tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post6808410174819993025..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: How Not To Eat The Poundcake Crumbs:Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-34855026814531493272008-10-18T03:08:00.000-05:002008-10-18T03:08:00.000-05:00Greetings, O Mother-in-Waiting!Seven children here...Greetings, O Mother-in-Waiting!<BR/><BR/>Seven children here, all natural births, all good-sized, no G.D., and no real problems to speak of.<BR/><BR/>8.3, 9.15, twins 7.1 & 7.9, 10., 8., 9.5.<BR/><BR/>Just a word to reassure you... a)babies' birth weights don't *necessarily* increase as you have more, and b) bigger babies do not *necessarily* mean a more difficult birth, there are sooo many other factors that figure into it. ;)<BR/><BR/>Each birth is unique unto itself--I remember each for a different reason. My first was speedier than they expected, the only time I'd been told not to push. Yeah, whatEVER. NO urge to push with my second (9.15), talk about a challenge. With the twins, I went from 3cm to !BABIES! in about half an hour, the first was posterior, and even though she was my smallest ever, the pain was the worst of all of them. Her twin flew out with barely any effort and was nearly dropped on his head LOL. My 5th and biggest at 10lbs.(and our first homebirth) shot down the birth canal like a bowling ball down an elevator chute--talk about intense. Number Six was my smallest singleton, but took a bit of effort as her arm was up alongside her face. With Number Seven I forgot how to push! Who knew! She was born on the toilet (nearly went for a swim), "in the caul," and the cord was wrapped around her neck four times. Great Apgars in spite of it, beautiful and healthy. <BR/><BR/>Yours will be too, Mama. Blessings on your soon-to-be-expanding family.<BR/><BR/>Robin<BR/><BR/>P.S. Five days before we had #7, I got to be by my #1's side as she (at 5'2") gave birth naturally to a whopping ten-pounder--without an epis. Mamas' bodies truly are "Fearfully and wonderfully made." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-80206268378280542372008-08-19T20:13:00.000-05:002008-08-19T20:13:00.000-05:00Baby # 6 was the biggest 10#, 4 oz, but was the ea...Baby # 6 was the biggest 10#, 4 oz, but was the easiest deliver because he was the first one done without stirrups. (My oldest, the "runt" at 7# 13 oz is 27 and in those days, in this small community stirrups were what you did.) When he was born we told the Dr. his name was "David". The Dr. looked him over and said "are you sure his name isn't Goliath?" That's still his favorite part of his birth story. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-5611447343696085722008-08-15T19:27:00.000-05:002008-08-15T19:27:00.000-05:00My biggest baby was 9 lbs 10 oz and he was born al...My biggest baby was 9 lbs 10 oz and he was born almost two weeks early.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852837971823569040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-44324823832855078582008-08-11T12:11:00.000-05:002008-08-11T12:11:00.000-05:00Thank you all so much for sharing your stories! I...Thank you all so much for sharing your stories! It is encouraging to read of all these big babies coming out of a normal size woman : )Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-90231055884534396272008-08-11T12:08:00.000-05:002008-08-11T12:08:00.000-05:00Wow there are some big babies out there! My labor...Wow there are some big babies out there! My labor and delivery nurse was shocked when little me had an 8 pound baby. Because I'm so tiny everyone expected a 6 or 7 pound baby. When my son started measuring big, I knew he was going to be heavier, and he was 8 and a half pounds. He was a little harder pushing out, and his love of being sunnyside up didn't help, but he came out great, and my midwife managed to not cut (as the previous dr did) and I didn't even tear. <BR/><BR/>I pray that you're GD test goes well, and that you have a comfortable birth!TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002884307603736439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-31873683142340836182008-08-11T08:37:00.000-05:002008-08-11T08:37:00.000-05:00The biggest I had was 11 lbs. He was also my sixt...The biggest I had was 11 lbs. He was also my sixth, so I think that made things easier, but still... it was hard getting that little guy out.cavamilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428903505573971522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-77850076371641502032008-08-11T07:57:00.000-05:002008-08-11T07:57:00.000-05:00try not to be to alarmed. Somethings you just cat...try not to be to alarmed. Somethings you just catch the baby right after a growth-spurt. And remember that those ultrasounds aren't totally accurate, and the measurements depend on the tech, too. <BR/>I tend to have small babies (so far, at least), but I was measuring larger and was surprised with smaller ones :-)<BR/>Like grown people, babies come in all shapes and sizes and it's a very rare thing for a mom to grow a baby she can't birth. Blessings!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-66124997178891293942008-08-11T00:30:00.000-05:002008-08-11T00:30:00.000-05:00Meredith,I'm due a few weeks before you with #4 an...Meredith,<BR/>I'm due a few weeks before you with #4 and so far, at some point, I've measured at least a month bigger with each of my babies. It usually goes down the further along I get. They've been 10 lbs (5 days late), 8lbs 14oz (10 days early), 9lbs 14oz (15 days early) all girls. This one is a boy and I'm worried he's going to be bigger than his sisters, but like others said, the first was the hardest! Oh, and I haven't had gd with any of them, just lots of fluid and big babies. Good luck!