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birthing a big baby vaginally!  post #1 of 51 Thread Starter 
I'm measuring quite large and am having an u/s tomorrow morning
to get an estimated fetal weight. Now, I know that u/s are
notorious for being inaccurate when it comes to guessing weight,
but I want to prepare myself for every possibility.  I asked my
midwife this morning what would happen if the u/s says he's big,
and she hinted that if he's big already (I'm 37 weeks) that they
would recommend a surgical birth. I absolutely do NOT want a
c-section, and I'd like to hear stories of women who birthed 10+
lb. babies vaginally, especially if you did it drug-free. Give
me encouragement that it can be done! post #2 of 51 My oldest
wasn't that big (8lbs,2oz) but her head was 14.75" around and
she had a nuchal hand. I pushed for 1hr,10 min. I only had a 1st
degree tear and hd no drug