https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 01:33:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257697 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:51:56 +0000 loveisstrange 257697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could tell. The way she had her feet up under my ribs for the last like... 12 weeks, I could tell she was already out of room. Plus, she measured at least a week ahead at every ultrasound. My guess and my midwife's guess was between 9 and 10lbs.... she was 10lbs 8oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257688 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:26:55 +0000 lemondrop 257688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The ultrasounds always measured him as very big and consistently a week ahead of my EDD. I just always figured he would be bigger and early. </p> <p>He was a week early, but only weighed 6 pounds 11 oz. Much better than the 9+ pound baby they had been predicting (scary since I'm 5'0")! It turned out he was just very tall, and it threw off their measurements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257663 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:31:38 +0000 pastemoo 257663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: Oh, oops, I meant in my belly they said he was small (and they couldn't believe my due date was so soon). Once he was born people keep telling me how huge he is (or how much older they think he is). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257636 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:53:46 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 257636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I think 8lb2oz for a 5foot girl is big! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257631 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:47:20 +0000 pastemoo 257631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stargal: My baby was only 4 ounces smaller than yours and everyone kept telling me how small he was! (I'm 5'0")<br /> That's cool that you knew he would be big. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257574 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:41:26 +0000 stargal 257574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i kept getting warned that i was going ot have a big baby due to frequent ultrasounds (high risk= tons of ultrasounds) plus my belly was HUGE. estimated size was around 9 pounds he came out at 8 pounds, 6 ounces. i could tell he was big bc my belly ws so freaking huge, it was unreal, i got asked all the time if i was having twins. im tiny to begin with so my baby made me look huge lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257527 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:48:41 +0000 pastemoo 257527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: not initially, but at the hospital as more water came out (with the bigger contractions). it was really weird! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257442 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:18:28 +0000 chopsuey 257442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a feeling my LO would be at least 8lbs. Knew I wouldn't have a small baby.<br /> She was 8lbs 1 ounce! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257410 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:24:50 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 257410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love these answers! @pastemoo: see the outline? That is amazzzzing:) @EloiseKE: omgosh they were way off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257320 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:00:37 +0000 sorrycharlie 257320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: whoa! you can see their outline when your water breaks? I guess that makes total sense, but it's never something I considered!</p> <p>I don't think it's easy to tell from movement - like PP said, I was convinced LO was still breech at 30 weeks because all the movement was near my cervix. well turns out she was head down, just had really busy hands and had her feet by her face anyway! my LO is measuring 3 weeks small, and I can feel her in my ribs and cervix at the same time, as well as side to side. it's so weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257308 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:51:29 +0000 matador84 257308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my sono last week at 36 weeks, my ob said he was around 6.5 lbs. But, he is measuring around 37-38 for some measurements like abdominal circumference and head circumference (woo hoo). If he gains 1/2 lb per week from now until 40 weeks (if i last that long i'll be shocked), he would be around 8-8.5 lbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257305 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:49:05 +0000 Running Elley 257305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like he’s big! He was measuring a little big at our anatomy scan and in the past few weeks he just feels big! DH was a big baby and I wasn’t small either but we’ll see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257293 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:43:44 +0000 Minnie_Girl 257293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting question! I have no idea how to judge baby's size...I'm just assuming they'll be big. My mom and grandmother never had a baby smaller than 8.5 lbs (I was the prize winner at 10lbs/24 inches, phew).</p> <p>My fundal height is spot on for six months, but I haven't felt the baby change position for weeks, which would suggest that they're filling up the space in there pretty efficiently. And it seems like the kicks are kind of strong? Baby is probably another one of those big 'n talls, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257229 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:09:45 +0000 rachiecakes 257229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my doctor never estimated. I would always ask and she would just say, "average - between 6 and 8lbs"<br /> we're both on the smaller side and I knew DS was going to be big. he was 8lbs 2.9oz and 21.5" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257064 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:55:59 +0000 pastemoo 257064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew he was 21 inches because I measured from the butt bump to the stretched out feet bump was 10inches...