Barely any weight gain but big baby? :/

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So before getting pregnant I only weighed 160 and I am now about 180. In my opinion to be 34 weeks and have only gained 20 pounds is pretty good. My doctors are telling me that I need to basically go on a diet because baby is measuring 3 weeks ahead. Could he just be long? I watched what I ate before and didn't over eat or anything. Idk what I am supposed to do now.

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They kept saying my daughter was measuring big and she would come out 9-10 lbs. she came out at 8.6 (which is a normal weight for babies in my family). The measurements are just an estimate.

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My daughters been measuring 31/2 weeks ahead the last few visits they said its prolly because her daddy is 6"3...my due date was not changed there has been talk about inducing me and I have been getting extra ultrasounds done for growth. Just gonna have a big baby!

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I would say they need to change your due then. You don't need to loose weight or anything your just fine. Just don't eat any more junk food or sugary drinks. Just eat healthy the rest of your pregnancy and you'll be fine. Baby could be meausing bigger if daddy is a bigger guy to. It's genetics that play a bigger role on how big baby is not what your eating. Just eat healthy and drink water. But they need to move your due sense baby is meausing 3 weeks ahead.

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Like on a serious diet or maybe just a cut-your-carbs thing in the last 4 weeks of pregnancy?
That's what I was told, and we are expecting a tall one too. Reason being that they are just fattening up in the last month...

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I have also gained just over 20 lbs and my baby is measuring big. Overall baby is estimated at 2 weeks bigger and baby's head is 4 weeks ahead (that's my family genetics).
My EDD won't be changed because I had an early dating scan, but according to the OB I work with, placenta placement & how good the placenta works is the biggest factor. I'm 5'0" and was 108 prepregnancy, so I was SHOCKED when at 26 weeks my baby measured in the 96th percentile. I was eating a lot of lucky charms prior to that and did cut back on those and baby's growth has tapered off some, but not much.

Barely any weight gain but big baby? :/

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