38w baby weight 8lbs3oz can I still have a normal delivery?

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So I'm 38 weeks and my baby's weight is 8lbs 3 oz!! 😮😮😮 How many of you have had a baby that weighs that much? Was it normal birth or c-section?? I'm only 38w .. do you think doctor will induce me before? Also he's still breech.. you think they'll induce for c-section before the 40w ?? Help!!! Or can it still be a natural birth?

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My second was 9.6lbs and was born naturally with no mess. All was good, honestly didn't seem much different from my first that was 7.13lbs. My cousin just had a 10.6lb naturally also :) as long as he flips and no other complications, weight most likely wouldn't be a factor!

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My friend was told her daughter would be 10lbs, and she was head down for the ultrasound at 39 weeks. She went into labor the day after the ultrasound, her baby  flipped and was breech and had to be born via csection and was only 7lbs 11oz.... ultrasounds are not always accurate on weight. And babies tend to do what they want.

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That weight is a guess. It's perfectly possible to deliver vaginally even if you have a 10+ pound baby. Don't let anybody make you think you can't birth your baby how you want to. I

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My friends have had babies from 10-12lbs vaginally. Big baby isn't a reason for a section or induction.

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Baby can flip anytime (hopefully it will), and for the weight it's normally off a pound give or take! I saw a girl on here give birth vaginally to a 10 pound baby the other day!

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My son was 8'9 I had him vaginally almost 3 years ago.

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Both of mine were born vaginally- 9lbs 5oz and 9lbs 6.5oz
Look up spinning babies
There are exercises that you can do to help baby move and stay in the best position possible for a vaginal delivery.

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I believe it depends more on the size of your birth canal than how much the baby weighs.

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They almost induced me early because the baby was about 9 lbs, but thankfully decided against it. My son was born 7lbs 7 oz.

38w baby weight 8lbs3oz can I still have a normal delivery?

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