Birth sizes of your girls vs. boys

[JFSinIL]

fraternal twin boys (nine days late)  7lb 6 oz and 8lb 7 oz.  c-section

Next baby, dd, 9lb 13oz (c-section)

 

last baby, planned c-section that, oops, may have been a week or so early (she came yellowish and furry)  8lb 3oz (bet she'd have been over 9lbs like her sister had she gone until labor tryed to start).

 

All my (smoking) mom's babies were six pounds plus a few ounces.

My hubby and his siblings were about nine pounds each.

 

 

[GSOchristie]

DS1  9 pounds, 19 inches (39 weeks, induced)

DS2  8 pound, 5 ounces, 21 inches (41 weeks, naturally)

DD 7 pounds, 12 ounces, 19 inches (38 wks, 4 days, induced because water broke with no contractions)

 

I think Asher would have been 10 pounds had he been allowed to fully cook.  Jackson and Piper were not small babies, but they fell to the 7th percentile on the growth curve by six months, where they have remained.  Asher is in the 90th percentile for weight, and the 75th for height.  Because Piper was a little early, she was so, so sleepy.  We could not get her to eat, nursing or a bottle.  She lost a full pound (dropped down to 6 pounds, 12 ounces) and took over a month to regain her birth weight.  Asher and Jackson were both chubby within weeks, but Piper looked like a little alien with her thin little face and chicken legs.  She is not skinny, but she only weighs 28 pounds and is about to turn three, she's like a little elf :).

[PeachyDoodle]

DD -- born at 36 weeks -- 7lbs, 2 oz

DS -- born at 37 weeks -- 6lbs, 4 oz

[mommymilkies]

My son was about a lb lighter than my girls, but he was also early.  My girls were all "bigger than average".

[RoughCollie]

My DD was 6 lbs., 6 oz. at birth.  She was born at 38 weeks due to medical advice, so she would have weighed about a pound more if she had been enwombed for 2 more weeks.

 

The boys were born at 27 weeks.

 

DS1 weighed 1.9 lbs.

DS2 weighed 1 lb., 11 oz.

DS3 weighed 1 lb., 6 oz.

 

 

[mamajudy]

G   37 weeks   8lb 8oz

B   38 weeks   8lb 15 oz

G   38 weeks   8 lb

B   38 weeks   7lb 13 oz

B   38 weeks   7lb 14 oz

[Mrs Mungo]

My kids (all born within a couple of days of their due date) were:

Girl: 7 lbs 2 oz
Girl: 7 lbs 14 oz
Boy: 6 lbs 7 oz

 

My kids were all smaller than I was at birth (I think I was 8 lbs 6 oz). DS was the exact same weight as DH was at birth. 

[momto10blessings]

My second boy was the biggest. My first girl was the second biggest.

My 5th boy was the smallest.

[Indian summer]

Each of mine was slightly bigger than the previous one, so my ds, being the oldest was the smallest and the dd's were bigger.

 

They were 6.4, 6.15, 7.7 (all born at 38wks)

[LMD]

I was worried that my 4th, my 3rd boy in a row, would be the biggest of all.  My first 3 had been progressively bigger by nearly a pound each time.  #4 ended up being in the middle of the other boys, luckily for me - since he was also born posterior!  All were born within days of their due dates.

 

#1 - Girl - 7lb 12oz

#2 - Boy - 8lb 10oz

#3 - Boy - 9lb 8oz

#4 - Boy - 9lb 2oz

[Hypatia.]

Mine were all mixed.

 

DS1:  8 lb 3 oz at 39w

DD1: 10 lb at 40 weeks

DD2: 9 lb 9 oz at 38 weeks

DS2: 9 lb 8 oz at 41.5 weeks

DS3: 10 lb 6 oz at 40 w

[JeneralMom]

Boy 37weeks 7.4

Boy 35 weeks 6.6

Girl 36 weeks 6.10

Girl 37 weeks 7.6

Girl 37 weeks 6.4

[T'smom]

Boy 41 weeks 8 lbs 8 oz

Girl 41 weeks 8 lbs 6 oz

[AngelaNYC]

Dd 42 weeks:  8lb 12oz

Dd 39 weeks:  7lb 1oz

Ds 39 weeks:  8lb 12oz

 

My boy was the biggest based on gestational age.  

[LisaKinVA]

DS 1st -- 8 lbs 6 oz, 41 weeks (longest -- by far, 2nd lightest...he was a string bean!)