<BR/><BR/>MirissaMirissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02117522010330676976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-61868661941159442112008-08-11T00:29:00.000-05:002008-08-11T00:29:00.000-05:00Meredith,I'm due a few weeks before you with #4 an...Meredith,<BR/>I'm due a few weeks before you with #4 and so far, at some point, I've measured at least a month bigger with each of my babies. They've been 10 lbs (5 days late), 8lbs 14oz (10 days early), 9lbs 14oz (15 days early) all girls. This one is a boy and I'm worried he's going to be bigger than his sisters, but like others said, the first was the hardest! Oh, and I haven't had gd with any of them, just lots of fluid and big babies. Good luck!<BR/><BR/>MirissaMirissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02117522010330676976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-37595560817188163282008-08-11T00:21:00.000-05:002008-08-11T00:21:00.000-05:00Big babies run in my family. I was 9 lb. 13 oz mys...Big babies run in my family. I was 9 lb. 13 oz myself. My sister had a 11 lb 1 oz boy. And as for my kids? 9 lb 15 0z, 9 lb 12 oz, and finally 10 lb 11 oz. I told my midwife that the 3rd was going to be the biggest but she disagreed with me - said he would be about 8 lbs!! As we left the hospital the nurses were joking that he wasn't an infant but a toddler!<BR/><BR/>All were vaginal as well and there was no GD either. <BR/><BR/>Praying all the best for you.<BR/><BR/>JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-17605839352089537742008-08-10T23:02:00.000-05:002008-08-10T23:02:00.000-05:00My biggest baby was 8-7. I was always really high...My biggest baby was 8-7. I was always really high on the GD tests too. Had to do the extended test 3 out of 4 times. Never was "technically" diabetic, but the gal said I was close enough that I should act like I was. Lots of protein to balance sugars, daily exercise, you know the drill...<BR/><BR/>Were your first two big babies? Any chance that the conception date is a bit off?<BR/><BR/>Here's praying for a healthy mama and baby.Daiquirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040557437955969295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-14215895408092435102008-08-10T17:32:00.000-05:002008-08-10T17:32:00.000-05:00My husband was 11 pounds 9 ounces and came out wit...My husband was 11 pounds 9 ounces and came out with a full grown mustache, smoking a cigar and promptly asked for a reuben sandwich.The Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845337148004055979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-22518707602489012462008-08-09T11:11:00.000-05:002008-08-09T11:11:00.000-05:00My chunker little girl was 9lb 13oz. :)My chunker little girl was 9lb 13oz. :)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04174260009750163741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-68009745096579328812008-08-08T20:51:00.000-05:002008-08-08T20:51:00.000-05:00your baby looks like its burping up little bubbles...your baby looks like its burping up little bubbles....cute!!!hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12223829577567181173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-62596645134849935632008-08-08T11:32:00.000-05:002008-08-08T11:32:00.000-05:00Thank you!My initial GD screening did come back ve...Thank you!<BR/><BR/>My initial GD screening did come back very elevated, so I'll be back for the 3-hr test next week.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-38156450757627648202008-08-08T11:29:00.000-05:002008-08-08T11:29:00.000-05:00I'm praying that you don't come down with GD...on ...I'm praying that you don't come down with GD...on a positive note I had an 11 lb. 1oz. baby girl about a year ago (the doctor had no clue she was that big - until she got here) and I never got GD...I'm thinking you just have a superb oven!<BR/><BR/>Good Luck!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14268137812101132628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-91702097920796697972008-08-08T11:05:00.000-05:002008-08-08T11:05:00.000-05:00Hi Meredith!My first, boy, was 9 lbs, though Dr. h...Hi Meredith!<BR/>My first, boy, was 9 lbs, though Dr. had thought he would be 7.5 pounds (back then only based on tummy measurements and palpating). Had 3 boys all around 8 lbs follow him. Fifth son shocked us all being 9 lbs 13 oz. Sixth son back to the 8 lb size. Seventh was our first girl,and she was 8 1/2 lbs. Next was twins with a combined weight of 14 lbs and yes, I did feel huge! 17 months later I gave birth at home to our biggest baby so far, an 11 lb 1 oz girl! (BTW, she is still tall for her age, taller than the twins by several inches - I think it is just her genetics, she is going to be tall like my oldest son who is 6'3) Number 11 was a 9 lb girl. Number 12 was a shocker for me... I had a placenta previa and so the did a c-section about 2 weeks before the due date and she was a shrimpy 7 lbs 10 oz. That is our smallest for a singleton pregnancy. The doctor told me later that when the placenta is down low like in a previa situation that sometimes the babies don't grow as big because it is not the best part of the uterus to attach to. I wish he had told me that the day she was born! LOL!<BR/>It will be interesting to see how big #13 turns out to be, with another previa. So far he is measuring right on for dates, which is great!