September 29, 2007

• then I must have very very healthy babies….

  “BARNAUL, Russia (Reuters) – A Siberian woman who gave birth to her 12th child — doing more than her fair share to stem Russia’s population decline — was stunned to find that little Nadia weighed in at a massive 7.75 kg (17.1 lb).

  
  

  
  

  The Guinness World Records lists a 10.2 kg baby boy born in Italy in 1955, and a 10.8 kg baby boy who was born in the United States in 1879 but died 11 hours later.

  
  

  
  

  The average weight for most healthy newborn babies is around 3.2 kg (7.06 lb), according to World Health Organisation figures.”

  
  

  Okay so my children were not  as large as that baby girl, but I did have large children, Oldest Large Child weighing in at 3.99 kg (8lbs 15oz) Wee Blonde Child at 3.77 kg (8lbs 4oz) Healthy Weighty Wee Man at 4.39 kgs (9lbs 13oz).  But according to the WHO from the link above, I must have had really really healthy babies…. the average being 3.98 kg (approx 8lbs 14oz).  Which for those in the know are really big babies to give birth to!

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