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When it comes to new babies, one of the major guessing games is the size of the baby. Will she be tiny? Huge or average size?In an ongoing study, it seems as if Dad's size affects the length of the baby. Oddly enough, Dad's weight does not affect how heavy a baby will be. Basically, if your kid is fat, blame it on Mom.
My husband and I are very different, height-wise. He is a lanky 6'4 while I'm barely 5'5. Our daughter, who was born at just shy of 41 weeks, was 21 inches long. Our son, who was born at 38 weeks, was 20 inches.
Both continue to bypass their peers in height. As for weight, my daughter, who is two, is very thin (I'll take credit for that one any day!) while my 9-month-old boy is what you could definitely call "husky." (It is a cute husky, though. )
As I'm thinking of toddlers I know, the ones with taller fathers definitely are taller than their peers.
Is this true for your family? Or does your family totally break this "rule?"
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11-17-2006 @ 12:21PM
Violet said...My family breaks the rule somewhat. I am 5'3" and my childrens' father is only almost 5'6" but my 4yr old son is tall and slender and was born at 21inches. I am guessing some of the tall genes from both grandmothers sides popped up. :)
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11-17-2006 @ 12:31PM
Colleen said...I was a big baby (9lbs., 5 oz.) and my daughter was huge (10lbs., 6 oz.) but my husband was only around 7lbs. so I guess we help prove the weight side of the rule.
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11-17-2006 @ 12:28PM
Tara said...We make and break that rule. I have 2 year old b/g twins. My son is taller than average and my daughter fights to be on the growth charts. My son seemingly takes after his 6' tall father and my daughter seemingly takes after me, at 5'4. So, who knows!
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11-17-2006 @ 12:49PM
mamaloo, the doula said...I wrote a reply but I realised, as I hit "Add Your Comments" that I mispelled a word by hitting the "K" instead of the "L", which rendered the word a racial slander. OMG! It's not showing up in my inbox for confirmation, so I thought I'd retype my response with the correct spelling.
Kieran was 19" long at a day shy of 37wks. All of the males in my family are 6'4" and above. I myself am 5'10". My husband, at 5'11" is, by far, the tallest of his family.
I really hope my son, who is, anecdotally, considered very tall for his age, doesn't follow the trend outlined in this study!
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11-17-2006 @ 1:13PM
katrina said...My first DD was 9lb8oz and just shy of 24in at birth-40w2d. My second was 7lb9oz 22in at 37w. So they were big solid girls at birth. They both continue to be taller girls. My almost 3 yr old isnt off the charts when we go to the Dr but compared to every other kids her age she is really tall. My 7month old is a chunk-nice solid healthy big girl =) My husband is 6'1 and I am just under 5'5 but there are more tall people on my side-my husband is the tallest by a few inches on his side. Birth weight was all my side....we are known to have 14lb babies-but the average is 10lbs and most of the people seem to be tall people-generally 6'4+. So I dont think the girls get their height from my husband.
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11-17-2006 @ 2:17PM
Jennie said...My daughter was born full term at 18-1/2". Her dad is 6'4". She was in the 25th percentile for height until her first birthday when she was in the 75th percentile. Her weight has consistently been at 3%. I don't know that she'll be taller than her peers, but we'll wait and see. (She's not even 14 mos. old yet.)
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