IF YOU think your tot was heavy, spare a thought for the mum of a heavy baby that weighed a whopping 16lb – over twice the average for a newborn.
Whitney Hallett from Indiana recently gave birth to baby Waylon Cole and discovered her son weighed the same size as a typical six-month-old child.
This baby weighed more than twice the average weight of a newbornCredit: Facebook/ Whitney Hallett
Whitney Hallett from Indiana recently gave birth to baby Waylon Cole and he weighed 16lbCredit: Facebook/ Whitney Hallett
The proud parents discovered their son weighed the same size as a typical six-month-old childCredit: Facebook/ Whitney Hallett
Waylon was born via Caesarean section and was initially placed in intensive care due to breathing and feeding issues.
Dad Edmond Hallett, told Us Weekly: “The doctors and nurses were like, ‘Oh my god’.
“We ended up weighing him three times because no one could believe he actually weighed 16lbs. At first I thought maybe the scale was broken.”
After the couple saw the size of their newborn, they were forced to go and buy six-to-nine months clothes for their son.
Edmond said: “He [now] weighs 17lbs and seven ounces. He sleeps a lot more than our other babies did, but he’s healthy.
“When he’s awake, he’s alert and smiles. He’s a happy boy.”
Waylon was born via Caesarean section and was initially placed in into intensive care due to breathing and feeding issuesCredit: Facebook/ Whitney Hallett
The hospital staff ended up weighing him three times because no one could believe he actually weighed 16lbsCredit: Facebook/ Whitney Hallett
He now weighs 17lbs and seven ounces and sleeps a lot more than their other babies didCredit: Facebook/ Whitney Hallett
Waylon is now at home with his parents and sisters, and needs clothes that fit six to nine-month-old babiesCredit: WLKY
The dad revealed that Whitney, 28, has gestational diabetes, which can cause newborns to grow big in the womb.
Waylon is now at home with his parents, and has been spending time with his older sisters.
Sources:mirror.co.uk
