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Doctors told me my baby would weigh 9lbs at birth, I couldn’t believe how wrong they were, he was so much bigger


A MUM has revealed how even though her doctors predicted her son would weigh 9lbs he was actually born weighing much more. 

Ruby Mcadam shared her story in a video on TikTok. 

Ruby's son was estimated to weigh 9lbs at birth

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Ruby’s son was estimated to weigh 9lbs at birthCredit: TIKTOK/rubyy98_x
But he was born weighing 11lbs 13oz

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But he was born weighing 11lbs 13ozCredit: TIKTOK/rubyy98_x

Ruby shared a photo of her pregnant before her son was born.

She also shared a photo of a scan of her baby boy.

Ruby revealed that the doctors predicted her son would be 9lbs.

She said: “He’s estimated to be 9lbs 44”

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But when he was born her son was a whopping 11lb almost 12lbs. 

Ruby said: “Born at 11lb and 13 oz.”

She confessed: “He was extremely popular on the ward.”

Ruby’s video gained over 491,000 views. 

Viewers were shocked to learn the weight of Ruby’s baby boy.

One commenter said: That baby wasn’t 11.13. That baby was 12lbs! You own that ounce.”

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A second viewer said: “Now I don’t feel like my 10 lb son was really that big!!”

Another said: “I thought my 7lb 14oz daughter was big.”

Many viewers shared their own experiences with bigger babies. 

One viewer said: “My son was born at 36wk weighing 11lb 8oz had doctors coming from all over the hospital to look at the giant premature baby.”

Another user said: “My dad was 14lb 4oz..my poor gran was only 4′ 11 lol.”

Some viewers expressed sympathies for Ruby. 

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One user said: “Ohhh that must have hurt.”

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Another said: “Whew god bless you woman.”

Ruby said he was very popular on the ward

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Ruby said he was very popular on the wardCredit: TIKTOK/rubyy98_x





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