42:11 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2528194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>34cm (54%) I fortunately had a very easy vaginal delivery. I pushed for 40 mins and had one small tear because her hand was by her face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528186 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:38:32 +0000 ms.line 2528186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was 8 days overdue and her head was 35cm (85%), but only 7lbs. I pushed for 30 min and had bad second degree tears. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528173 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:24:30 +0000 KT326 2528173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know the exact size but his head circumference was only in the 3rd percentile for the first 6-9 months. He was 7lbs 11oz so not tiny but not that big. I still had to push for three hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528170 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:22:58 +0000 Portboston 2528170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS was 2 weeks and 1 day early. He was 7lbs 10oz. Head circumference was 37.5cm (98%). I delivered vaginally with two small tears, only one requiring a couple stitches. BUT, I pushed for over two hours. So there's that....<br /> At his last well visit (6 mo) it went down to the 93%. So it seems he is catching up slightly with his head. So funny to me because it really doesn't look that big on his body!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528162 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:11:01 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2528162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose all three have been big, but she takes the cake. I'll probably have another big one, time will tell. If she kept growing at an ounce per day she'd have been 11lbs6oz. Crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528159 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:08:56 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2528159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jape14: Broken tailbone sounds scary. I pushed just over 2 hours I think before the OB came in and said she was stuck there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528158 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:07:16 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2528158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I wonder what she would have been at term. Do they think you will have an even bigger baby next time?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528156 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:05:34 +0000 iheartleopardprint 2528156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS and DD were about 33cm, they were 7lb2oz and the other was 7lb1oz. </p> <p>DS needed a vacuum delivery and I had 20mins to push DD out of we were going for a c-section. I think that was more of a reflection on my body (I have a twisted pelvis) than their head size. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528153 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:01:16 +0000 Maysprout 2528153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo1 has a tiny head ~ 25%tile. Lo2 has a gigantic head - soared way above the 99%tile line. Both births were pretty similar as far as pushing - like 3 pushes. Maybe lo2 was a bit of a conehead at first though :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528150 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:56:42 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2528150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD3 was 39.26cm. She was also 10lbs12oz at 38w4d. No way that one was coming down the chute!</p> <p>Thank god for c-sections! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528146 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:49:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2528146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No idea on LO1, though her head is usually around 90% at her physicals. LO2 was 35 cm, just checked a photo. I pushed for like 15 minutes with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528144 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:48:17 +0000 jape14 2528144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had a 38cm head at birth (he's consistently been off the charts in head size since birth) at 8 days overdue (induction). I had a a vaginal birth with fairly minimal tearing but I did break my tailbone in the process. I have a huge head too so I can't even blame DH!</p> <p>eta: pushed for 2 hours but I think that's fairly common for a FTM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528136 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:41:32 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2528136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bloved: must be his big brain! :)</p> <p>@Ms maths: that's funny, and a good point. Maybe I'll do that when we have another baby, just for fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528121 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:32:56 +0000 Ms maths 2528121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't remember numbers, but LO1 was around 75% and LO2 was around 50%. LO2 was a lot easier, but I have no idea how much that was a result of head size vs. being the second baby.</p> <p>After having LO1, my husband and I kept saying to eachother that we didn't understand why people include height and weight in birth announcements but not head circumference. Because getting that head out is the hard part! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528118 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:29:51 +0000 bloved 2528118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just looked it up...My son's head was 38cm and we had a c-section due to its size. At nearly 3, his head continues to measure off the charts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528116 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:27:00 +0000 BelugaBean 2528116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember actual numbers but LO1's head was around 97% and I had to push for almost two hours. LO2, I think, was more around 60-70% and I only pushed for like 3-5 minutes. Both were 8lb 5oz with LO1 being four days overdue and LO2 being 10 days overdue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528110 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:21:16 +0000 wrkbrk 2528110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: if im remembering right it was 32. Dr said that was average. He was 8 pounds 8 ounces and 4 days late! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/babys-head-circumference#post-2528109 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:19:16 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2528109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How big was your baby's head at birth? And did that factor in to the way you gave birth?</p> <p>Just am curious! I had a friend whose daughter had a head circumference of 29 cm and she was 10 days overdue, but her baby was an average size of 7 pounds and a few ounces.</p> <p>My daughter's was 36 cm and she was 14 days over, big, and I had a c-section because she got stuck. I think that's 98th percentile or something. I didn't realize how big her head actually was until talking with that friend. :) </p>