DD 2nd -- 8 lbs 14 oz 39 weeks (3rd longest, 3rd heaviest...couldn't tell where her bottom ended and her thigh began)

DS 3rd -- 7 lbs 8 oz 38 weeks (4th in length, lightest...my tiny baby...with the craziest birth)

DD 4th -- 9 lbs 2 oz 39 weeks (2nd longest, 2nd heaviest)

DD 5th -- 9 lbs 4 oz 39 weeks (shortest & heaviest)

 

 

[Freckles]

dd1- 42wks- 11lbs 10 oz 22 in

dd2-37 wks- 7lbs 9.5 oz  20 in

[Pamela H in Texas]

Kimber - full term 9 pounds 12 oz

John - 5½ weeks early 7 pounds 11 oz (was 11pounds 6oz on due date)

 

None of my adopted children were full term though I don't know how early they were (but biomom said they were all preemies on FB)

 

Tori - 4 pounds

A.J. - 4 pounds 1 oz

Tony - 3 pounds 12 oz

[TammyinTN]

DD 8 lbs. 7 oz.  came on due date

DD 8 lbs. 1 oz.  came a few days early due to snow storm

DS 9 lbs  11oz  came on due date

 

 

 

[happypamama]

My girl (my first baby) was my second smallest baby, but my next to latest. My boys were all right in line with each other for gestational age -- the 38w3d one was only 8 pounds, but if he'd waited the couple of weeks we expected him to, he'd likely have been right about the same size as his brothers.

 

DD -- 40w6d, 8 lbs. 11 oz.

DS1 -- 41w1d, 9 lbs. 10 oz.

DS2 -- 40w5d, 9 lbs. 5 oz.

DS3 -- 38w3d, 8 lbs.

DS4 -- 40w4d, 9 lbs. 3 oz.

 

See, all the boys are right in line with each other for dates.

[LibraryLover]

Birth order, smallest to biggest.

[Ausmumof3]

1st boy was upper end of 8lb second was just over 9, dd was a little over 7. The boys were both late and she was early by a couple of days so that May have made a difference

[bettyandbob]

Boy 35 weeks 8lbs 13oz

Girl 40 weeks 9lb 8oz

Boy 40 weeks Down syndrome 7lb 3oz

 

The youngest seemed tiny. He was in the NICU for a while due to some Down syndrome related complications. He was quite a giant in there.

[Guest]

For me, it had no relevance to birth order or gender. My first, a girl, was 7lbs 6oz.

My second, a boy, was 9lbs 5 oz.

My third, a girl, was 9lbs 2oz.

My fourth, a boy, was 7lbs 11oz.   

 

So, two 9lb babies of each gender and two 7lb babies of each gender. 

[HSmomof2]

Boy, 6 lbs 3oz born at 35 weeks.

Girl, 8 lbs, 2 oz born at 38 weeks.

 

I'm guessing they would have been similar if my son wasn't born earlier.

[Dawn in Ohio]

1st- girl, 8 lbs. 3 oz at 41 weeks

2nd- boy, 10 lbs. 3 oz at 41 weeks

3rd- boy, 11 lbs. 8 oz. at 41 weeks

4th- boy, 7 lbs. 3 oz. at 40 weeks

5th- girl, 8 lbs. 14 oz. at 40 weeks

[Rubix]

Dd 6#12oz at 37 weeks 1 day,

Ds 7#12oz at 39 weeks 2 days

 

So at the same gestational age, they would have been very similar.

 

We'll see where # 3 falls on the scale in a few weeks!

[Crimson Wife]

My girls were induced at 41 weeks and were 6#10 and 6#4. DS was induced at 39 weeks and was 5#12. If my OB had known he was <6 lbs., she never would've induced him then, but we had a misleading ultrasound.

[mom2scouts]

My boys were all 8+ and 9+ pounds and my girl was 7+ pounds.

[KungFuPanda]

My daughter was 5 1/2 lbs and my son was 9! Both were born a few days after their due date. DS wasn't even a big toddler, just a giant baby. He was much easier and slept and nursed better. Dd was always a tiny kid, but a healthy one. She stopped growin a few years ago at 5'2" she 'might' have finally hit 100lbs.

[Veritaserum]

My girls ranged from 6 lbs. 10 oz. (37.5 weeks) to 7 lbs. 13 oz. (39.5 weeks). My boy was 7 lbs. 6 oz. at just shy of 38 weeks. He was a few ounces heavier than his sisters of similar gestational age,

[fraidycat]

My DD was 6, 15.5

 

DS was 9, 9

 

I only have two.

 

I can't remember how long they were. But both shot right off the charts fairly quickly as far as height and weight, and are still mistaken for older than their age because of their height. And it's been a long time since I could safely lift either of them. They are made out of lead or something. Even being tall they are deceivingly heavy.

 

ETA: DD was 10 days overdue. DS was 5 days overdue.

[Elfknitter.#]

All full term. My 1st, girl, was the lightest and right on the edd (6lb 9oz). My next two, boys, were heavier and came before their edd. The first son was 8lb 8oz, the second was 8lb 5oz.

[momofkhm]

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.

 

 

My boy was between my girls.  But gestational age was different.  

 

1 Girl - 10 days late, natural - 8lbs 10 oz

2 Girl - 10 days late, induced - 10 lbs 3 oz

3 Boy - 3 days late, natural - 9 lbs 14 oz

 

Current -

19yo girl is shortest and middle weight

16 yo girl is middle height and heaviest

13 yo boy is tallest and lightest 

[mom@shiloh]

DD #1     6 lb. 14 oz at 36 weeks

DD #2     7 lb. 1 oz at 39 weeks

DD #3     6 lb. 15 oz at 39 weeks

DS #4     7 lb. 15 oz at 41 weeks

DD #5     7 lb. 8 oz at 39 weeks

 

Gestation length seemed to be the only difference for my babies' weights.  All my girls were early, my boy was late. #2 and #3 were twins which also doesn't seem to have affected their birth weight.  .  

