Crikey!
Posted on 01/20/2005 6:46:42 AM PST by alnitak
A woman in Brazil has given birth to a "giant baby" weighing 17lb (8kg) - twice the size of an average newborn.
Ademilton dos Santos is the heaviest boy ever born in Brazil, says the Brazilian Gynaecological Association.
Ademilton was born by Caesarean section on Wednesday at a hospital in Salvador in north-eastern Brazil.
He is Francisca Ramos dos Santos' fifth child and doctors said his unusual size was probably due to his mother's diabetes condition.
Pediatrician Luiz Sena Azul said Ademilton "could truly be considered a giant baby, for he was born weighing what a six-month-old-baby normally weighs".
'Surprise'
Mrs Santos, 38, has four other children - aged nine, 12, 14, and 15 - who were all of normal weight when they were born.
"She knew Ademilton would be a big baby, but not this big," Ms Leal said. "She, her husband and the hospital staff were caught by surprise."
Ademilton is being given glucose solution intravenously, to maintain a safe level of blood sugar, because of his mother's diabetes.
He is also receiving oxygen because of breathing problems. But his general state of health is good, according to the hospital director.
"Both mother and baby are doing just fine," said Rita Leal, director of the Albert Sabin Maternity Hospital.
For Alfredo de Jesus dos Santos, his wife's diabetes was also a problem during previous pregnancies.
"Yes, I got very worried," he said. "I got very worried because diabetes is a disease that never gets better."
Crikey!
I'm no expert but the poor guy doesn't look very healthy to me.
Looks like he all ready has 5 0'clock shadow.
DAMN... Daddy's gonna need to pay for a few "daddy stitches" after that one...
1 kg is 2.2 pounds
My six-month-old, who is quite large, is just over 20 pounds. Pregestational diabetes was a worry for us, too, but never turned out to be a problem. Best to both.
After a kid that size, "an extra stitch for daddy" would probably not be enough....
Maybe they used a sewing machine?
"Daddy's gonna need to pay for a few "daddy stitches" after that one..."
Yeah, and maybe they can squeeze that in after they sew up her abdomen from the c-section.
/sarcasm
Whoa...thatsa BIG baby!
That's no bambino. He's a regular bam. O_o
Hope the woman recieved a good, Christian burial.
The baby was born by C-Section.
It was a joke, lighten up.
That was rude. I demand you set fire to yourself right now. Hurry. We haven't all day, you know.
I gave birth to my second son, almost 10 pounds, the usual way. It took my body six months to get over it. He was 20 pounds at 3 months and 30 pounds at one year. Now he's an average size man. 150# and 5'11"
Good grief. That is a gigantic child.
The late Dan Blocker(Hoss Cartwright)weighed 17 pounds at birth. He was the biggest baby born in Texas.
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