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I rarely conjure up the memories of birthing my three children. Although I love them all to the ends of the earth, I am not one of those mothers who gets all dewy eyed at the recollection of birth. It hurt, it was hard, it hurt, it was awkward and it hurt. So when I read stories of unusual births I always stop for a moment and give thanks that not only am I done breeding but that my kids were not gigantic, premature, etc. After reading about Elisa Maia dos Ribeiros' stint of giving birth I had one of those moments of thanks. Dos Ribeiros, 36, of Brazil, recently gave birth to a baby girl who weighed in at 14 pounds. The baby, 23 1/2 inches, was born by Cesarean section and is reported to be in good health. This is Dos Ribeiros' fourth child, the other three were all boys and all over nine pounds. And although the baby is not the heaviest ever recorded, that would be 22 pounds and 8 ounces, 14 pounds is a lot of baby to produce.The medical staff at the Brazilian hospital said that one reason for the large size of the baby is the fact that Dos Ribeiros is a diabetic and large babies are common for diabetics.
Whatever the case, 14 pounds is big. Fourteen pounds takes up a lot of space in an abdomen. Fourteen pounds is heavy to carry around, especially after having three older boys. My hat is off to this mother, and again I give thanks that my kids were 7 pounders.
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9-02-2006 @ 4:11PM
sungoddess said...You know, I'm nine months pregnant and my doc told me my son was likely to be an eight pounder, and I nearly cried because it sounds like a serious amount of work to push out.
I CANNOT imagine facing a 14 pounder... I mean WHOA!!! At least she didn't have to push that baby out!!!
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9-02-2006 @ 6:14PM
Brenda said...Sungoddess,
According to the (stupid) growth charts they use 8lbs at birth is the 50th percentile. That means it is AVERAGE, it doesn't get more average than that.
Also, I have it on good authority from moms that have had 5 or more children that heavier babies are easier to push out.
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9-02-2006 @ 7:02PM
Kira said...Eh, anything over a pound is impossible.
What people don't always realize is that the health implications of being overweight can be as serious for newborns as being underweight.
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9-03-2006 @ 1:39AM
ivy said...Please note: diabetes does not cause large babies, UNCONTROLLED diabetes does. at 41 weeks i had a 7 lb'er, because i ate the diet, tested when i should and put my childs health over my own cravings for brownies. Sorry, it's a peeve of mine, since they tried to force me into a c-section, since, obviously, all children of diabetics must be enourmous, right? ummm.. no.
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