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How big of a baby were you?

Apr 13, 2015#1

Frank

I don't know why I'm curious. Maybe because all of my friends are expecting right now. Well, not all, just most. So, how big were you when you were born? I was born in a cold January in the Northwest Territories. I was one of two births that night in the hospital. One, was a tiny Inuit baby weighing in at 4.5 pounds. The other, was an enormous long-haired viking baby that was 9 pounds 2 ounces and 24 inches long. There wasn't much chance of any confusion.

Apr 13, 2015#2

GasBandit

9 pounds 8 ounces. I was also about a month later than they expected.

Apr 13, 2015#3

WasabiPoptart

8 pounds 6 ounces. After my mom was in labor for a day and a half, my heart slowed down enough that the doctor decided to do a c-section.

Noah was 8 pounds 3 ounces. Lily was 8 pounds 12 ounces!

Apr 13, 2015#4

grub

6 lbs 14oz, premie by a month and c-section due to preeclampsia.

My daughter was 6lbs 11oz and 3 weeks early and my son was 7 lbs 4oz and 4-5 weeks early.

Apr 14, 2015#5

PatrThom

I don't remember?
I don't mean "because I was being born hurr hurr," but rather because while I can remember the specifics of my son's birth (5lb12oz 20in 6wk early), I can't seem to remember the particulars of my own birth. I guess it's because people ask it of me more rarely.

--Patrick

Apr 14, 2015#6

bhamv3

I still am a big baby, so...

Apr 14, 2015#7

fade

I was in the womb for three years. When I finally came out, nobody was around...

Apr 14, 2015#8

Celt Z

9lbs, 8 oz and roughly on time. Good thing my mom is 6', since she barely showed until about 6 months into pregnancy. She also was in labor for less than 2 hours, so despite my size, it seems I was pretty easy on her.

Apr 14, 2015#9

sixpackshaker

10 lbs. but I was not the impressive one of my family. The impressive ones were the twins. 8.5 lbs each.

Apr 14, 2015#10

Frank

sixpackshaker said:
10 lbs. but I was not the impressive one of my family. The impressive ones were the twins. 8.5 lbs each.

Yeah, my grandpa and his brothers were like that. He was the smallest at 12 pounds. Gestational diabetes eh?

Apr 14, 2015#11

drawn_inward

7lbs ?oz. Don't know the detailed oz.

Apr 14, 2015#12

General Specific

9 lbs 10.5 oz, 2 & 1/2 weeks late

Apr 14, 2015#13

LittleKagsin

6 lbs 11 oz, I don't know length. I do know, however, that I was so active in the womb that my Mum actually lost weight while pregnant with me. And since she hadn't gained any weight, the last month she had to be put on bed rest and eat ice cream every night.

Living the dream right there.

Apr 14, 2015#14

Gared

I believe it was a pretty average 8.5 lbs, born very early one May 9th morning (which was a Friday back in my year of birth). My mother got a special blanket and an award from the dairy council (my dad was in the dairy industry back then), for being the baby born closest to Mother's Day - which has continued to haunt me for the rest of my life. Want to go out for dinner on your birthday? Too fucking bad, dude. Everywhere is booked solid because of families trying to beat the Mother's Day rush.

Apr 14, 2015#15

Celt Z

...actually lost weight...had to be put on bed rest and eat ice cream every night.

I want this to be my life.

Apr 14, 2015#16

fade

Gared said:
I believe it was a pretty average 8.5 lbs, born very early one May 9th morning (which was a Friday back in my year of birth). My mother got a special blanket and an award from the dairy council (my dad was in the dairy industry back then), for being the baby born closest to Mother's Day - which has continued to haunt me for the rest of my life. Want to go out for dinner on your birthday? Too fucking bad, dude. Everywhere is booked solid because of families trying to beat the Mother's Day rush.

My daughter was born on the 4th of July. She's never had a party on her birthday because no one is around that day.

Apr 14, 2015#17

Gared

fade said:
My daughter was born on the 4th of July. She's never had a party on her birthday because no one is around that day.

