I'm really not sure how much truth there is to it. My husband's side of the
family were big babies. His sister was around 11 lbs, but I can't remember
what the others were. I personally had three babies that weighed, DD1 7
lbs, DD2 was 7 lb 16 oz. and DD3 was 9 lbs. Just because it is a big baby
doesn't mean that you will have trouble delivering it unless your pelvis is
really small to accommodate the head.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

Jill wrote in message
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Is it possible for large babies (ie, 9-11 lbs at birth) to run in a
family?
My husband's side of the family keeps telling me (proudly!) that large
babies run in their family. My sister in law had 2 c-sections- I am not
sure
how much her DD weighed but her DS was taken early, she said the doctors
told her he would have been almost 12 pounds- I think he was 11 early. But
supposedly, all the women on my husband's side have 10 pounders, according
to what everyone says. My husband's mother had 2 large babies and one was
premature so he was small...his cousins and aunts and uncles had a lot of
large babies too.

I am just wondering if there is something to this or it's coincidence.
Most
of the babies that I know about on my side have been more in the 7-8 lb
range, but I have never gone around asking cousins, aunts, etc ..but boy
my
husband's family is proud of their "big babies". lol. I am not going to
predict my baby based on the others. But the thought of a 12 pound newborn
is frightening to me sort of.