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" Not to bore you with the details of my pregnancy here, but the doctors tell me I&amp;#x27;m having a BIG boy--he&amp;#x27;s in the 95th percentile right now and could be a 9+ pounder at birth. Um, uh oh! I was chatting with one of my editors at Glamour about that recently (her BF was a 10-pound baby!), and we were curious: How big were you as a baby and did your birth size predict your overall size later in life? Let&amp;#x27;s discuss ...**** Past studies have told us many (sometimes weird) things about birth weight and health. Here are a few: Dads of premies are more likely to die of heart disease. Not so uplifting, but one study found a link between babies with low birth weight and their father&amp;#x27;s likelihood to have heart disease. Birth size could be a predictor of breast cancer. This study found a correlation between the size of a baby (height and weight) and her risk for breast cancer. Live near a freeway? You&amp;#x27;re more likely to have a baby with low birth weight. This is according to one study, where researchers found a link between women who lived near an expressway in affluent areas. Babies born at less than 5.5 pounds at higher risk for depression later in life. One study found that when smaller babies go on to be teens they are at higher risk for depression, especially girls ages 13-16. I was 9 pounds 2 ounces at birth--today I&amp;#x27;m 5&amp;#x27; 7.5&amp;quot; and my usual (non-pregnant) weight hovers around 135 pounds. (OK, I&amp;#x27;d like that weight to be a little lower but I love dessert too much.) I have a brother who weighed 10 pounds at birth. Yes, my poor mother. And while we&amp;#x27;re on the topic of babies--check out Joanna&amp;#x27;s adorable post over on Smitten about baby names. How about you? What did you weigh at birth, and do you think it correlates to your size (small, medium, large) as an adult? Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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