Birth sizes of your girls vs. boys

[Kathryn]

I know there are no guarantees here, but I'm just looking for a general idea of what others' experiences have been. Were the birth weights of your girl babies about the same as your boy babies, more, or less? I know eventually boys are generally heavier, but does that happen later or from birth? My boys were 6lbs. 12oz. and 7lbs. 2oz., so pretty similar at similar gestational ages at birth.

[J-rap]

For me, it had nothing to do with gender, but with birth order.  The first and second were small, the third was bigger, the fourth was biggest.  :)  The fifth was a fluke I think -- and was the smallest of all.  (My son was the first, and all the rest were girls.  My #3 girl -- and 4th child -- was much bigger than all the others and is quite tall.  However, my son is quite tall too -- 6'3", but was only 6.5 lbs. at birth).

[mom2att]

My first, a girl, was my smallest at not quite 6.5 pounds.  My second, a boy, was my biggest at just a hair under 9 pounds.  My third, also a boy, was right in the middle at a little over 7.5 pounds.  All were full term.

[Evergreen State Sue]

My son was 5# 11 oz. at 37-1/2 weeks.  My daughter was 6# 6 oz. at 38 weeks.

[busymama7]

Boy, 37 weeks, 7.5

Girl, 40 weeks, 7.15

Boy, 40 weeks, 8.12

Boy, 37 weeks, 6.12

Girl, 38 weeks, 7.4

Girl, 37 weeks, 6.12

Boy, 40 weeks, 9.1

Girl, 39 weeks, 7.8

Boy, 40+weeks, 8.7

 

mostly my boys were bigger when comparing similar gestational age.  My kids have not all gotten bigger as you can see although I know some people do.

[Tap]

My girl would have been heavier than my boy.

 

Ds born at 42 weeks was 8lb 11oz

DD born at 39 weeks was 7lb 11oz

[bodiesmom]

DS born at 41 weeks...8.3

DD born at 40 weeks....9.8

DS born at 42 weeks...10.1

 

Good thing we stopped...ha!

D

[Paige]

My son was my first and my heaviest at 6lbs 5oz. My middle 2 were premature, so they don't count, but my youngest girl was a pound smaller than my DS and they were both full term. We were surprised that she was so small and expected her to be closer to DS's size.

[vonfirmath]

My first (A boy) was 8 lbs 15 oz. Born on the day he was due.

My second (A girl) was 9 lbs 6 oz. Born six days past due date.

 

I was completely NOT expecting that. All the midwives/doctors assured me that boys usually weigh more than girls. So surely she'd be less.

[Jilly]

I was the fourth child after three boys and I was the heaviest at 9lb 4oz. My youngest was also my heaviest, but I had twins first so I am not sure that counts. With my twins my daughter weighed more than my son. 

[trinchick]

1. Girl - 42 weeks - 9 pounds, 10 ounces

2. Boy - 42 weeks - 8 pounds, 5 ounces

[Ali in OR]

All full-term girls, weight increased with each baby. 7.5, 8.5, 9 lbs.

[Snow]

DS: 37 weeks - 6.5 lbs

DD: 37 weeks - 5.5 lbs

[Chelli]

All of mine were full term. 

 

Girl #1: 9 pounds

Girl #2: 8.5 pounds

Boy: 9.5 pounds

 

Not sure if my boy weighed more because he was a boy or because he was the last one.

[Jennifer in MI]

DS1: 8 pounds 8 ounces

DS2:  8 pounds 14 ounces

DS3:  10 pounds 2 ounces

DD4:  8 pounds, 10 ounces

 

So, dd was in the middle of her non-giant brothers.  I was SO relieved she was smaller than ds3!  

 

It's weird, but my boys were always VERY tall.  They are currently all over 6 foot.  Dd was and still is TINY for her age.

[KatieJ]

All of my 4 kiddoes were early.   

lst -  DD 6# 15 oz

2nd  - DD 7# 7 oz

3rd - DS 8# 2 oz - closest to his dute date

4th - DS 7# 15 oz

[Stacia]

Dd & ds were both over 8 lbs (within a few oz. of each other).

