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Fat Babies?

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Not quite sure how much better controlled than an HbA1c of 5.7% I would have needed to have had to have avoided having a macrosomic baby?! The Consultant (of many many years experience specialising in diabetic obstetrics) said it was NOT my diabetic control during pregnancy which had caused the macrosomia, it was just 'one of those things'. Unfortunately as a diabetic you are always the butt of ignorant prejudices like if you had a 'fat baby' it was your fault for poor diabetic control whilst pregnant (you BAD mother you!) or I guess if you're t2 assumption that if you must have been eating too much sugar &/or been fat! Frustrating & hurtful fallacies, and not very helpful when as a new mum everything you do draws criticism from someone or other anyway! (Everyone's an expert...!) Some people just have big babies, sometimes macrosomia happens even when diabetes control was good....
 
novorapidboi26 said:
My fiance is not a diabetic, but our son was nearly ten pounds, needless to say he came out the sunroof......

It could be big, but not neccesarily due to your diabetes.......

Whatever the size its all worth it in the end........
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lol this made me giggle!
 
Both of my babies weighed 8lb 3oz at birth, this is fairly big for me as I am only 5'2 and 7st 10lb usually but not to do with my diabetes as far as I am concerned. My husband was over 8lb at birth and my mum was too. I weighed in at 3lb 8oz but was 7 weeks early so wouldn't have been a bad weight either if full term. As long as you keep your HbA1c down then there is no reason why your baby should be big or fat. Most babies weigh 7lb/8lb these days as the norm.

Don't listen to scare stories, as long as you know you do your best for yourself and your baby during the pregnancy, that is all you can do.
 
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