What determines how big ur baby would be? Is it what you eat or genes maybe?

It's mostly genetics, and usually larger if it's a boy. Eating a high fat diet and/or gaining a lot of weight while pregnant can also cause your baby to be larger. Diabetics tend to have larger babies, as well.

My first baby (girl) was 6lbs. 11 1/2oz. My second baby (boy) was 8lbs. 6oz. My baby boy came out in 2 easy pushes, while it took an hour (maybe a little more) to deliver my daughter. The labor was incredibly painful and he was practically coming out on his own. I am confident that I could've just lain there and he would've still came out, because I had such strong contractions.

I had Pitocin to deliver my daughter after my water broke a couple of weeks early, but my contractions were still very light compared to my second birth. It's probably why she was harder to deliver, despite being smaller. I would suggest not rushing to push too early. It is much easier to push the baby out when he's ready! My doctor came in and checked me and said "Woooah! Get the table!" and he was out in like 60 seconds. lol

Don't be too afraid. Women are designed to spread and deliver their babies. Eight pounds really isn't as large as it sounds. Now 10lbs is a large baby, and women have been delivering them for thousands of years.

I was measuring large with my son at 36 and 38 weeks, and my doctor became concerned that the baby was going to be large. He asked me if my parents or my husband's parents had large babies, and said that usually meant that their children will too. I had an ultrasound at 38 weeks that estimated that my child was already 8 lbs. I decided against the c-section and he was born at 41 weeks at 8lbs 6oz. You should realize that the ultrasound can be off by up to 2 lbs, and is often inaccurate. Your doctor should be measuring your belly at the later stages of pregnancy and will let you know if you're measuring large, so that you can ask for an ultrasound to make sure your baby isn't getting too big.

Oh, and I tore a little bit both times and had to have an episiotomy. These are very common and can happen even with a small baby, as in my case. The cut was the same size both times, and my doctors did it as soon as I started tearing to prevent further damage. It was sore, but rinsing with warm water and spraying it with Dermoplast every time I went to the bathroom kept it manageable. I highly recommend using it, because you can't take prescription pain meds if you're going to breastfeed. It might help if you don't tear, as well. It has a numbing agent in it and is cool and soothing. You have to use it every hour or two, or the pain will come back. You'll be fine, don't worry! I just cleaned and sprayed, and didn't even take Tylenol for more than 3 days.

First, I'm not sure you can refuse to have a vaginal birth unless something is wrong. I suppose you can try a few doctors and see if one will do a c section. Also, ultrasounds are only estimates of the weight anyway - they can be off by a bit sometimes!

My husband was 9lbs, I was 5lbs. My daughter was born at 28 weeks and she was 2lbs. So I don't know what she would have been full term, but I suggest vaginal births! C sections are still a MAJOR surgery!

My uncle was 11 pounds and 10 ounces, & 23 inches. my grandmother is 5 foot 6 inches & my grandfather was 4 foot 10 inches. My grandmother had a vaginal birth & had 2 other kids after him. They were both over 8 pounds. I have had 4 vaginal births with no meds, I am allergic to everything they can give a pregnant woman. Its really not that bad, & with a c-section it takes longer to recuperate from the delivery.

Impending macrosomina is the term that refers to the fear of a large fetus. It's normal to fear it, but a C-section isn't recommended until the baby is bigger than 9.5 pounds. C-sections have much higher risks -- both to mother and child -- than vaginal deliveries and the recovery time is much longer and harder.

That said, genetics play a large role in the size of a baby. What you eat also contributes to the size of your baby. Eat a balanced diet and drink plenty of water. Get some moderate exercise (walk a mile every day, perhaps?). And try not to worry so much. Be thankful if your baby is a healthy weight!

genetics play some role, I think. Gestational diabetes can cause a baby to be large too.

Complications can cause smaller birth weights.. as can smoking, poor diet, drugs, illness, etc.

I dont think you can "refuse" to deliver vaginally. A cecarian is not typically done unless the Dr feels there is a medical reason for it.

I delivered an 8 pd 8 oz baby vaginally with no problems.

I think it is more genes unless you are eating and gaining a ton of weight but it also depends on the size of you when you got pregnant if you are staying within the limit of what your doc said then the baby might be like you were at birth or if you are gaining way more then the doc said then it is possible that your baby will be extremely big I think it all depends. My sister is tiny and had really big babies her girl was 8.11 and boy was 8.1, I don't think you can refuse to have a baby at 8 pounds a lot of them are more then that.

Both me and my husband were small babies like about 6lb and i ate pretty much normal or even a bit less while pregnant and i had a huge baby weighing 9lb 11 1/2ozs. I had a vaginal delivery and its really not that bad, at the end of the day if you have nothing to compare it too how will you know if its worse.

Good luck X

well i was 6lb 13 and my partner was 9lbs 4 and our daughter was 10lb 4! you 'refuse' to give birth vaginally if your baby is over 8lbs? come on... the average is 7.7lbs so its quite likely that yours will be around that size. just be glad for a healthy baby and think of us poor women who gave birth to huge babies!! i did it naturally with only gas and air (entonox) and i am terrible with pain, i am such a wuss usually so if i can do that, you can do it too (and its quite likely yours wont be over 10lbs)

also i did eat a lot of cr*p when i was pregnant as thats what i caved so maybe that had something to do with it so id definitly say try to eat a healthy balanced diet (although dont diet or deprive yourself af anything)

Good luck and can i just say from friends experience dealing with the aftermath of a c-section can be a lot more painful than givin birth vaginally to a big baby

Why? Your body is designed to give birth. My daughter was 8lbs10oz vaginal and everything was fine. Dont worry about it when it comes right down to it your body does things to get ready. Your pelvis loosens up to make way for the baby. Youll be fine even if their over 8 lbs.

I was 1lb8oz(3months prem)

My husb was 12lbs6oz

Our daughter was 8lbs10oz

Our twins were 6lbs14oz and 6lbs4oz....I had almost 14 pounds of baby...and i wish i could have went natural on this one.

C-Section is not fun. If you can go natural do it.

My first son was 7lbs 12oz and my second was 7lbs 2oz. Labor is painfull BUT you will make it thru. Your body is made for it. I gave birth to both of them vaginaly and I honestly feel like it was a bonding experience between my self and my husband. Him helping me thru the contractions holding my hand and being so patient made me fall more in love with him. If you have a good support system labor can be a wonderful experience minus the pain! I have never had a Csection but Im sure the pain afterwords from being cut open is way worse because it lasts weeks. Just worry about keeping yourself healthy for right now.