Baby born in England at 15 pounds, 7 ounces and OMG that's enormous
George King just got crowned the United Kingdom's second-biggest newborn born naturally ever. Parents Jade and Ryan are swapping out those tiny newborn onesies for more mature outfits for George, who came into the world at a whopping 15 pounds, 7 ounces. The naturally delivered mega-baby was a big surprise: Mom and Dad were born normal-sized. It was a nerve-wracking delivery: George's head popped out and then got stuck, leaving him oxygen-deprived for a full five minutes, with docs giving him only a 10 percent chance of survival. We're pulling for George to bounce back from his ordeal. We also hope his parents have strong backs so they can lug this humongous miracle around.
ETA: THE BABY IS OK.. THEY WERE ON THE TODAY SHOW THIS MORNING!
You know my yiayia always says how my uncle was 7kg (so about 15 lbs) and we always thought she must not remember because it is impossible and it was 50 years ago. But it was her sixth kid, and after giving birth to the first 5 in her village at home, her midwife sent her to the hospital for the sixth because he was too big. So I guess it is possible after all.
Why would they even attempt a vaginal birth?? Poor thing.
I agree. G was almost 9 1/2 pounds, and when they thought he was only going to be 9, they still pushed for a c-section. 15 pounds is fucking nuts. When H was born he was 12 1/2 pounds b/c his mom had type 1 diabetes and didn't know, and she had a vaginal delivery. But that's just not something I can even comprehend.
How does one push out a 15+ lb baby? My largest was 10 lb 4 oz, natural and that was a chore. They were going to induce me the next day, if I hadn't had her, to keep her from getting bigger. I did see a woman on the news the next day who'd had a 13lb 13oz baby but it was a C-section.
I can't imagine any woman being able to push out something that big. My daughter was also almost 23 inches long. Today she is 5'8" and 145 lbs. In the hospital nursery she looked like a 3 month old. We brought our son in for his sib visit and were at the nursery window waiting to get her back from the nurses. Next to us was a brand new dad looking at his minutes old baby. She was a c-section and still waxy, etc. She was just about 5lb which is normal really. Half my moose's size. He kept looking at our daughter then at his, the nurse didn't see any of this. Here is our day old, big and cleaned up baby and his normal sized but still waxy baby. He asked the nurse in a VERY worried voice... "what's wrong with my baby?" She still didn't see him looking at our baby and said "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR BABY!" and there wasn't, just a new dad comparing 2 different kids.
And yes, my daughter's nickname was Moose. You push that out you can call it whatever you want. It did get changed, over the years to Moosey or sometimes Moofey.
Post by daisybuchannan on Mar 28, 2013 7:55:26 GMT -5
Holy shit! I bet she had gd and was either not diagnosed or not treated properly. My mil had a 12 pounder and we're all pretty sure it had to be the same thing.
It really makes you wonder about her prenatal care, if she was screened for GD, if she had growth u/s's when she kept measuring bigger and bigger. I can't imagine an OB in the US NOT pushing for a c-section at that size, especially for a first-time mom, just for liability reasons.
Post by scribellesam on Mar 28, 2013 9:06:48 GMT -5
Checking in with my 11lb 1oz bundle of joy. No GD, just a history of 10+ lb babies on both sides. Vaginal delivery - 4 hours pushing, but otherwise uncomplicated. Doctors had no idea he was that big, told me he "might be as big as 9lbs" but I'm nearly 6 ft with a long torso so I carried it well. I dislike the assumption that there is always something "wrong" for the baby to be big or that it is impossible to deliver them without a c-section.
This guy in the news seems more unusual, though, since his parents were both average. I'm glad he's okay!
I dot understand why they didn't try for a c section. They had to have known the baby was going to be huge.
My ds was almost 10lbs and he literally split my body right down the middle. Lol. Is there bad healthcare in England?
In my moms experience it sucked lol. I was born March 2nd and my due date was January 28th. The doctors would not induce unless there was a problem with mom or baby.
I dot understand why they didn't try for a c section. They had to have known the baby was going to be huge.
My ds was almost 10lbs and he literally split my body right down the middle. Lol. Is there bad healthcare in England?
In my moms experience it sucked lol. I was born March 2nd and my due date was January 28th. The doctors would not induce unless there was a problem with mom or baby.