As the title says - what was the size of each of your babies.

My first son was 4kg and 58.5cms - he never 'felt' big and wasnt expected to be big just a nice 'surprise'.

Im more than beyond scared of this one I have a growth scan on thursday at 34weeks but knowing how inaccurate they are im not holding my breath with it.
This baby 'feels' to me so much bigger, the kicks hurt more, im feeling him in my ribs - never did once with my first.

So how does the myth go on here - should i expect a bigger one.

( some more info - both pregnancies fundal is spot on so no sign there, no diabetes in either pregnancy. This pregnancy everyone is commenting im small which i am im no where near as front out as i was with my first but i do have about 15kg of weight still on from the first )

Thanks !

#1 11lb
#2 10lb
#3 9lb

No, they do not always 'get bigger'. I was always bang on with fundal height and the smallest baby was my medicated (worst) GD pregnancy.

My second was smaller.
DS was 3.55kg (10 days late)
DD was 3.12kg (40 weeks)

They were the same length.

DD1 - 6lb11oz - 3 days late
DD2 - 8lb4oz - 7 days late
DD3- 9lb - 14 days late
DD4 - 9lb - 14 days late
DD5 - 9lb6oz - 1 day late

So for me, yes they get BIGGER!

edited to add: dyas overdue.

thanks for the replies so far - its reassuring

I should have also said first born was 12 days late if they makes a difference to his size ??

Nope LOL my first two were 3 and 4 days early and my smallest adn third was a week late

Both of mine were almost identical in size - but the first one was born 2 weeks earlier than the second, so technically, had he gone full term, he would've been bigger.

Is your placenta in the same spot as with the first? Mine were different, and there was a noticeable difference in where and how much I felt the kicks. Not so much a size thing necessarily.

1st baby 3 days early 6lb11oz

2nd baby week overdue 8lbs12oz

3rd baby week early 8lbs 2oz

4th baby week earkly 8lbs 10oz

so it appears I have bigger girls than boys (although only had one boy so can't confirm that theory !!)

1st - 8lb 4oz
2nd - 9lb 3oz

DD1, 40 + 10, spot on 8 pounds
DD2, 40 + 5, 8 pound 8 ounces with (insulin managed) GD

DD1 3.2kg 38w 5d
DD2 3.89kg 38w, 6d
DD3 3.98 kg 40w

So for me yes (just!)

#1 DS 4.63kg 12 days over
#2 DD 4.1kg 5 days over
#3 DS 4.39kg 7 days over

Hannah- 3890g 11 days early
Jack- 4850g 1 day late

Will be surely getting this one out before it gets to 5800g

DD1 - 2980g @40+0
DD2 - 3148g @38+1
DD3 - 2660g @37+0

6lb 12
9lb 3
7lb 2 3245g

Sorry can't remember the others are in kg

DS1 - 8lbs
DD1 - 7lb 5oz
DD2 - 4lb 4oz
DS2 - 3lb 9oz

both were the exact same weight, length and head size and born at the same gestation

3.6kg at 38 weeks
2.8kg at 37 weeks
1.9kg at 32 weeks

DS1 42 weeks 3.98kg 35cm
DS2 39 weeks 4.39kg 33.5cm
DD 37 weeks 2.28kg 46cm

DS1 3.4kg 50cm
DS2 3.5kg 48.5cm

DD#1 3620g, 52cm long
DD#2 3610g, 52cm long

DS 2.38kg (5lb4oz) 49cm born at 38 weeks
DD 2.72kg (5lb15oz) 48cm born at 37+6 weeks

DD1 39 weeks 2 days - 3.99kg
DS1 39 weeks - 4.1kg
DS2 39 weeks - 4.175kg
DD2 39 weeks - 3.69kg

DD1 7lb 12oz
DS1 7lb 1 oz (smaller)
DS2 7lb 14 oz
DD2 tiny &
DS3 9lb.

#5 was est 7lb 14oz at 36 weeks. I did the GD diet as a precaution (not taking the test), I lost 5kg and his growth did slow from the massive rate it was but the u/s doc did say he had the fattest tummy of any baby he'd seen in utero lol.
Without the GD diet (whether or not I did have GD, he was still getting a little less sugar anyway) he would have been well over 9lb.

All the others had head circ of 32-35. #5 head was 37.5

so no, mine didn't get bigger as #2 was smaller, but after that for my term babies they did get bigger
so yes and no from me

3.7 kg (boy, GD, 39 weeks)
4.4 kg (girl, no GD, 39 weeks)
4.7 kg (boy, GD, 39 weeks)
3.7 kg (girl, no GD, 39 weeks)

So my last one was my smallest (by 20 g )

#1 3400gms 49cms
#2 3880gms 51cms
#3 4195gms 55cms

DS1 6lb 13oz 9 days late

DD1 7lb 11oz 1 week early

DS2 6lb 1oz 1 week early

DD2 6lb 11oz 1 week early

DS 8lb12oz (3.96kg) 51.5cm 40+2
DD 8lb 14oz (4.02kg) 52cm 40+9

I would say that if DD had come earlier, around the same gestation that DS was born at, they would have been very close in size.

