17 pound baby born in Brazil!!!

[moosmom]

A 17 pound baby was born in Brazil yesterday. It's the largest baby to be born in Brazil. He is the size of a 6 month old!

I have only one thing to say...

OOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

Fortunately for his mother, he was born by Caesarian section.

[davidpizzica]

Donna, I was a big baby (guess I still am) I came in at 11 lb., 7oz.!

[wolfsoul]

My whole family (on my mom's side) always has really BIG babies. I was the smallest one at 8.1 .

[popcornbird]

OUCH!!!!!!!!!! Poor mom! That's 10 pounds more than me when I was born.

[GraciesMommy]

My son was 9 pounds 9 and half oz and that was big enough!! (Csection)

[petslover]

That is a big baby. I bet he is precious though!

[manda_moo87]

OUCH is right!!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

OMG, that woman's belly sure looks awful now, lots of stripes....

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Originally posted by popcornbird
OUCH!!!!!!!!!! Poor mom! That's 10 pounds more than me when I was born.

me too

Wow, that's huge. Why is he so big? what did the mother eat?

[cali]

wow that huge! I was an itty bitty baby! my dad said I was like 3lbs when I was born, and I stayed tiny till just last year when I started to grow lol

[vinjashira]

ouch for the mother

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

How long did she carry him????? I bet her belly was HUGE!!

[neko1]

Here is the article and picture from msnbc:


Eloi Correa / AP
Ademilton dos Santos is the largest baby born at the Albert Sabin Maternity Hospital in north eastern Brazil in its 12-year history.
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 1:07 p.m. ET Jan. 20, 2005A woman in Brazil gave birth Wednesday to a boy that doctors have nicknamed "giant baby." The infant weighs 17 pounds, about the average size of a six-month-old. He was delivered by Caesarean section.


The boy's 38-year-old mother is diabetic, a condition which can commonly cause women to give birth to larger babies. The boy, named Ademilton dos Santos, is receiving oxygen due to breathing problems and is being given an intravenous glucose solution to maintain a safe blood sugar level.

The director of the hospital in Cajazeiras, an area in north eastern Brazil, said the boy is otherwise in good health. Doctors say the mother Francisca Ramos dos Santos is feeling well after her surgery.

The boy's father and four sibilings were reportedly surprised at the news.

He is the heaviest baby ever born in Brazil, according to Brazilian medical officials.
baby's picture

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

WOW.. he is a cutie... I wonder if he is going to have health issues.. like obesity .. or something that makes him age faster than normal....

[ramanth]

*is crossing legs*


Wow that's a big un! I'm glad they are all doing well.