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Bops
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Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
We are on team  , my DS was 9-12 ( at 10 days early) and I went for my 36 week appointment yesterday and my little chubba is already weighing in at 8-4 !!! ( we all know sonos can be off though)....Everyone is saying its definately a  because of the size- Me, I don't care either way, after all we went through conceiveing I am  that my little one is so HEALTHY !!!...Out of my own curiosity, do you find boys to be bigger, anyone have a big baby that was a girl ??? Its so fun to keep myself guessing 
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lovemy2boys
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
well my sono said he would be around 8 lbs at birth , he was 5 lb15 oz so I wouldn't count on that!
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| Posted 12/18/08 11:57 AM |
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mikeswife06
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
I ws 10 lbs 1 oz so I don't know about that.
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| Posted 12/18/08 11:58 AM |
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Bops
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
Posted by krissy888
well my sono said he would be around 8 lbs at birth , he was 5 lb15 oz so I wouldn't count on that!
Wow - big difference !!!...My DS they were right on with ( actually under) They estimated him at 9-6 and he was 9-12 the next day ....With this baby, because of my previa, we have had lots of sonos and he/she has been on the big side all along
( went from 83% to 97th%) But they really overestimated your DS - wow !
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| Posted 12/18/08 12:00 PM |
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eroxgirl
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
My moose was 9lbs 2oz at 4 days early. The sono said she'd be in the 7lbs range.
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| Posted 12/18/08 12:00 PM |
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JenandMikey
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
Posted by eroxgirl
My moose was 9lbs 2oz at 4 days early. The sono said she'd be in the 7lbs range.
same here and SHE was said to be 8.8 at the 36wk growth sono....everyone said it was off bc i didnt look that big well sure enough they were probably right on the money
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| Posted 12/18/08 12:19 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
my son was my 'smallest' baby.
- 8 lbs 6 oz (2 days early)
 #1- 8 lbs 7 ozs (2 days late)
#2- 9 lbs 3.7 ozs (6 days late)
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| Posted 12/18/08 12:25 PM |
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Kotka
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
I always wonder the same. What if you have a boy first and your next to be a girl?
I always hear after your first each kid later is bigger.
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2kids2cats
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
Mine were both born 4 days before my due date and DD was 8.4 and my DS 1 1/2 yrs later was 8.5. He was 1 1/2 inches longer than her which should be interesting because at 2 yrs old she is in teh 97th percentile for height!
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pinkandblue
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
Posted by Kotka
I always wonder the same. What if you have a boy first and your next to be a girl?
I always hear after your first each kid later is bigger.
my doctor said this is more true if the 2nd baby is a boy...like if you have 2 girls, the 2nd may be lighter but if you have 2 boys, the second may be heavier
it also depends ALOT on when you go into labor
I had my dd at 39 weeks and she was 9 1/2 lbs,....I can only imagine what my next baby will weigh
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Goldi0218
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
Abby was "measuring" close to 8 pounds at her last sono before she was born. She was 6 pounds and 3 ounces. When they told me her stats, I thought they gave me the wrong kid. All of my siblings (3 girls and 1 boy total) were all over 8 pounds with me being the biggest at 9'8". DH and his siblings were in the 7 pound range (I think). We were told she had a very long femur. Makes sense. I am 5'8" and the women in DH's family are all over 5'9". Looks like Abby could be long and lean.
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| Posted 12/18/08 12:38 PM |
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
On average boys are heavier than girls at birth...
Check out the infant growth charts. Boys will be a little taller and heavier at any given age...
But it is also true that in subsequent pregnancies you usually have bigger babies too...
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| Posted 12/18/08 12:43 PM |
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Kidsaplenty
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
Posted by Kotka
I always hear after your first each kid later is bigger.
That is what I've heard too. It is true for me.
1st 6lb 15oz
2nd 7lb 2 oz
3rd 7lb 8 oz
4th 8lb 8oz
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| Posted 12/18/08 12:51 PM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
I think if you are talking about the children of a specific mother, yes, that woman's baby girls would tend to be lighter than their baby boys.
If you mean in the world in general, I doubt it's true.
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
My DD was 9 lbs 9 oz and the u/s tech was right on the money.
I do not think that the gender of the abby has anything to do with the weight.
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
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Posted by krissy888
well my sono said he would be around 8 lbs at birth , he was 5 lb15 oz so I wouldn't count on that!
Wow - big difference !!!...My DS they were right on with ( actually under) They estimated him at 9-6 and he was 9-12 the next day ....With this baby, because of my previa, we have had lots of sonos and he/she has been on the big side all along
( went from 83% to 97th%) But they really overestimated your DS - wow !
DS also "lost" 3 lbs in one day. DW had a sono in the morning, and they said he was about 9 lbs. DW went into labor that night and delivered a 5lb, 14oz boy....
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thiadora
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
My DS was 7 lbs 1 oz and born right on time. My friend's daughter was over 8 lbs when she was born. They are 3 weeks apart and at this point she is a little peanut and he is 90 percentile height. So I'm not sure about birth weight, but I get the sense that boys weigh more as time goes on.
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
9lbs 7 oz born @ 37 weeks
7 lbs 11 oz born at 38.5 weeks
ETA - both my babies sono estimates were completely accurate.
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MelToddJulia
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
Julia was 8lbs 5oz at birth and 2 weeks early, Todd Jr was 7lbs 9oz and born full term, so its a no for me.
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headoverheels
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Re: Is there truth to boys weighing more than girls at birth ???
i had a
my growth sono at 38.5 weeks said he was measuring 8 lbs. 12 oz. and would be arounf 10 lbs. at birth
i had a c-section at 39.5 weeks and he was a whopping 7 lbs. 10 oz.
so i no longer trust growth sonos for anything, much less as a gender predictor
ETA: my DS does have a large head which might have thrown off the sono measurements but still 
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