 

Dd (firstborn) was 21 in. & the heavier one.

Ds (secondborn) was 20 in.

 

Both were born about a week before their due dates.

[Magnolia Rain]

1st - DS 9 pounds 2 ounces, 40 weeks + 6

2nd - DS 10 pounds 2 ounces, 41 weeks + 3

3rd - DS 9 pounds 6 ounces, 41 weeks + 1

4th - DD 7 pounds 12 ounces, 39 weeks + 6

5th - TBD in July :)

[Annie Laurie]

Mine were:

 

8.5 lb (boy), 8 lb (boy), 9 lb (girl), 9.5 lb (boy), 9 lb (boy)

[Lolly]

My girls were all preemie, but large for their circumstances. Ds was full term and small. Of course, I have no idea what sizes the girls would have been if they had baked longer. They actually induced me with ds because he was measuring to be huge, and given the girls' weights for their gestation it seemed on target. He was under 7 lbs!

 

 

 

[maize]

I believe boys are born larger on average than girls.

 

mine are (arranged by weight)

 

B 9 lb 7 oz

B 8 lb 7 oz

G 8 lb 5 oz

B 8 lb 1 oz

G 7 lb 1 oz

[bensonduck]

Both my children were born at 39w2d.

 

Girl - 5lb, 13 oz.  We were SHOCKED she was so small but later found that it runs in my family.  My father was full term and about 5.5 lbs.

 

Boy - 7lb, 7oz.  After the first one, I couldn't believe I was carrying a pound and a half more of baby!  His size surprised us too for the opposite reason.

 

I'll have another data point for you in August.  :)

[lea_lpz]

My dd was 9 lbs 14 oz, my ds was 9 lbs 1 oz. DD's growth trajectory has always made her taller then ds at his age. Eventually he'll be taller I am sure but right now that's not the case.

[cjzimmer1]

Mine were all born between 3 days early and 3 days late so all very close to the due date

 

7 lbs 5 oz, 7 lbs 14 oz, 7 lbs 3 oz, 7 lbs 1 oz, 7 lbs 5 oz, 7 lbs 9 oz

 

So my boys were a little heavier than my girls but not by much.

[Ripley]

My girl was heaviest, at 10#6.

 

 

[sunnyday]

DS, 40 weeks and change, 7lb 3oz.

DD, 39 weeks on the dot, 8lb 3oz.

 

I was working out during my first pregnancy and not my second. She was about the same length as him, just with more chub.

[daffodil]

My boy was quite a bit bigger. My girls were 6 lbs 14 oz and 6 lbs 8 oz. My boy was 8 lbs 5 oz.

[Mandylubug]

DS 5.1

DS 6

DD 4.6

DD 5

[scholarly]

My boy and girl were the exact same gestational age and both weighed 9 lbs. My girl is now 7 months and has been within a couple of oz of her brother's weight at the same age at each check up.

[carriede]

Boy 41w 6# 12oz

Girl 40w 6# 10oz

Boy 37w 6# 5oz

[Dandelion]

#1 - boy - born one week before due date - 7 lbs 3 oz

#2 - girl - born one day before due date - 9 lbs

[Loowit]

Girl born at 38 1/2 wks was 8 lbs 15.5 oz

Boy born at 42 wks was 11 lbs 1 oz

Boy born at 36 1/2 wks was 7 lbs 11 oz. He would have been around 9 or 10 lbs if he had been full term.  He was my smallest, but he looked huge in the NICU compared to the other babies there.

[Forget-Me-Not]

Boy, 40w, 7 lbs 9 oz

Girl, 39w3d, 7 lbs 7 oz

Girl, 38w2d, 7 lbs 9 oz

Boy, 39w5d, 8 lbs 12 oz

[clarkacademy]

girl   7lbs 12 oz 20 inch

boy 8 lbs 5 oz   21 inch

boy 10 lbs 8 oz  24 inch

girl   6 lbs  5 oz  17 inch

 

 

the littlest was last LOL

[magnificent_baby]

Mine were all born at 39 weeks.

