Woman Gives Birth to 19 lb Baby

Indonesia Diabetic Boy Becomes Heaviest Newborn in Country's History; Mom and Baby in Good Health Dad Says..

by Associated Press

Published: Fri, September 25, 2009 - 2:06 pm CST Last Updated: Fri, September 25, 2009 - 2:08 pm CST

SUMATRA, Indonesia - (AP) Indonesia's heaviest-ever newborn drew curious crowds Friday to a hospital where the boy named Akbar - or the Great in Arabic - came into the world at a record 19.2 pounds.

Akbar Risuddin was born to a diabetic mother in a 40-minute cesarean delivery that was complicated because of his unusual weight and size, Dr. Binsar Sitanggang said.

"I'm very happy that my baby and his mother are in good health," father Muhammad Hasanuddin said Friday. "I hope I can afford to feed the baby enough, because he needs more milk than other babies."

Crowds pushed to get a peek of the extraordinary boy, who measured nearly 24 inches when he was born Monday, at the Abdul Manan hospital in the northern town of Kisaran on the island of Sumatra.

"This is fantastic," Dewi Miranti, a mother from a nearby village, said as she peered through a window with about a hundred other people. "He looks very well and is cute."

The baby's extreme weight was the result of excessive glucose from his mother during pregnancy, Dr. Sitanggang said.

"He is greedy and has a strong appetite, nursing almost nonstop," the doctor said.

The boy was the third child of Hasanuddin, 50, and mother Ani, 41, who like many Indonesians goes by a single name. His two "little" brothers weighed 11.6 pounds and 9.9 pounds at birth.

The former Indonesian record holder was a 14.7-pound baby boy born on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, in 2007.

Guinness World Records cites the heaviest baby as being born in the U.S. in 1879, weighing 23.75 pounds. However, it died 11 hours after birth. The book also cites 22.5-pound babies born in Italy in 1955 and in South Africa in 1982.

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rmseek1234 Says:

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Now,now-don’t you mean you “think” you know everything?????lol

BamaBob Says:

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm

You have failed to notice that I pretty much know everything! lol

rmseek1234 Says:

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 5:06 pm

Funny BB. Kind of surprised you even know who Beyonce is!:)

Talk about a baby bump! The combined birth weights of my four kids are about what this ONE baby weighed!Monster baby! (but he is cute) I don’t think dad has to worry about buying milk-mom should produce enough to feed the whole village with that one!

BamaBob Says:

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 4:22 pm

That’s a lot of baby!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikTxfIDYx6Q

XcCity Says:

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 4:10 pm

OMG!!! My 18 month old weighs 20lbs. I couldn’t imagine having a 19lb baby inside me!! It’s hard enough carring one on my hip.

southfan1981 Says:

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:53 pm

Excessive weight due to gestational diabetes- treatable and mostly preventable with prenatal care. But what can US citizens say when our infant mortality rate ranks with…. CROATIA?

Tiffany Says:

Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:32 pm

I am assuming the woman did not have prenatal care. I hope the child does not suffer major long term complications.