Birth prediction thread!

[youngsoul]

Loved doing this in my DDC a few years ago, so I thought I'd get it started here since some of us are getting close to full-term! Give us your predictions, and then be sure to update your post after the big event... :)

(Thanks to the July DDC for the format ;-))

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Baby's gender

Guess-

Actual-

Baby's birth date and time

Due date-

Guess-

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess-

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess-

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess-

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess-

Actual-

[youngsoul]

I'll start it off :) 

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Baby's gender

Guess- ultrasound tech says boy :-)

Actual- yup, boy

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/3

Guess- 9/12 at 1:56am 

Actual- 9/3 at 9:11am

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 6 lbs, 5 oz; 19 inches

Actual- 6 lbs, 8 oz.; 19.5 inches

Place of birth

Guess- hospital 

Actual- hospital

Length of labor

Guess- 12 hours

Actual- 6 hours

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- dad

Actual- not sure yet!

Edited by youngsoul - 9/6/11 at 6:46pm

[LadyJennifer]

Sounds fun! I'm totally not having a "feeling" of when this baby will come though! My dd was 2 days past edd and my son was almost 3.5 weeks early, so that's a big window! Lol

Baby's gender

Guess- Girl (we've had no u/s, just my intuition:))

Actual-

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- Sept. 1st

Guess- Sat, September 1st (I dreamed she was born on a Saturday, just don't know the date)

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 9lb 8oz, 21 inches (or maybe 8lb8oz, I've dreamed both...)

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess- home

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess- 8 hours

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- mama:)

Actual-

ETA, I had to edit mine because I had a very real birth dream last night with some details in it:)
(8/7)

Edited by LadyJennifer - 9/1/11 at 9:56am

[cparkly]

What fun! 

Baby's gender

Guess- Girl (I actually have no intuition on this, but everyone, including perfect strangers, insist that this is a girl)

Actual- BOY

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/3/11

Guess- 9/6/11

Actual- 8/10/11

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 9 lbs 8 oz. 21"

Actual- 7 lbs 1 oz. 18"

Place of birth

Guess- Birth Center

Actual- Birth Center

Length of labor

Guess- 12 hours (DS wanted to add this smiley)

Actual- 30 hours

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Mom  (and, this one)

Actual- Both Mom and Dad

Edited by cparkly - 8/26/11 at 1:46pm

[Springshowers]

Baby's gender

Guess- Boy (not a strong feeling.. but when I'm not thinking about gender that's what I get).

Actual- Boy

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- September 3

Guess- August 30

Actual- August 31

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 9 lbs 2 ounces, 21 inches

Actual- 9 lbs 12 ounces, 20.5 inches

Place of birth

Guess- Midwives birthing suite

Actual- same

Length of labor

Guess- 8 hours

Actual- 8 hours almost exactly

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Mom

Actual- who knows!!

Edited by Springshowers - 9/21/11 at 2:11pm

[NWnewmom]

This will be fun to see the updates after our babies are here!

Baby's gender

Guess- Girl, that's what the U/S showed us.

Actual- Girl!

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- September 12th

Guess-  September 7th

Actual- September 24th...way off!

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 8lbs 2oz, 19 inches

Actual- 9lbs (8lbs, 15.7oz), 21 inches

Place of birth

Guess- with my midwives at the hospital

Actual- with my midwives at the hospital, almost in the car!

Length of labor

Guess- 7 hours

Actual- 2.5 hours!

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- mom

Actual- dad

Edited by NWnewmom - 9/28/11 at 12:34pm

[bignerpie]

 

Baby's gender

Guess- Ultrasound said girl, and that's what everyone else said from the very beginning, too!

Actual- girl

 

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/8/11

Guess- 9/10/11

Actual- 9/6/11

 

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 9lbs. 1oz., 20 in. I had a dream awhile back that's how big she was.

Actual- 8lbs. 8oz. 22in. Just 3 oz. smaller than her brother but 2 inches longer!