[MariannNOVA]

My first three were girls and they all weighed 7lbs 15oz.

 

#s 4 and 5 were girl/boy twins. At 36 wks gestation, dd was 5lb 9 oz. Ds was 6lbs 7oz.

 

I often wonder why I can remember those numbers, but not my phone number..........

[LLMom]

all of mine were born at 40-41 weeks close to same size (7 lb range) biggest (8 lbs even) was ds who is now 21 and 6'1 but skinny and smallest was dd 6-13-- good thing because she was breech and I had her naturally.  She is now 13 and very tiny.

[sewingmama]

DD 39 weeks : 7.5

DS1 just made 37 weeks : 6.5

DS2 almost 39 weeks : 7

 

i always wanted a big chubby squishy baby and all mine were bags of bones lol.

[Kathryn]

Hmm, it appears there's no rhyme or reason to it!

[strange_girl]

#1: DD 7 pounds 10 ounces (37 w 5 days)

#2: DS 9 pounds 12 ounces (37 w 5 days)

#3: DS 9 pounds 2 ounces (38w 5 days)

 

 

In my experience (all vaginal unmedicated births) bigger babies are not harder. The first baby tends to be the hardest, for obvious reasons, and the rest are easier. The major factor in ease of birth is the positioning of the baby, not the size. My last (9 pounder) was delivered in one push after a four hour labor. Easy-peasy.

[Kathryn]

#1: DD 7 pounds 10 ounces (37 w 5 days)

#2: DS 9 pounds 12 ounces (37 w 5 days)

#3: DS 9 pounds 2 ounces (38w 5 days)

 

 

In my experience (all vaginal unmedicated births) bigger babies are not harder. The first baby tends to be the hardest, for obvious reasons, and the rest are easier. The major factor in ease of birth is the positioning of the baby, not the size. My last (9 pounder) was delivered in one push after a four hour labor. Easy-peasy.

Oh, I'm not worried about having a bigger baby. I'm buying my cloth diapers and deciding how much to invest in tiny ones. My boys were around 7 lbs, but bulked up quickly. I was wondering if I could expect the same from a girl, or if they usually followed a different pattern.

[nukeswife]

Everett- 3 days early 7lb 12oz, 21"

Annika Clare- 3 days late 8lb 3.5oz, 21"

Lucas- right on time 6lbs 6oz, 18.5" 

 

My older two favor dh's side of the family.  Everett has been taller than me since he was 12.5 years old, Annika is 12 now and is about .5" shorter than me.  Lucas takes after my side of the family and at 8 is about 6" shorter than most kids his age.

[An Unexpected Party]

Son - 9 lbs 12 oz

Daughter 11 lbs 4 oz

 

My son made his own decision when to come out - I think just before the 38th week (water broke two days before scheduled induction). Daughter was in there a few days less than my son, because I wanted the c-section done as soon the doctor would go for it. I was afraid of giving her more time to cook, as my son's size and my medical condition landed him in the NICU. She was larger, but handled it better. 

[nerdybird]

Birth Weights:

K, DS1: 1lb, 14oz (was a preemie born at 27 weeks due to complications)

C, DD: 7lb, 1oz

T, DS2: 8lb, 8oz

D, DS3: 7lb, 2oz

J, DS4: 6lb, 12oz

 

There is no gender bias for birth weights. The thing that matters the most is how long you carry them, I think.

[ashfern]

#1 boy 8 lb 11 oz born 8 days early

#2 girl 8 lb 11 oz born 14 days late

#3 girl 8 lb 7 oz born on due date

#4 girl 9 lb 3 oz born 1 day late

#5 boy 8 lb 2 oz born 4 days early

[bluemongoose]

Mine were all close in size:

 

DD: 6lbs 12oz

DS: 6lbs 15oz

DS: 7lbs 6oz

DS: 6lbs 3oz

 

The last one had a cord attachment issue. He was by far my longest baby and he was also my lightest weight baby. He was very very skinny and ironically the most painful to deliver.

[melissamomof5]

dd1 ~ 7.9 (2 days late)

dd2 ~ 7.5 (a couple days early)

dd3 ~ 8.15 (a couple days early)

ds1 ~ 9.1 (almost a week late)

[Molly]

DD1 8lb4oz, DD2 7lb3oz, DS1 7lb1oz and DS2 8lb6oz.  All born around 39 wks gestation.

[Alice]

All three of mine were the exact same weight. They each got one inch longer than the one before. 

[ocelotmom]

All three of mine were within an ounce of eachother, but the boy reached that point a week or more earlier than the girls.

[Susan C.]

Boy, 39w, 7 lbs. 2 oz, oldest

Girl, 40w, 8 lbs. 13 oz.

 

Dd was always over 100 percentile height and weight throughout her younger years. At 3 y/o she was the size of a 5 y/o. Grown, she is my size, 5'5" and thin. Ds was/is always tall and thin (except for chunky preteen years), now grown, he is 5'9" and thin.