Supersized! Mom gives birth to 19.2-pound baby
A woman in Indonesia gave birth to a baby the size of a year-old toddler on Monday. The boy weighed in at 19.2 pounds and two feet long and came into the world safely via C-section, NBC News reported. (Check out the video on the Web site.)
The big boy, who hasn’t been named yet, set a record in Indonesia, but he came short of the world record of 23 pounds set in 1879. Doctors speculate that the boy grew so big because his mother had gestational diabetes. The condition causes babies to receive too much glucose in the womb.
“He’s got a strong appetite, it’s almost nonstop feeding,” his doctor told Agence France-Presse. “This baby boy is extraordinary; the way he’s crying is not like a usual baby. It’s really loud.”
But for his mother, we’re sure, the baby’s size just means there’s more to love.