<BR/>Also want to add that with my biggest baby, #10, I believe I had untreated low thyroid, no GD for any of my pregnancies though they insist on testing me multiple times because I have had such a large baby (argh), and once I got on thyroid meds my babies have never been as large again. My friends who are midwives say that low thyroid can effect the size of the baby as much as GD, but most doctors don't check that.<BR/>blessings,<BR/>jerriMom of thirteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537459011257295414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-58256651603404022922008-08-08T09:34:00.000-05:002008-08-08T09:34:00.000-05:00My biggest baby was 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 23 inches...My biggest baby was 8 lbs. 6 oz. and was 23 inches long. :)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13039504643371465874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-27612303861423375162008-08-08T08:46:00.000-05:002008-08-08T08:46:00.000-05:00Hope everything is going well, if it makes you fee...Hope everything is going well, if it makes you feel any better, I had a 8.7 pounder, and my friend, God Bless her, had TWO 11 lb babies within a year of each other!!! Now that is some serious baby weight!Sarah Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897525100460024871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-11086945516438506362008-08-08T08:20:00.000-05:002008-08-08T08:20:00.000-05:00I always measured behind with my babies. I was six...I always measured behind with my babies. I was six weeks behind with Emily and she ended up being 6 pounds and three ounces. Ethan was my heaviest baby at 6.8 pounds. <BR/><BR/>Praying for you & your pregnancy, Meredith!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635304837180578317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-29493489168528100862008-08-08T02:07:00.000-05:002008-08-08T02:07:00.000-05:00Beautiful ultrasound picture!! I am due at the beg...Beautiful ultrasound picture!! I am due at the begining of November, so very near your time. I've been having regular ultrasounds, due to a previous stillbirth, but at our hospital here in the UK they don't give pounds and ounces at this stage - just a generalised 'oh, the baby looks on target'. All of mine have eventually weighed in at under or around 7lbs - but I have to say I feel so much bigger this time.<BR/><BR/>As the other ladies have said, I hope that you may be further along than you thought. Not that GD is the end of the world, but the fewer stresses in pregnancy the better!<BR/><BR/>May the Lord continue to bless you and give you strength.<BR/>MichelleBaleboostehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311117498421494780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-36412317207867189042008-08-07T23:28:00.000-05:002008-08-07T23:28:00.000-05:00Three of my babies were over due by over 2 weeks. ...Three of my babies were over due by over 2 weeks. Their weights were: 6lb 5oz, 5lbs 1 oz, and 4lb 7 oz - ( I know, not much help all of mine were small) My last one was 3 weeks EARLY!! YEAH - he as our first boy and weighed a whole 6lbs 7oz!! He looked HUGE to me - I think he would have been a nice, normal sized baby had he gone to term! <BR/><BR/>Your baby looks wonderful. I noticed your little tummy in one of the photo's recently - you look great - you will have to give us a profile picture if you feel up to it!!<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>~MartieMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140356627632637515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-22200749977286351152008-08-07T21:43:00.000-05:002008-08-07T21:43:00.000-05:00That baby is precious!!That baby is precious!!Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897819319945835402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-28767106990176252732008-08-07T21:20:00.000-05:002008-08-07T21:20:00.000-05:00Hi Meredith!I'm just popping in to say God Bless a...Hi Meredith!<BR/><BR/>I'm just popping in to say God Bless as you continue your pregnancy. I've got some catching up to do since I've been away for a week and half having our honeymoon keepsake baby :) Garrett was born last Wed at 12:25 am and was 8 lbs 3 oz, even though I'd only gained 15 lbs during the entire pregancy. Try not to stress, you've had two great kids so far and are going to have a third soon :) We are so excited to be parents and things could not be going better now that we are done with the hospital and jaundice part!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for all you bring to our lives.<BR/><BR/>Heather@pagesbyheather.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-63737248063154092542008-08-07T20:47:00.000-05:002008-08-07T20:47:00.000-05:00My babies were 'normal' weight, what ever normal i...My babies were 'normal' weight, what ever normal is. Jimmy the oldest was 8 pounds 2 oz. Born 1 month and 3 days past his due date. No, I know when I got pregnant because husband was military and gone..know when I to get pregnant..doctor did not believe me...said I had to be mistaken. Yeah right, I think he was trying to say I was fooling around...I did not, would not etc. He was too big for me to give birth to, I had to do the 'c' section thing. <BR/>My second son was born on his due date, he was a 'c' section too. He weighed 7 pounds 2 oz. So big difference. <BR/>Remember my sons are grown, Jimmy is 34 and Jon is 30. They did not have ultrasounds etc. back then. All I got was my doctor using a measure tape. RoxieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com