My daughter was posterior and flipped herself during labor.
And *if* he is bullied its up to his parents to teach him that its not okay to bully. I doubt her will be. And a baby's weight at birth has nothing to do with their height at adulthood. My son was huge (9lbs 8oz and 22in) and is predicted to be between 6' and 6'4 and that was because of an estimate done at age 2 and is just an estimate. That is factoring in my height (5'7) and hubbys height (6') and out family history AND how he was growing.
Also a friend of mine had a preemie at 33 weeks and he was like 3 or 4 lbs. By the time he was 1 he was HUGE. In the 95th percentile for height and weight of term babies.
Was your labour very painful? I had finally come to terms with the idea of labour and I feel like this has thrown a curve ball. My doctor was like, 'I think your baby is posterior. It's nothing to worry about, your labour will just be long and hard.' GEE THANKS.
Oh, I'm positive my kid won't be *bullied* (his parents are fantastic) but I can imagine a lot of friendly wrestling matches between the boys, or even just any other sporting endeavours where my kid will be second best :(
4 pounds is average for a 33 week old baby :D My doc is predicting my baby will be about 6.
Actually pre labor wasn't fun because I had back contractions, but she flipped about an hr before transition hit, so it wasn't that bad. She was also drug free which I was terrified about her being posterior. But most babies turn on their own
My daughter was posterior at 37wks, and I turned her within a week by crawling around a lot.
Keep in mind babies can rotate up to and during labor. And, many babies are born posterior; it is certainly not prohibitive to a natural birth, though it may make pushing more difficult. Anecdotally, my SIL had a lovely natural birth with her posterior AND asynclitic (tilted head) baby (7'6"), and didn't push for any longer than average.
I find it easiest to "find" my baby's position if I'm reclined quite far. If her bum is sticking out, it quickly becomes obvious, as a large round area. I did have a difficult time of it with my first baby, so I think it also just takes some practice, and a posterior placenta doesn't hurt either (my first was anterior, and I wonder if that made it harder to distinguish position).
3 days before I gave birth to me daughter, I was told that I was going to have a high 6lbs to low 7 lbs baby, she came out 8lbs 11oz. So yeah, big babies can come out of small tummies.
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And *if* he is bullied its up to his parents to teach him that its not okay to bully. I doubt her will be. And a baby's weight at birth has nothing to do with their height at adulthood. My son was huge (9lbs 8oz and 22in) and is predicted to be between 6' and 6'4 and that was because of an estimate done at age 2 and is just an estimate. That is factoring in my height (5'7) and hubbys height (6') and out family history AND how he was growing.
Also a friend of mine had a preemie at 33 weeks and he was like 3 or 4 lbs. By the time he was 1 he was HUGE. In the 95th percentile for height and weight of term babies.
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Oh, I'm positive my kid won't be *bullied* (his parents are fantastic) but I can imagine a lot of friendly wrestling matches between the boys, or even just any other sporting endeavours where my kid will be second best :(
4 pounds is average for a 33 week old baby :D My doc is predicting my baby will be about 6.
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Keep in mind babies can rotate up to and during labor. And, many babies are born posterior; it is certainly not prohibitive to a natural birth, though it may make pushing more difficult. Anecdotally, my SIL had a lovely natural birth with her posterior AND asynclitic (tilted head) baby (7'6"), and didn't push for any longer than average.
I find it easiest to "find" my baby's position if I'm reclined quite far. If her bum is sticking out, it quickly becomes obvious, as a large round area. I did have a difficult time of it with my first baby, so I think it also just takes some practice, and a posterior placenta doesn't hurt either (my first was anterior, and I wonder if that made it harder to distinguish position).
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I think the baby being posterior is hindering him from engaging as well.
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My cousin was also extremely small for his age until he was 18. He was about 4 foot tall for a very long time, but he finally started growing :)
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Sometimes I think I just make up things to be worried about.
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