<br /> But when my water broke and I saw his outline, I thought he would be about 6 pounds, and he was 8lbs 2oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257052 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:51:03 +0000 erwoo 257052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I just asked my OB and he was pretty spot on with both of my boys - average which means 7 lbs or so. They were 7lbs 4 oz and 7 lbs 14 oz. I was worried for #2 since I only gained 20 lbs but he ended up being slightly heavier than his big brother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257046 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:48:55 +0000 MamaBehr 257046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first LO I measured huge, and the OBGYN was a little concerned. I felt huge, and was told I looked huge all the time. And, she was 9lbs6oz. With my second, I also measured big, no surprise (the baby is a boy and my second). This OBGYN was nuts-o and kept an eye on his size (she kept pushing Gestational Diabetes, yet I never got it). He was three weeks early and 7lbs 13 oz, but that makes me wonder if my due date was off too.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257042 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:43:21 +0000 EloiseKE 257042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I was all belly and never got very big, every appointment they would say "Oh she's not a big baby" when they would press down on my belly to make sure she was head down. At 39 weeks I was told she was right around 6 pounds. </p> <p>When she was born, surprise! She was almost 9 pounds! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257020 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:33:48 +0000 winniebee 257020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew I was having a small baby because I had fetal surveys at weeks 30 and 32 due to some complications. However, he was SUPER active in the womb - like crazy active and strong. He was 5 lbs 5 oz and true to his womb activities...he's a very active little 3 month old baby now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-257018 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:31:16 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 257018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 36 weeks I asked my doc and he predicted a 7.5-8lbs baby. And she was right in that bracket. 7lbs 14 oz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-256986 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:14:45 +0000 heffalump 256986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No I had no clue. She was a big girl, 8 lbs 13 oz, in the 90-95 percentile in both height and weight, and I measured big later on in my pregnancy. But I didn't really know what was going on when she was in my belly. I knew I was uncomfortable.... but that's about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-256980 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:12:25 +0000 Mrsbells 256980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldnt tell. I dont think you can estimate size just based on kicks. Babies are really flexible in the womb and can kick you all over. My baby would kick me in my ribs and then also in my bladder at about the same time and I'm 5ft 11 with a long torso. Even with all the ultrasounds and everything, my doctors were still off with the expected weight of my baby. They estimated she would about 7lbs 8 oz and she was born 6lbs 9oz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-256969 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:06:13 +0000 LuLu Mom 256969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't tell, my doc thinks shes on the smaller side (she was measuring right on at her 19 week U/S but we haven't had one since.) I was so worried about having a large baby since my sister's have yet to have one under 8 lbs 7 oz. but my doc think unless I go way over my due that that I won't be keeping up with the tradition...thank goodness! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-256955 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:01:33 +0000 MrsMccarthy 256955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>personally i can;t tell. I know the doc told me he is on point to be average size and they have this 1 lb margin of error. Do you know your cycle pretty well? If you had longer than 28 day cycles and tend to ovulate later than day 14 then you would probably be due a bit later and vice versa if you had shorter than 28 day cycles and tend to ovulate on the earlier side. i have also heard that later ultrasounds are not so accurate but the one you got early in your pregnancy at 6-8 weeks should be pretty spot on in predicting gestation. What does your doc say when they feel around? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-256917 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:47:45 +0000 autumnlove 256917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn't tell! She was 8lbs, 1 ounce and 21 inches! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kind-of-crazy-but-could-you-tell-how-big-your-baby-was#post-256910 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:44:49 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 256910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby Boy has always measured in the 90+ percentile according the the ultrasounds. I imagine he will be on the bigger side. Also, I am having discrepancies with my OB about my due date. I was tracking and I believe it's the 5th of Oct which would make me<br /> 32w3d But she says 12th which puts me at 31w3d.<br /> Anyways, when he kicks I can feel him all over. I mean his feet are on one side and his arms are all the way on the other. I think he's a big boy! Could you feel this too or am I imagining it? He just seems....tall. </p>