17 lb baby!

by Angie Felton (Subscribe to Angie Felton's posts)
Sep 27th 2007 9:34AM

When the newborn Nadia was placed on the scale, she broke not only a family record, but a Guinness World one: the C-section baby weighed in at a whopping 17.1 lbs!

It's almost as if Nadia knew from the start she'd have to do something to make her birth stand out from those of her eleven older siblings'.

"We were all simply in shock," said Nadia's mother, Tatyana Barabanova, 43. "He (the father) couldn't say a thing -- he just stood there blinking."

The Russian mother said her pregnancy diet consisted of potatoes, noodles, and tomatoes and none of her other children were this large. So far there has been no explanation why Nadia came out the size of a six- or seven-month-old.

I was always instructed not to lift anything heavier than the baby after my C-sections. For this mom, that would mean pouring a little bit of dog food out of the 25 lb bag before picking it up! Ack!

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9-27-2007 @ 12:37PM

Eva said...

Wow. My kid didn't weigh that much until she was 9 months! Wow.

9-27-2007 @ 1:20PM

queenoqueens said...

I was shocked by the "17.1 lbs", but then stunned by the part about "11 siblings". I'll let you know when I start blinking again.

9-27-2007 @ 2:06PM

Karen said...

My daughter did not way 17 pounds until she was almost a year old.

On the other hand, my son was 9 lb 6 oz and seemed sooo much bigger than my daughter 7 lb 2 oz at birth. I cannot imagine 17 pounds! Wow!

9-27-2007 @ 7:08PM

southerncharm said...

Big Baby! Wow. I wonder if mom was diabetic?

9-27-2007 @ 9:15PM

Jenna said...

Goodness. I, too, have ceased blinking.

9-28-2007 @ 2:18PM

Ashley said...

OMG sumo baby! lol I can't even imagine...wow! I think we all need to start blinking again!

9-28-2007 @ 3:00PM

Zena said...

Well, I am happy to hear that both mom and baby are doing fine. May God bless Nadia with many years of health and happiness.

The weight is shocking, but if she is healthy, that's all that should concern the family.

9-28-2007 @ 2:26PM

chiquita said...

Oh my gaw! My son recently turned 9 months and weighs 26lbs. 17lbs is pretty close!

9-28-2007 @ 2:31PM

OKCsnglMOM said...

When I showed my son, he thought Nadia looked hungry and the other little baby looked worried....17.1 is amazing.....we had a 12lb'er in our family....but 17...that is outstanding! Best of luck to them....

hubert said...

She didn't deliver the baby. The doctors deliverd the baby. Hellooo C Section.

silverdee2 said...

Thank God for C sections. Imagain not having one with this babys size. OUCH I thought mine was large at 9.101/2 but this is almost double that. OUCH

9-28-2007 @ 2:32PM

bluedestiny21 said...

Thank Heaven for c sections! Imagine trying to push that baby out!

9-28-2007 @ 2:57PM

scott warner said...

i take craps that are bigger then that kid, wtf who cares how big your kids were when they were 1 yr old. lets talk poop

CarmelTeena said...

MANNNNNNN that was a HUGE BABY! No wonder she had to have a C-section! that's the biggest baby I have ever seen in my life! How did that baby get that big in her stomach? I bet Nadia has very, very, very, very, very heavy baby! I hope that she will be a healthy baby in the end no matter how much is weighs!

9-28-2007 @ 3:04PM

Jill said...

wow i hope my lil boy aint that big and i am due the end of october!!!

9-28-2007 @ 3:08PM

wow i hope my son aint that big and i am due the end of October, and so far he is a biggy!! that poor woman i feel for her i really do

9-28-2007 @ 3:25PM

erin said...

C-section or not.. all of the mothers out there...
how did you feel close to delivery carrying a 6-9 pound baby?
Try carrying a 17.1 pound baby instead!

I can't even begin to comprehend how that would feel..my brain shut off...it doens't want to think about it!

Healthy baby, healthy mother! God Bless the family!

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