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nancygrace
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noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
whats your theory? i think its bc of all the hormones that are in foods such as eggs and chicken. this is causing bigger babies. it is also causing girls to get their AF at 8 yrs OLD!!!!!!these chemicals i think are more dangerous then the FDA realizes.
PS it doesnt matter how much u eat during pregnancny when it comes to size....
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Little-J-Mommy
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I think it's more about the prenatal vitamins
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| Posted 12/9/06 2:16 PM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I don't think the majority of babies are being born bigger. But I think the bigger babies are more vocalized. Most babies that I have known to be born recently have been under 8lbs.
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| Posted 12/9/06 2:19 PM |
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wowcoulditbe
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
well, i was born 4 weeks early at 8 lbs 2 oz in 1978...dd was born 3 days LATE at 6 lbs 14 oz.....irony!
but I do know what you mean!
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| Posted 12/9/06 2:32 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I think as a population we're larger than generations before. We're eating much worse, in terms of carbs, sugars, and you're right hornones in our food etc. Gestational Diabetes is at an all-time high - and its not just detection.
Gestational Diabetes, if uncontrolled, causes an excess of blood sugar in the baby. The baby's body will produce more insuliln - which in a fetus is a growth hormone - which in turn produces larger babies.
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| Posted 12/9/06 2:54 PM |
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beachgirl13
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I think it's because as society becomes more advanced, so do our diets. Generations and generations ok, women didn't eat as well as we do today, and what was bad for the fetus wasn't as well known. Now women have bigger babies and our bodies haven't caught up yet.
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| Posted 12/9/06 3:20 PM |
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KPtoys
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I agree that it is in the news more but I don't think babies are being born bigger. Both my kids were 7lbs and some oz. and when I was born I was 8lbs 15oz 
I try to avoid all the chemically enhanced foods and ones grown with chemicals since I don't know the effects of them these days but I don't know if it has to do with making bigger babies.
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| Posted 12/9/06 3:23 PM |
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sunny
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
Posted by nrthshgrl
I think as a population we're larger than generations before. We're eating much worse, in terms of carbs, sugars, and you're right hornones in our food etc. Gestational Diabetes is at an all-time high - and its not just detection.
Gestational Diabetes, if uncontrolled, causes an excess of blood sugar in the baby. The baby's body will produce more insuliln - which in a fetus is a growth hormone - which in turn produces larger babies.
I had GD and my peanut was 6lbs. 11 1/2 oz. Not too big!
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| Posted 12/9/06 4:02 PM |
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MelToddJulia
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
Its true!
Julia was born 2 weeks early and weighed 8lbs 5oz, if she was born on time she would of weighed over 10lbs!
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CaidensMommy
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I don't know what it is?
Caiden came 5 days early - 10lb 12oz
Connor came 10 days early - 10lb 5oz
If they had come on time they would of been at least 11lbs! 
I didn't have GD with either PG either so I know it wasn't that!
I take Prenate Elite prenatals so if anyone also takes them and has had big babies let me know!
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| Posted 12/9/06 4:29 PM |
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I took Prenate Elite and gained a Godawful amount of weight and popped out a 7.14lbs healthy baby boy just shy of his 40th week.
I was 7.12lbs back in 1979 so I considered him average. I always heard that in most cases babies run the same weights as their mother's did at birth.
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| Posted 12/9/06 4:42 PM |
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MrsSchwags
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I was six pounds when born, and Jiavana was born at 40 weeks weighing 6 lbs 8 oz and I gained 75 lbs with her.
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PrincessP
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
Posted by 5ofClubs
I don't think the majority of babies are being born bigger. But I think the bigger babies are more vocalized. Most babies that I have known to be born recently have been under 8lbs.[/QUOTE
Good Point! I dont think its prenatals or food because I didnt take prenatals (as per dr) and ate totally normal and had a baby 7 pounds 1 oz. I also think that when babies are 9 pounds plus it is talked about more.
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| Posted 12/9/06 5:07 PM |
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JRG71
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
Posted by MelTodd604
Its true!
Julia was born 2 weeks early and weighed 8lbs 5oz, if she was born on time she would of weighed over 10lbs!
Same thing with my DD - She was born 11 days early and weighed 8lbs 6oz.
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| Posted 12/9/06 5:10 PM |
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
DS was 9lbs 11oz 22 inches and that's because I was eating 24hrs a day
Oh, and he was born almost a week early!
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smith1234
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I think that back when I was born people weren't as health conscious as they are today. They drank, smoked and ate everything while pregnant (at least my mother did). Today we are so much more informed about healthily choices and I think healthier babies are being born because of that. IMO
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Kidsaplenty
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
Posted by nancygrace
whats your theory? i think its bc of all the hormones that are in foods such as eggs and chicken. this is causing bigger babies. it is also causing girls to get their AF at 8 yrs OLD!!!!!!these chemicals i think are more dangerous then the FDA realizes.
PS it doesnt matter how much u eat during pregnancny when it comes to size....
I agree. I think thats also one of the reasons kids are sicker than previous generations.
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nrthshgrl
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
Posted by sunny
Posted by nrthshgrl
I think as a population we're larger than generations before. We're eating much worse, in terms of carbs, sugars, and you're right hornones in our food etc. Gestational Diabetes is at an all-time high - and its not just detection.
Gestational Diabetes, if uncontrolled, causes an excess of blood sugar in the baby. The baby's body will produce more insuliln - which in a fetus is a growth hormone - which in turn produces larger babies.
I had GD and my peanut was 6lbs. 11 1/2 oz. Not too big!
Yes but you were treated for it, no?
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pugmama
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
I have no idea where my big baby came from. When I was born I was 7 5 and dh was around the same. I eat pretty healthy and did so also while pregnant. I did take prenatals and tested negative 3xs for GD. I only gained around 25 pounds and dd was born 5 days late at 9 10!
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BaroqueMama
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
DOn't forget that lots of women have stopped smoking during pregnancy, whereas years ago, they didn't. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to lower birth weights.
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Re: noticing that babies are being born bigger and bigger...
Posted by prncssrachel
DOn't forget that lots of women have stopped smoking during pregnancy, whereas years ago, they didn't. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to lower birth weights.
i agree!
Way back in the day (when my grandmother was born)... they were Huge! her mom was a puritan,or quaker.. one of those  so she didnt believe in drinking, smoking, etc... her and her sybblings were all over 10lbs, and my great aunt was over 14lbs!!
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