question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

If you first child was born big was your second chld bigger smaller or the same?

Dd was 10lbs. Dr said statistically 2nd babies are bigger but i have gained less weight at this stage then last time. i knwo weight gain and bays weight have no relationship was just curious to hear yor experience

Re: question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

Not for me

Damien was 8lbs even and Jaidyn was 6lbs 8oz

Re: question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

Oh and I gained 50lbs+ with Damien and only 12lbs with Jaidyn

Re: question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

my 1st was 7lb 2oz and i gained 50lbs
my 2nd was 7lbs 9ozs and i gained 40lbs, both were born in my 39th week.

I was the exact same weight at delivery with both of them. (i had 10lbs still to lose when i got pg with #2)

But #2 so far is a much bigger baby how she is growing and gaining than #1 was.

Re: question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

1st baby(2 days early)-8 lbs 6 ozs
2nd baby(2 days late)-8lbs 7 ozs
3rd baby(6 days late)-9lbs 3.7ozs

Re: question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

I was told the second baby would be bigger if it was the same sex.

For instance:
If you have a girl, then a boy, he might be bigger than her. But if you have a third child and it's a girl, then she would be bigger than the first girl, but smaller than the first boy. Hope this makes sense.

I would be scared to death if my second baby was bigger.

Re: question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

Andrew was born at 9 lbs 7 oz and he was nearly 3 weeks early!!

Lauren was 7 lbs 11 oz and I was able to VBAC.

Re: question for those whose 1st baby was big( say over 9lbs) and you have a second child...

My first was 9 lbs, 3 oz. (Boy - 5 days late)
#2 was 7 lbs, 14 oz. (Girl - 1 week early)
#3 was 8 lbs, 5 oz. (Boy - 2 weeks early)

Obviously if #2 and #3 were born on time or even late, they would have been bigger. I think DS #2 definitely would have been bigger than Ds #1 if he cooked longer.

My girlfriend just had her second boy and he was 10 lbs even. #1 was 9lbs, (I forget the oz)

My SIL had 3 boys and they were each bigger than the next. I dont remember all their weights but I think #1 and #2 were over 8 1/2 lbs. #3 was 11lbs, 13 oz.!!


So I do think that babies tend to be bigger if they are the same gender and the pregnancy goes the same length of time. These are the 2 variables IMO

I don't believe the Mother's weight gain means anything. Most people gain the most weight with their first pregnancy. Even people who lose all the "baby weight" already have a new weight distribution to their body once they've had a child so it doesnt matter.

Message edited 12/12/2007 2:31:05 PM.