any connection with birth weights?

[lil miss]

this might sound like a stupid question, but i need to ask lol

my number 1 weighed 7 pound 7 (3.51kg) when she was born, is it likely that number 2 will weight the same or less? or is it just a 'chance thing'?

[crazymuma]

To be honest I think its all chance

My first was 6 pound 15, my second 6 pound 14.5 so I was one of the lucky ones.

My sisters started at 8 pound and got smaller with each baby - number 4 was only 4 pounds.

Yet my best friend started with a 6 pounder - next baby was 9 pound and she is due to have number three in next couple of weeks and doctors think this one is small as well.

[RaryGirl]

It's all a chance thing.

My first was 3.95kg (2 weeks late)
Second was 4.26kg (2 weeks early)
Third was 2.95kg (1 day early)

Both of my sisters children weighed 7 pound 4 ounces, one was 2 weeks early and one was exactly on due date.

[anewme]

I Had ....

3750 grams
3875 grams
3660 grams
4250 grams
3650 grams

in that order.

[peanutbutter&jelly]

I had my DS a week early - 3565g, my DD a week late - 3315g

[lil miss]

thanks ladies i know it sounded like a dumb question, but i just thought i would ask. i ahve been told that the 1st is usualy the heaviest and stuff, but wasnt sure whether to believe it, and i thought the best place to find out would be here

[Areca]

I have been told by sooo many people that boys are bigger and they get bigger after each one.
I had
DD1 9lb 1oz
DD2 10lb 2oz
DS 8lb 15 1/2oz

[JabberJaw]

DD 6lb 11 oz
DD2 7lb 1 oz
DS 8lb 1 oz
DD3 5lb 9oz

[sandy_1902]

DS = 2 weeks late - 9 pound 4

DD = 5 days late - 9 pound 2

[QTB]

i had

DS1 8pd 6oz (1 day early)
DS2 8pd 12oz (9 days late)

I think if they had been born at the same gestation DS1 would have been the bigger bub!


also, it depends if its the same father, or a different one, mums weight gain during pregnancy (DS1 i put on 24kg, DS2 i lost 7kg - both from my start of preg weight)