 

Place of birth

Guess- Home, in my bathtub or my bedroom

Actual- home, on the floor of the kids' room. That's just where I ended up!

 

Length of labor

Guess- 8 hours

Actual- 3 very intense hours

 

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Dad

Actual- her big brother!
Edited by bignerpie - 9/6/11 at 9:49pm

[FarmerCathy]

Oh, what fun, I actually thought about starting a prediction thread, but never got around to it.

Baby's gender

Guess- Girl - OB said 99%

Actual-

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/16 (I charted, but whatever) or OB thinks 9/10

Guess- 9/12 8pm - during the full moon

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 8lbs 10oz.

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess- Home - probably in the bedroom or living room on the couch or floor

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess- 4 - with all these b-h contractions and her being smaller and most likely not being stuck, I'm predicting it being much shorter than last time, which was 8hrs.

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- mailman, I mean, dad, with red hair.

Actual-

[Ms. B. Sprout]

Baby's gender

Guess- Girl according to u/s

Actual- girl

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- September 7 or 8

Guess- September 21

Actual- Sept 18

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 8 lb, 6 oz; 21 inches

Actual- 9 lb 1 oz; 20 inches

Place of birth

Guess- home please please please let it be home

Actual- homebirth transfer to hospital VBA2C

Length of labor

Guess- 24 hours (I have very low expectations -- I expect it to be hard and long based on my past experiences)

Actual- 21 hours, 7 hours of it was pushing

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- dad all the way -- I make daddy clones

Actual- daddy

Edited by Ms. B. Sprout - 9/21/11 at 2:41pm

[Earthylady]

Baby's gender

Guess-  Boy - solely based on intuition

Actual- Girl

Baby's birth date and time

Due date-  9/15/11

Guess-9/7/11

Actual- 9/10/11

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 9 pounds 2 oz.  21 1/2 inches

Actual- 9 pounds 12 oz. 20 inches

Place of birth

Guess-  birth pool at home

Actual-  birth pool at home

Length of labor

Guess- 6 hours (although I had a dream that labor was only 4 hours...I just find that unrealistic for me!  LOL)

Actual- Well, from the time I ACTUALLY knew for sure I was in labor....it was about 4 hours!  Shocking!  But I'd been uncomfortable and wondering if I was going into labor all day.  Contractions didn't pick up and be of any regular pattern though til 4 - 5 hours before birth.

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess-  Dad

Actual-  Mom, with Dad's nose and toes

Edited by Earthylady - 10/6/11 at 9:06am

[Thing1Thing2]

Ohh! This is going to be fun!

Baby's gender

Guess- Male

Actual- Male

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/4

Guess- 8/29

Actual- 9/6

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 7lbs 4oz. 20inches

Actual- WOW! I was right on! 7lbs 4oz and 20 inches

Place of birth

Guess- Home

Actual- Home!! YAY!

Length of labor

Guess- 6 Hours

Actual- From serious "have to concentrate" contractions to birth - 7 hours

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- mailman lol!

Actual- Looks like my deceased father

Edited by Thing1Thing2 - 9/7/11 at 7:14pm

[nicolecatalan]

Baby's gender

Guess- I first thought Girl but now Boy (dad really thinks Girl)

Actual- Boy

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/27

Guess- Maybe a bit late? Really have no idea... (The Full moons are 2 weeks before & after my due date!)

Actual- 9/22

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 8lbs 

Actual- 9lb 4oz

Place of birth

Guess- Home 

Actual- Home

Length of labor

Guess- Not too long... 

Actual- Over 30 hours back labor!!! 

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Dad (he has dark hair & eyes)

Actual- Dad dark hair, but has my the blue eyes for now :)

Edited by nicolecatalan - 9/29/11 at 12:01pm

[Gracecody]

Baby's gender

Guess- Boy according to u/s

Actual- Boy

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/27/11

Guess- 9/20/11

Actual- 9/26/11

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 8 lbs, 5 oz

Actual- 8 lbs, 14 oz

Place of birth

Guess- Home

Actual- Home

Length of labor

Guess- 4 hours

Actual- 3 hours

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Dad, with lots of blonde hair

Actual- Dad, but brown hair!

