19 Pound Baby

Written on September 24, 2009 – 4:17 pm | by admin | | Tags: 19 lb baby, 19 Pound Baby, 19.2 pound baby, 19lb baby, largest baby ever born

19 Pound Baby Born in Indonesia!

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In Monday, an 19 pound baby was born to an Indonesian woman. She has given birth to an 8.7-kilogramme, or 19.2-pound baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country. The baby boy was delivered via c-section to a mother in Indonesia. The unnamed baby set a weight record for a newborn in Indonesia but fell short of the world record of 23 pounds set in 1879.

The baby is 62 centimetres (24.4 inches) long, was born by caesarean section at a public hospital in North Sumatra province, a gynaecologist who took part in the operation told AFP.

“This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mum’s womb. His legs were so big,” Binsar Sitanggang said.

The boy is in a healthy condition despite having to initially be given oxygen to overcome breathing problems, the gynaecologist said. “He’s got strong appetite, every minute, it’s almost non-stop feeding,” he said. “This baby boy is extraordinary, the way he’s crying is not like a usual baby. It’s really loud.”

The big baby, was likely caused by his mother having gestational diabetes. And even though mom Ani was saved the grueling task of pushing the child out herself, the surgery to bring him into the world was still touch and go.

Big may be an understatement. The child was born at a birth weight that nears that of a year-old toddler, and in a picture taken of the baby alongside a normal birth-weight newborn, he seems triple the size.

Doctors explained Ani’s diabetes likely caused the child to receive too much glucose in the womb, accounting for his massive size upon delivery, but so far, so good, in terms of the newborn’s health.

Still, the wide-mouthed male proved to be a handful and then some upon his first few hours in the world. “He’s got a strong appetite, it’s almost nonstop feeding,” Dr. Sitanggang told the news agency.

“This baby boy is extraordinary; the way he’s crying is not like a usual baby. It’s really loud.”

Indonesia’s previous heaviest baby, weighing in at 6.9 kilos, was born in 2007 on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta, according to the Indonesian Museum of Records website.

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