Yep, we learned early on to just schedule my birthday parties for a different weekend when I was a kid. It's just an annoyance as an adult. And honestly, my wife has it worse. Her birthday is the 13th of February, she never got birthday parties or birthday presents separate from Valentine's Day parties or presents. And now our wedding anniversary is on the 23rd of December.

Apr 14, 2015#18

GasBandit

Gared said:
Yep, we learned early on to just schedule my birthday parties for a different weekend when I was a kid. It's just an annoyance as an adult. And honestly, my wife has it worse. Her birthday is the 13th of February, she never got birthday parties or birthday presents separate from Valentine's Day parties or presents. And now our wedding anniversary is on the 23rd of December.

Ok, but in all fairness, you guys picked your wedding date.

Apr 14, 2015#19

Simfers

7.7 pounds. I'm not sure, but I think I was early by a week or two.

Apr 14, 2015#20

Gared

GasBandit said:
Ok, but in all fairness, you guys picked your wedding date.

For the most part, yes. We were actually aiming for the 20th/21st for Winter Solstice, but family obligations (ie, "What do you mean you want a small, private ceremony?") got in the way.

Apr 14, 2015#21

GasBandit

Gared said:
For the most part, yes. We were actually aiming for the 20th/21st for Winter Solstice, but family obligations (ie, "What do you mean you want a small, private ceremony?") got in the way.

20/21st would still be too close to Christmas, imo. If you ask me, you need at least a 15 day buffer from any gift-giving holiday.

Whose idea was this "winter solstice" business?

Apr 14, 2015#22

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Whose idea was this "winter solstice" business?

It goes back a ways.

--Patrick

Apr 14, 2015#23

Gared

GasBandit said:
20/21st would still be too close to Christmas, imo. If you ask me, you need at least a 15 day buffer from any gift-giving holiday.

Whose idea was this "winter solstice" business?

It was going to have to be one of the solstices or equinoxes, and that was the easiest to remember. And to this day we both have trouble remembering if our anniversary is the 21st or the 23rd.

Apr 14, 2015#24

GasBandit

Gared said:
It was going to have to be one of the solstices or equinoxes,

No it didn't. You *wanted* it to be one of the solstices or equinoxes. My point stands... You chose to take a metaphorical job eating bees, you can't complain your mouth hurts

Apr 14, 2015#25

Gared

GasBandit said:
No it didn't. You *wanted* it to be one of the solstices or equinoxes. My point stands... You chose to take a metaphorical job eating bees, you can't complain your mouth hurts

Yes, your point is valid.

Apr 15, 2015#26

fade

GasBandit said:
No it didn't. You *wanted* it to be one of the solstices or equinoxes. My point stands... You chose to take a metaphorical job eating bees, you can't complain your mouth hurts

Wait... doesn't the last bubble of that comic counter the point you're making?

Apr 15, 2015#27

GasBandit

fade said:
Wait... doesn't the last bubble of that comic counter the point you're making?

No, I think you're misinterpreting the "yeah." It's not answering the previous rhetorical question, it's answering "of course it does" to the guy saying a bee stung his mouth.

Apr 15, 2015#28

Bubble181

My birthday's the 24 of December. Good luck scheduling a birthday party, this other guy's birthday is apparently more important for a lot of folks. Pfoei.

Apr 15, 2015#29

fade

GasBandit said:
No, I think you're misinterpreting the "yeah." It's not answering the previous rhetorical question, it's answering "of course it does" to the guy saying a bee stung his mouth.

Okay... I see that -- but that's confusing.

Apr 15, 2015#30

LittleKagsin

@Bubble181 I feel you! Well, sort of - December 27th over here. We should have our own party!

Apr 15, 2015#31

Bubble181

LittleKagsin said:
@Bubble181 I feel you! Well, sort of - December 27th over here. We should have our own party!

While the pun doesn't work in English, I always preferred the 28th - Day of Innocent Babes. The name of that holiday, in Dutch, is "Day of the gullible/silly/stupid children". Which always seemed apt.

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