Any petite moms deliver a bigger baby? 🥺

I’m a first-time mom, and I was only 100 lbs pre-pregnancy at 5’4”. I am currently 160 lbs 😆 My partner was almost 10 lbs at birth, and our baby girl is currently being estimated at 8–10 lbs. 😭

I’m starting to get really anxious about labor and keep worrying that she’ll get stuck or that my hips are just too small. I know ultrasound estimates can be off, but it’s hard not to overthink it.

Has anyone with a smaller frame delivered a bigger baby? I’d love to hear some positive experiences or reassuring stories. ❤️

in our community

Prams

Hey lovelys looking for everyones opinion on when people are tilting the prams? Health visitor told me she needs to be completely flat but honestly she hates is to the point she screams till shes sick iv decided to turn it into a seat but with the back bit tilted back abit shes 4 months whats everyone thoughts please

Bag for hospital

Ok so I know I’m a little early but my mind likes to be very organised 😂 what sort of bag are you planning on taking to hospital with you? Last time I think I took a large suitcase and I ended up using hardly anything! Do I take a small suitcase for baby and then a little bag of bits for me? Or do I just take the suitcase again?

When did you first feel baby kick?

Hey! Im 19 stone so plus size and have a posterier placenta and I’m 19 weeks pregnant and I don’t think I’ve felt baby move yet so I’m just wondering when other people first felt their baby move cause I’m an over worrier 😂

VBAC or Scheduled Csection

I had a very traumatic first birth with my first born, 1 year and 3 months ago. I was in labour for more than 24 hours, ended up having to have an emergency C-section as baby had passed meconium during labour and he was also a 4.400kg baby. We ended up having to stay in hospital for 6 days and both on antibiotics.

With that being said I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant and baby is already weighing 2.392kg. I will be having another scan on the 24th to see how much baby is weighing and will then be discussing options in best interest of baby.
I really wanted to try a VBAC but I do not want to risk having to stay in hospital for that long away from my first born. Feeling so unsure whether to still allow my body to go into natural labour or to just schedule a csection to avoid another emergency csection and distress on the baby???

Pressure in pelvis / FTM

I’m 37 weeks & woke up with heaviness/pressure in pelvic area. I hardly could swing my legs out bed. Is anyone else experiencing this? Called Triage and midwife advised it’s normal & paracetamol and call back if any other symptoms arise.

Wtf is this stage? 🫠

I’ve never known such an up and down stage of parenting.

My daughter is either a ray of sunshine or constantly screaming.

I cannot ever predict how our days go. I don’t work Fridays and every Friday is just horrible at the moment 😭 also 24 weeks pregnant and just exhausted.