 

Girl 8 lbs 8 oz.

Boy 9 lbs 11 oz

Boy 8 lbs 15 oz

 

 

[dirty ethel rackham]

1st child:  Boy 10 lbs. 11 oz., (41 weeks)

2nd child: Boy 8 lbs, 14 oz., (probably 37.5 weeks based upon calendar, but midwife estimated 39 weeks based upon baby's appearance)

3rd child: Girl 8 lbs 15 oz. (40 weeks)

[Carrie12345]

B 7lb9oz 40w1d

G 9lb2oz 41w

G 7lb15oz 40w1d

B 8lb10oz 42w

B 8lb 5oz 39w5d

[CAMom]

In birth order:

 

Boy: 10 lbs. 0 oz.

Girl:   9 lbs. 8 oz.

Girl: 11 lbs. 4 oz. (She was 2 weeks late, though)

Boy:  9 lbs. 14 oz.

 

 

[arnold]

My girls were 7lbs 7 oz and 7 lbs 15 oz.  Boys were 8 lbs 6 oz and 8 lbs 15 oz. Both girls were a week late, boys were 3 and 4 days early.

[lynn]

baby girl was #4 and was my second biggest baby.

[Luanne]

I only have one daughter.  She was born at 42 weeks.  She weighed 9 pounds 1 ounce and was 21" long.  She was a big girl!

[Bree]

Boy 38w 4d 6 lbs 3 oz

Girl 40 w 8 lbs 2 oz

Girl 40 w 3 d 9 lbs 10 oz

Boy 41 w 3 d 8 lbs 10 oz

 

I know for us dh side of the family tend to have 5-6 lb babies and my side has around 9 lbs so we have a little mix :)

[twoxcell]

My girls were bigger than the boys.

ds 41 weeks 9lbs 7oz

dd 39 weeks 10lbs 7oz

dd induced at 38 weeks 8lbs 10oz

ds induced at 38 weeks 7lbs 9oz

 

I was induced for all 4 kids and the last two they induced me 2 weeks early due to health issue and large babies. I have no doubt those two would have been born later and been larger. :)

[elegantlion]

Ds was just over 6lb and was 21" long. He was born three weeks early. 

[jenangelcat]

The first two are girls and were due date babies.  The first was 7lbs, the second was 8lbs.  My third was born 2 days after his due date and was 10lbs.  I was a 9lb baby and my sister was 6lber.

[readinmom]

ds 1   5 lbs.  extra preemie size!

ds 2   9 lbs   linebacker shoulders

dd 1   8 1/2 lbs    perfect!

[Heatherwith4]

I think mine would have all been close to the same size. However, they were born at different gestational ages, so that's where the difference comes in. DS1 - 35 weeks 5 lbs 7 oz DS2 - 36 weeks 7 lbs DD - 38 1/2 weeks 7 lbs 2 oz

[catz]

Both my kids were born at 37 1/2 weeks (long story as to why!). Boy was 6 lb 10 oz, girl was 6 lb 13 oz, but shorter. Boy was born first, but I also had a very large fibroid when I was pregnant with him so actually it's kind of amazing he was so big. I had c-sections and both kids lost a ton of birth weight because I was hooked up to so many iv fluids. Both came home under 6 lbs.

[AndyJoy]

My firstborn son was 7 lbs, 10 oz and 20.5 inches. I was relieved as DH was nearly 10 lbs and I was not small at 8 lbs, 5 oz. My secondborn daughter was 8lbs, 8 oz. and 21 inches. They were both born 9-10 days before their due dates. They both packed on the pounds right away and had chubby cheeks, but DS was a whopping 22 lbs by only 3 months! DD was almost 16 at 3 months. DD has slowed a bit and is almost 19 lbs at 6 mo. which puts her at 75th-90th percentile. DS was off the charts for a long time but is now about 90-95th.

[Tammi K]

I have six children. The girls outweighed the boys who were 7.14 and 7. 4.  The lightest girl was 8lb 3oz. The heaviest was 9lb 15 oz. But, both boys were 2 weeks early and the heavy girls were 2 weeks late.