https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:23:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278619 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 02:05:41 +0000 shopaholic 2278619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: :shocked: :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278618 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 01:57:28 +0000 HabesBabe 2278618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, mine was way off. Char was estimated to be 7 lbs, she weighed 8 lb, 13 oz.</p> <p>Harry was estimated to be about 8 lb, and he was 10 lb 12 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278614 Tue, 01 Sep 2015 01:52:19 +0000 shopaholic 2278614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like most babies were pretty close to estimate, unless they happened to be tall?! And pleasantly surprised to hear the bigger babies were sometimes easier to push out! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278544 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:45:53 +0000 pinkb 2278544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was only estimated at 33 weeks to be 5lbs, born at 36w at 6.4lbs. DS was estimated at 9.5lbs 3 days before delivery at 40w. He was 9.8lbs. I found it easier to push out the bigger baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278529 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:27:52 +0000 Purpledaisy 2278529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OB said 7 1/2 pounds based on feeling my belly. DD was 7.7. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278480 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:44:28 +0000 ElbieKay 2278480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was estimated 8lb 8oz four days after his due date, which was a week before he was ultimately born. He was 8lb 13oz at birth. So, it was probably pretty accurate at the time!</p> <p>Now he's an off-the-charts 32lb 18mo. As he likes to say, he's HUUUUUUUGE!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278462 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:31:57 +0000 mrsjyw 2278462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ds1 estimated 7 lbs, was 8 lb 11 oz. ( estimated by ob )</p> <p>Ds2 was estimated by a resident during a scan while I was in active labor as 5 lb 6 oz (I was 38 wks). He was born an hour later at 8 lbs even.</p> <p>Not even close! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278451 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 20:25:07 +0000 Rocker2014 2278451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO had been measuring small all along, to the point where they consistently questioned her conception date (we were VERY sure!). However, on my due date, the ultrasound tech estimated 8 to 8.5 lbs...LO was born two days later at 6lbs 2oz! I was induced right after that ultrasound bc of low fluid, which I have since found out can lead to inaccurate estimates of size. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2278060 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:23:42 +0000 NovBaby1112 2278060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was estimated to be 7 and a half pounds. She was 7lbs 5oz. My dr is thinking this one will be around 7.5 pounds as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277902 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:43:44 +0000 Torchwood 2277902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were told she was 4lb a week before she was born. She came out 5lb7oz. You should have a poll! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277767 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:11:37 +0000 runnerd 2277767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Estimated 5lb, born 6lb 7oz - we were induced at 39 weeks bc worried about his size but turned out he was fine on that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277762 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:09:17 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2277762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dd1 was estimated to be 7.12 and she was 7.13.</p> <p>I don't remember how big they estimated dd2 would be, but she was 8.9! </p> <p>They are saying this one will be close to 9 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277727 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:49:51 +0000 Ash 2277727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The day before I delivered, I was told 7.5lbs.... she was 9.5lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277667 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:07:41 +0000 californiadreams 2277667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i had weekly ultasounds towards the end of my third trimester and the doctor was always estimating 7 and a bit pounds. The last ultrasound, it was a different nurse as the doctor was not available and she said my baby was already over 8 pounds! He was born at 7 lbs, 7 oz, so the doctor was right all along. The nurse freaked me out though, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277663 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:04:43 +0000 travellingbee 2277663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have an ultrasound estimate but the doctor estimated 7lb "average size", he said, and he was 8lb. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277662 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:02:50 +0000 Astro Bee 2277662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The day after my due date I had an ultrasound that estimated 7.5 lbs. DS was born at 40w4d at 7 lbs 1 oz. I thought that was pretty close, although I've just recently leaned how inaccurate ultrasound estimations can be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277643 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 09:45:06 +0000 BananaPancakes 2277643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was told he'd probably be close to 8 lbs or just over, and he was 6 lbs 9 oz. So, way off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277634 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 09:40:28 +0000 Mamasig 2277634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 - at 37 weeks he measured 9lbs 3 oz and two weeks later I had him and he weighed 10lbs 9 oz. So he gained about 1 1/2 pounds in two weeks, which can happen towards the end! They estimated big and he was.</p> <p>DS2 - they estimated 7lbs 9oz or so. I had him a few hours later and he was 7lbs 2 oz. The tech noted it was likely off because of low fluid which makes it harder to get good measurements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277595 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 09:04:05 +0000 snowjewelz 2277595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was told she'd be heavier, like 7 lbs + and she came out 6 lbs 4 oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277557 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:29:59 +0000 nana87 2277557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally off! On the day I was induced they estimated 7lbs 1 oz, and she was 5lbs 13 oz. but she was 19 in tall-- long and skinny </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277555 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:28:55 +0000 tinyperson 2277555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had weekly ultrasounds and at 37 weeks they said around 7.5 lbs. DD was 5lbs 8 oz 😊 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277552 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 08:27:56 +0000 jape14 2277552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At my scan the day before I was induced, the ultrasound tech guessed 8 lbs 4 oz - he was 8 lbs 5 oz the next day. The OB guessed 7 lbs 11 oz, so he was pretty close, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277438 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:20:59 +0000 twodoghouse 2277438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had frequent scans at my OB and MFM, although MFM was more accurate. My son was about two lbs smaller than estimated (born weighing 4 lb 15 oz, estimated at 6.5-7 lbs). We don't know if the measurements were just consistently off, if he stopped growing at some point, or what. He was very long which I think threw off the computer algorithm determining an estimate. His twin sister was estimated at 6.5 but she was 5 lb 15 oz at birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277433 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:18:00 +0000 lovehoneybee 2277433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well the only weight prediction I got was during admission to L&amp;D, and they estimated 7'4. He was 8'12. I've had 5 U/S so far with this one, and they are projecting 7'5, and I have 3 more U/S scheduled. I'm hoping she'll be smaller--E did some damage on the way out--but I'm not holding my breath :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277431 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:13:44 +0000 Mrs D 2277431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the estimates are sometimes a joke...my U/S when I was admitted returned an estimate of 8-8.5lbs...they did warn me there was a 1lb margin of error. I replied...good so she could be just 7lbs? and the nurse said "or 9.5lbs"...DD was 7lbs 2oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277395 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:21:15 +0000 hilsy85 2277395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DS they told me around 7.5lbs. He was 7lbs11oz, so pretty close. This one, they told me the same thing. We'll see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277392 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:12:27 +0000 YouGotMe 2277392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was only told by my OB "average size baby" I had looked up online and it said average size was around 7 lbs 8 oz if born at 40 weeks. </p> <p>She was born at 39 weeks and was 7lbs2oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277391 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:10:09 +0000 GrapeCrush 2277391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never had a scan. </p> <p>DS: doctor guessed 8-8.5lbs. He was 7lbs 13oz<br /> DD: doctor guessed around 8lbs. She was 7lbs 5oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277389 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 06:03:38 +0000 rachiecakes 2277389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Estimated 6.5/7, he was 8.2 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/estimated-vs-actual-birth-weight#post-2277387 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 05:45:06 +0000 abmamma 2277387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if they gave me an estimate for DD but for DS they said at 38+3 he was 7lbs 8 oz and he was 7lbs 14oz when he was born at 40w exactly. </p>