DD1- 5lb2oz 43cm born at 39 weeks.
DD2- 8lb10oz 52cm Born at 42 weeks.

So, mine was a huge difference!

DD1 7lbs (3170g) 40+10
DD2 1lbs 11oz (770g) 28
DD3 2lbs 5 oz (1050g) 28
DD4 1lbs 14oz (840g) 28

1st 7lb 7oz 48cm
2nd 7lb 7oz ( this still amazes me i had two the same weight! 49cm
3rd 8lb 2 oz 51cm

1 at 37 weeks 7lb9oz. 49cm
2 40+5weeks 8lb6oz 58 cm
3 40weeks 8lb2oz 51cm
4. 40+5weeks 8lb4oz 51cm
So the 3 at term were pretty close in size but 1was long & skinny & 2 were short &tubby


Edited for weird double post

No.1, 3.8kg
No.2, 4kg
No.3, 3.6kg
No.4, 3.8kg
No.5 4.902kg -38cm head, 56cmlong no GD.

DS1 - 2050 g (4 pd 5 oz) 3 weeks early (probably IUGR)
DS2 - 2800 g (6pd 3 oz) spot on time (maybe I just make em little)

DD1- 5 days early, 8lb12oz
DD2- 1 day early, 9lb11oz
2 beautiful, big girls


Same for me. Second bub bigger, but felt much less movement due to anterior placenta.

#1: 4.3kg and 54cm at 39+3. I had no idea she would be big.
#2: 3.3kg and 50cm at 39+2. Got the shock of my life he was so much smaller.
#3: 3.7kg and 53cm at 38+4.

In my case my first was my biggest, however, had my fourth gone full term she probably would have been yje biggest.

#1- 6lbs 15 oz (38 weeks)
#2 6lbs 10 oz (38 + 5 weeks)
#3 6lbs 13 oz (38 + 2 weeks)
#4 5lbs 10 oz (35 weeks)

So far this one is looking small (20th percentile) and is scheduled to be born at 39 weeks (doubtful I'll go that far).

Mine go bigger:

DD1 3.8kg, 52cm

DD2 - 3.9kg, 51cm

DS - 4.4kg, 55cm (and he was 5 days before his due date, the girls were 1 to 2 days after).

DS 1 Born at 40+12 9lb 6oz 54cm

DS 2 Born at 40+7 9lb 7oz 53cm (Glad he didnt bake for another 5 days like his brother!!)

#1 - 3.72kg @ 38w
#2 - 4.32kg @ 40w

DS1 - 9lb40z - 41+4
DS2 - 9lb - 39 weeks
DS3 - 9lb2oz - 38 + 6
I do wonder how much bigger DS2 and DS3 would have got if they were born 2 weeks later like DS1.

DD was 8lbs 7ozs very tall girl Ill have to go look that one up
DS1 9lbs 4 ozs 58cms long
DS2 7lbs 7ozs born at 34 weeks so I would think he would of been huge if he stayed in as long as he was supposed to.

My second was smaller. Both born at 38 weeks, DD1 was 2.9kg and DD2 was 2.5kg.

All the best.

My OB said to add 200g for each new baby, and 200g more for a boy.

mine were

dd1 - 3005g (on time)
ds1 - 2905 (10 days early)
dd2 - 3375 (10 days late)

so his rule pretty much works for mine.

DS1 was 7lb 11oz
DS2 was 7lb 40z
DD1 was 8lb 14oz
DD2 was 6lb 12oz

My first DS was: 3.6kgs 51cm long 39+5 weeks
second DS was: 3.580kgs 51cm long 39+4 weeks

So almost the exact same for both babies but they carried very differently. For the first pregnancy he kicked a lot under the ribs and towards the back, and I later found out that he was posterior so that explained why I had so much lower back pain and such a painful, long labour.

The second my belly was much bigger than the first one and the baby was all in the front. There were several doctors who told me that he was going to be huge baby and would be much bigger than the first. But it turned out that the second baby was almost the exact same size as the first one so the doctors really don't know everything. Every doctor told me something different. And the labour was a lot easier and quicker for the second baby.

First baby was 6pd 3oz
Second was 7pd 11oz

DD1 7lb 2oz - 39weeks

DS 6lb 8oz - 37wks & 3days

DD2 6lb 14oz - 39weeks

DD1 41 weeks 3.4 kg
DD2 43 weeks 4.2 kg
DD3 43 weeks 4.2 kg

DD1- 2.4kg @ 37+1
DD2- 2.6kg @ 37+1
DD3- 3.09kg @39+5

First two were frat twins - don't think I make huge babies though