A mum has given birth to a baby boy almost twice the size of an average newborn.
Daniella Hines, a mum from Florida, felt a strong pain while she underwent a C-section at St. Joseph’s Hospital-South in Riverview, earlier this month (3 September).
“I remember thinking, ‘What are they pulling out of me? What is going on here?’” the 40-year-old told Today.
“I felt so much pressure. He was so big.”
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The mum-of-two said the pain was different from what she experienced when giving birth to Andre Jr., her older son, who weighed 12 pounds, 11 ounces - considerably more than the average newborn weight of seven pounds.
When she saw baby Annan for the first time, Daniella was like, ‘Whose baby is this? He came out of me?’
Annan was twice the average newborn weight at 13 pounds, 15 ounces - the biggest baby delivered at St. Joseph's Hospital-South.
“Then everybody starts coming in because it’s not every day you see an almost 14 pound baby pop out. He was like a little celebrity,” she said.
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“I can't wait to show him when he gets older: 'Look you were in the news!'”
Entrepreneur Daniella revealed that she and her husband are both pretty tall. She is six feet tall, while her husband is two inches bigger than her.
The mum reckons genetics definitely played a role in the size of both of her children when they were born.
Daniella also puts it down to being diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her pregnancy.
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Her glucose levels were strictly controlled, which is an important factor since the condition can lead to unusually large babies.
Annan's mum says he's 'really chill' apart from when it's time to eat - certainly a trait that I share with the baby.
“We didn’t expect such a big blessing,” she added. “But it’s just more to love!”
The heaviest baby on record was born in the US on 19 January 1879.
The Guinness World Records page reads: "Giantess Anna Bates, who measured 241.3 cm (7 ft 11 in), gave birth to a boy weighing 9.98 kg (22 lb) and measuring 71.12 cm (28 in) at her home in Seville, Ohio, USA, on 19 January 1879.
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"Measuring 71.12 centimetres (28 in), it was also the longest baby ever recorded.
"The baby, who was not officially named but just referred to as 'Babe', sadly died 11 hours later."
Anish Vij