My wife's experience giving birth as a thin person (thin privilege!) First time post, forgive any editing. My wife and I welcome our first son a month ago, here is what I observed: -On prenatal visits her OB (ham) would comment: "Its been years since I've had someone gain so little weight during pregnancy." (she gained 22 lbs, completely normal) -The anesthesiologist (human sized) during the epidural: "Wow, that was the easiest epidural I've done in at this hospital." -Nurse #1 (ham) - You are so TINY!  Are you sure you're pregnant? -Nurse #2 (ham) - Wow you're fit! -Nurse #3 (human sized grandmother) - In a hushed voice, at hour 17 of labor,  "You are one of the easiest patients I've had in years. You never call me in to the room." -OB at delivery (human sized) - After 10 minutes of pushing and contractions, "That a was a  really quick delivery" -Nurse #1 - after the birth, "He's a small baby! Smaller than the others!" He was just under 7 lbs; apparently the other two babies born that night were around 10.5 lbs each.   The above comments got me thinking: -Since when did gaining 22 lbs during pregnancy become so utterly rare? -Why was the anesthesiologist so happy? -What type of nurse insults a pregnant lady in labor? -Why was the old grandmother nurse treating my wife like royalty?  She seemed profoundly grateful to have her as a patient -Why were the nurses so surprised that we never called them in until it was time for baby to come out? -Does the hospital normally have mothers giving birth to 10.5lb+ babies? Sadly, I  think I know the answer to all these questions...