Edited by Gracecody - 10/9/11 at 1:50pm

[Mama2ChicknLil]

Baby's gender

Guess- Boy...so said the one u/s we did!

Actual-

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/7/2011

Guess- 9/4 @ 1:30am

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 7lbs 2 oz, 19 inches

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess- Home!!!

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess- 24 hours (just preparing myself :))

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Dad...he has very strong features, I'm a mix

Actual- 

[redpajama]

I'll play!

Baby's gender

Guess-Boy

Actual-Girl

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 20 September

Guess- 28 September, 3:51 a.m.

Actual-30 September, 1:11 a.m.

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 10 lbs., 2 oz.  22.5 inches.

Actual-9 lbs., 9 oz., 22 inches.

Place of birth

Guess- Home

Actual-Home

Length of labor

Guess- 8 hours

Actual-14ish hours, but it was a really slow, easy labor.

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Dad

Actual-Too soon to say, but not just-like-Dad the way the older ones did.

Edited by redpajama - 9/30/11 at 6:53am

[Mommel]

I'll play too!

Baby's gender

Guess- Boy (I feel like that's cheating since I've had an ultrasound that was pretty clear, but I guess you never know)

Actual-

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/9/11 (this is the one my midwife gave me and the one that's in my file... but I have been saying it's 9/5 all along, and if you go by my LMP it's August 29th)

Guess- 9/5/11 (Labor Day!) 2:35pm

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 9 lbs, 14 oz

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess- At home in the water next to my bed... although I dreamed that my water broke in the middle of the night in bed (and it was so real that I went out the next day and bought a waterproof mattress cover). 

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess- 14 hours

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Mostly like his father with dark skin and lots of curly black hair, but with gold eyes like mine. :D

Actual-

[ashleypLC]

FUN!

Baby's gender

Guess- Boy (first time NOT finding out at the ultrasound)

Actual-

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/24 based on super early u/s or 9/17 based on 23 week u/s

Guess- 9/21

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 9 lbs, 5oz., 21 inches

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess- tough one, we have a planned birth in a birth center 10 hours away (renting a house close by for the last 2 weeks of the pregnancy) but if I go into labor before 39 weeks more than likely at home

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess- 5 hours of active labor probably 4 hours of early labor

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Me :)

Actual-

[activealli]

Baby's gender

Guess- Boy  (we guessed before we even got to the 20 week ultrasound.... had a feeling)

Actual- Boy- confirmed by ultrasound and amnio

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/6/11

Guess- Aug 24th

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 7 lbs 2 ounces

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess-St Vincents Portland Or , originally planned on a home birth but had to switch to hospital across town with NICU to surgically treat his duodenal atresia, aka intestinal blockage. Many polyhydramnios, duodenal atresia, and DS babies end up with c-section because of the excess fluid and poor positioning and ending up breech.

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess- not long

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- me! We compared the 3d ultrasounds from the perinatologist to my baby photos. He definitely has my HUGE baby cheeks and lips that I had as a baby.

Actual-

[youngsoul]

bumping for updates! (and for new predictions if you haven't participated already!)

[kitchensqueen]

Here are my guesses - 

Baby's gender

Guess- All the ultrasounds indicate he is definitely a boy. 

Actual-

Baby's birth date and time

Due date- 9/16

Guess- 9/17 keeps getting stuck in my head... and I'm just randomly throwing out 4:45 am. 

Actual-

Baby's weight and length

Guess- 7 lbs 10 oz. and 22 inches - this kid has got some legs on him. 

Actual-

Place of birth

Guess- Hospital delivery room. 

Actual-

Length of labor

Guess- 17 hours... again with the number 17...

Actual-

Baby looks like mom/dad/mailman

Guess- Dad (maybe just because I'm hoping he'll have red hair just like his daddy).

Actual