https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:36:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315818 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:24:41 +0000 mrsjyw 315818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm expecting our LO to be around 8 lbs! DH and I both were right around there, so it's probably safe to assume he'll be like us :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315815 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:22:14 +0000 twinmama 315815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was hoping for 6+ lbs each for my twins. Babyboy was 6-12 and Babygirl was 5-4....so I was exactly 12 lbs of baby, but I would have liked her to be a little bigger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315806 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:15:18 +0000 MamaBehr 315806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't care with my DD, she was 9lbs 6 ounces. OUCH! So, when I found out I was pregnant with my DS I really wanted a cute 6 pounder. I knew it wasn't going to happen, but I remember really yearning for a small baby. Well, be careful what you wish for. He was born three weeks early and 7lbs 13oz. Obviously for his gestational age he was HUGE, but he was tiny for me. And then he decided to gain very little weight for his first three months. I will never wish for a tiny baby again! </p> <p>BTW he's currently a CHUNKER at seven months :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315789 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:08:46 +0000 Mrsbells 315789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didnt really care, I thought she would be about 8lbs but she was born weighing 6lbs 9oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315766 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:00:05 +0000 lovehoneybee 315766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They were guesstimating E would be around 7.5-8lb...he was 8.12, and did a lot of damage to me on the way out...plus the 2 hours of pushing. I would have liked their guess to be more correct, ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315761 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:55:44 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 315761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to have Baby Boy 2 make it to about 7 lbs. Baby Boy 1 was just 5.5 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315745 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:49:15 +0000 MamaMoose 315745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right around 7 lbs would be lovely. I was 8.8 when I was born and hubs was 7.2 so we shall see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315730 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:44:23 +0000 loveisstrange 315730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I had to pick, it would be 7-8lbs... I assumed she would be between 9-10lbs... and she was 10lbs 8oz AND she came out the natural way. :) Yeah, Im pretty proud of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315722 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:41:02 +0000 Mrs. Bee 315722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetchic: haha yah 4.15. She was easy to push out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315710 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:33:31 +0000 Meridian 315710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Bee, you meant that Olive was 4.15, and not 14.15, right? Hehe </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315659 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:10:20 +0000 Minnie_Girl 315659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Average would be great. The women in my family tend to have big babies...I was a ten pounder. Don't really want to push that out the first time around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315655 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:09:58 +0000 LuLu Mom 315655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hoping for around a 7 pounder! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315649 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:07:24 +0000 tororojo 315649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would like under 8 lbs (under 7 is even better!) as long is he/she is healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315644 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:06:16 +0000 MusicaV 315644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think think consciously thought about it, but I cringed a little at the thought that he might be over 8 lbs. He was 7 lbs 4 oz which was just fine with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315511 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:14:29 +0000 stargal 315511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>didnt matter just didnt want a baby ten plus pounds ! ahhh. Pierson was 8 pounds 6 ounces so prety big for me.. now he's super long and skinny which is really fun to find clothes for him. lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315494 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:05:44 +0000 Mrs. Bee 315494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>under 8. i was thinking around 7 - 7.5 tops. Charlie was 8.6 and Olive was 14.15. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315490 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:04:21 +0000 Running Elley 315490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd love between 6.5 and 8 pounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315465 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:55:43 +0000 mrstilly 315465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was 10lbs 9oz. I worry about the next baby because my mom and MIL all had progressively bigger babies. DH's younger brother was over 11 pounds. </p> <p>At first it was great because DH was more comfortable than he would have been with a smaller infant. However DS is still in the 95+ percentile for height and weight. There were some things that were frustrating as he got older, like him being too tall for his exersaucer and jumperoo, outgrowing clothes at an alarming rate, and being too big for most onesies now (I wanted to make it through the winter before changing to tee shirts). Plus now as he is just turning 18 months old, he's already 34 pounds and he is heavy to carry around. </p> <p>But we never were worried about his weight and I think his growth rate has finally slowed. Hopefully the 3T pajamas I got him will last all winter! He was like a stuffed sausage in the 2T pjs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315442 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:42:25 +0000 autumnlove 315442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was 8 lbs, 1 oz so I want the next baby to be around the same weight but not heavier! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315441 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:41:53 +0000 lavender 315441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Under 7 pounds, she ended up 6.14 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315439 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:41:03 +0000 Mrs. Pen 315439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted around 7 lbs... I didn't want a big baby!! And DS was 7 lbs 1.4 oz so perfect :)</p> <p>I was 6 lbs 14 oz when I was born. But my mom had six kids and all were really different sizes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315436 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:39:49 +0000 heffalump 315436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I cared.... I just wanted her to be healthy. I knew she was going to be big and I was scared she was going to be too big, so I didn't want her to weigh so much that I'd have to have a c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315435 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:39:27 +0000 polkadots 315435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anywhere between 7-8.<br /> DD was 7lbs 4oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315433 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:39:19 +0000 Honeybee 315433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was 6 lbs 11 ounces; DS was 7 lbs 6 ounces. I'd take another 6 pound-er, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ideal-baby-birth-weight#post-315428 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:37:57 +0000 chopsuey 315428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How much do you want your Lo to weigh?</p> <p>I wanted my Lo to be around 8lbs. She was 8lbs 1.1 ounce when she was born :)</p> <p>Hoping DS is in the 8-8.5lb range too! </p>