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12-12-2012 at 4:00 PM
jlk2424
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Anyone else feel small in the last few weeks of preg....

I am 39 weeks and I swear that I look small.  People keep telling me and it kinda scares me.  At 36 weeks we were measuring 6 lbs and 6 oz, and the tech said the baby was going to be long.  My husband and I are tall and I have a bigger frame.  Just wondering if other ladies were going through the same thing.  I am 39 weeks and 2 days today!!!
 
12-12-2012 at 4:13 PM
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why does being small scare you? just curious because your baby is measuring within average range 

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12-12-2012 at 4:17 PM
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If you're tall (assuming you have a long torso and aren't just all legs) then there's more room for the baby to be up and down and you won't stick out as far. I have a long torso and have this too. As long as your baby is measuring fine don't worry about it, just be happy you don't have as much back pain as the shorter mommas!

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12-12-2012 at 4:18 PM
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I am 37 weeks, and I am told repeatedly, "you are that far? You carry really well". I take that to mean that I look "small". My DD was estimated at 7lbs, but she was born at 5lbs 7oz and 21" long, and perfectly healthy. To this day she is a little wisp of a child. She is what she is.

The reality is that every woman has a different body type, a different way of carrying her babies, and that those weight estimates are grossly off target. They average in at 2lbs either way and when you consider a 7lb baby, we are talking about an estimate that is a staggering 28% off target in either direction! That is more than 1/4th. I feel it is very poorly practiced medicine to tell a woman what your guesstimate of her babies weight is at all. These doctors build their practice and their knowledge base off of research and studies, and then they warn women of a babies size based off of a measurement that would NEVER pass muster in research analysis.  Can you imagine your doctor suggesting a medication that failed or caused issues 28% of the time? NO.

Trust your body, and your baby. If you are eating healthy, and taking care of yourself, your baby will be fine. Your body was made for this, your child is thriving, and you are about to meet him/her for the first time face to face. Enjoy that anticipation, and when someone says "you look small" just nod and smile. What do they know? They don't know your body at all.


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12-12-2012 at 4:27 PM
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I didn't look obviously pregnant until the middle of November & I'm due in the middle of January.  I'm not very tall (5'4",) I definitely don't have a big frame & I'm all legs.  I have people tell me all the time that there's no way I'm as far along as I am, but it certainly doesn't scare me.  My kid's maturing like he should be & my weight gain is right on track, so I've no reason to worry about not being huge when other people think I should've been.

EDIT: At first I heard "You don't look pregnant at all!" as "You always look 20 lbs overweight!"  But I've come to realize it's more likely "Damn, I wish that I'd taken that long to look like a beached whale.  So not fair!" 

 


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12-12-2012 at 4:28 PM
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Most people are surprised when I say I have 3 weeks left because I've stayed on the smaller side. My fundal height & fluids are great, estimated 6lbs 4oz on Monday. I'm pretty happy with staying small, I assume I'll have less luck keeping it all tucked in next time though.
12-12-2012 at 5:10 PM
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So... Would you rather feel huge? Because I feel huge and it kinda sucks.

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12-12-2012 at 5:22 PM
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drpayne:
So... Would you rather feel huge? Because I feel huge and it kinda sucks.

Bahahahahaha.... I second that!!

 
12-12-2012 at 7:34 PM
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I feel like I am not that big. But in reality, I think I am just used to seeing my giant belly and no longer see it as giant. :)

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12-12-2012 at 7:53 PM
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Lot's of taller women don't look that big throughout their pregnancy, especially if they are longer in the torso.  There's that much more room for baby to spread out.  Everyone carries differently and looks different throughout their pregnancy.

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12-12-2012 at 8:27 PM
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I am constantly told, wow you are that far along your belly is not even that big! So I guess I carry pretty well. It used to bother me but now I look at it as I dont have that much weight to loose to look back to "normal". But people are shocked when I tell them I have two weeks left lol.

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12-12-2012 at 10:01 PM
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One of the only things to get on my nerves consistently this whole pregnancy has been people saying "Oh, you'd don't look that far along!" 

Seriously, shut up! Yes, I'm so thankful I'm not huge and uncomfortable, but I assure you, I truly am as pregnant as I am and I don't care if you, random person, think I look "big enough to be that far along" or not. I think the same can be said for the people who comment on how big someone is. IT'S NONE OF YOUR FREAKING BUSINESS!

I do have a big 'ole belly, but I think my big 'ole boobs make it seem smaller or something? I don't know, I just know that I am freaking almost 39 weeks pregnant and people should only say nice things like "you look beautiful!" or "you're glowing" nothing else. Period. 

12-12-2012 at 10:26 PM
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You could be describing me!  Everyone I meet is surprised that I'm this far along... I'm starting to feel "bump envy" of people bigger than me!  My fundal heights are off too though, by about 3-4 cm.  I have just resigned myself to the fact that I'm going to have a small baby, which I guess might be a good thing during delivery. 

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12-12-2012 at 10:33 PM
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With DS I gained almost 40 lbs and I heard from about 32 weeks on that I "must be due any day!" because I was huge all over.

This time I've kept my weight gain to about 12lbs so far. I've now heard, "I can't believe you're due in 2 weeks!" Apparently I look great, haha. I'd much rather hear I look small for 9 months than huge for 78 months.

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12-13-2012 at 1:39 AM
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People are constantly telling me this all the time. I'm so used to it by now but it sure does get quite annoying. The DH and I are both tall so that could be it. Another reason is if you've lost a decent amount of weight before you got pregnant, you could LOOK small, but that doesn't necessarily mean the baby IS small. I had lost a lot of weight before I got pregnant and wasn't gaining the sufficient amount of weight and my belly was looking small. A consultant told me the baby is just fine but the reason I don't look a lot bigger/getting big fast is because I had lost all that weight before. It's really no biggie, I'm sure your baby is very healthy. Others can get really annoying when all they say is "OMG you are sooo small" but don't let that get to you. Plus, your baby is just about here so all those comments will be long gone soon. :)

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12-13-2012 at 10:23 AM
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I get those comments all the time, too, but I take them as compliments!  I know my weight gain and baby's growth is healthy and when people say they can't believe I'm this far along, I interpret that as a positive thing - no one has sounded accusatory, just slightly jealous that I haven't gotten as big as they did.  I also recognize that it is completely due to my body shape.

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12-13-2012 at 1:25 PM
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I am markedly smaller with this pregnancy than my son.  I'm just wondering if she is a smaller baby.

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12-13-2012 at 9:34 PM
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I feel like my belly has shrunk also.  I'm 34 weeks and this week I feel like I'm shrunk a size or so.  Everyone also tells me "I can't believe you are that far along" etc etc. Someone I know is HUGE and she's due just a couple weeks of me.  Hubby keeps telling me she was my size at 3 months! LOL So I can't imagine what she looks like now.  So I just take it as a compliment and pray it comes off quicker than the last 2!!!

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12-15-2012 at 5:47 AM
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lakreuz:

drpayne:
So... Would you rather feel huge? Because I feel huge and it kinda sucks.

Bahahahahaha.... I second that!!

I third this.  Motion carried. 

 

Seriously, OP.  You'll hear things on both sides & be upset.  People have been telling me for weeks that I look like I'm going to go any day.  Um, I still have a longass way to go.  I shrug it off.  You will be happier if you do too.


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