Tennessee Mother Welcomes 13-Pound Healthy Baby, Wearing 6-Month Outfit

Most babies that are born between 37 and 40 weeks typically weigh between 5–8 pounds. When a baby is born weighing over 9 pounds, it is usually considered to be too big for its age. However, these statistics don’t apply to every single baby born around the world, and there are always exceptions like baby Leo, who was born weighing much more than the average baby.

Leo was born with a bang on June 28.

While his due date was July 4, Leo came a bit earlier and just in time to celebrate the national holiday. This little boy weighed 13 pounds and 2 ounces, surprising everyone at the hospital. Leo’s mother gave birth via C-section at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, and everyone who treated him was in awe.

This is the family’s second child.

The family’s first child weighed 9 pounds and 15 ounces, so the couple expected that the second one would be a bit heavier. However, they did not expect that he would be so heavy. According to science, when a baby is born who is larger than the norm, it is called fetal macrosomia, and there are a few reasons why it happens.

Genetic factors and the mother’s general health play the most critical role in dictating the size of a baby. Also, if the baby is a boy, then it is most likely to be bigger than most baby girls. Not only that, but the possibility of macrosomia increases with every pregnancy. Also, some medical factors like diabetes and extreme weight gain can play a crucial role in a baby’s size.

This baby boy already looks older than he is.

The mother of the child says that her newborn already looks like he’s 3 months old, and he is wearing much bigger clothes. “He went straight into size 2 diapers. And I think we left the hospital in a 3-6-month outfit.”

Despite his unusually large size, baby Leo is very healthy, and his sugar levels are normal. “He does eat around the clock. It’s kind of hard to keep up, for sure.”

But this is not the heaviest baby to ever be born.

There have been quite a few cases where women gave birth to oversized babies, with one of them being in 1879. The mother, Anna Swan, who was a staggering height of 7’11″, had a baby who weighed 22 lbs, but passed away 11 hours after birth. Anna herself was born weighing between 13–15 pounds.

Also, in 1955, a woman in Italy gave birth to a healthy 22-pound baby, which is the one that holds the Guinness World Record for the heaviest baby to this day.

There are so many babies being born every day that some of them are bound to be bigger or have large heads. One baby, in particular, was able to crawl and lift its head right after birth.