A mum has naturally given birth to one of the largest babies in Britain after her son was brought into the world weighing in at 11lbs 5.5oz.
That’s the size of a bowling ball, or a small dog. Additionally, mother Jade Beyer’s bump was so large that many people she spoke with assumed she was carrying twins. Nope, it turned out that Ronny-Jay Fewtrell was just a really big baby.
Ronny-Jay was the heaviest child to ever cross their scales, and the midwives who assisted in his delivery were so surprised by it that they double checked.
Mum Jade Bayer, 33, said her son was so big he couldn’t fit into newborn baby clothes and went straight into items for three-to-six-month-olds. On April 5, at 5:49 am, the mother-of-four naturally gave birth to Ronny-Jay after nearly electing for a C-section during the protracted 16-hour labor. Ronny is among some of the largest babies in the UK, with the typical newborn weighing about 7.5 lbs.
She’s also had to give up on breastfeeding him already, as the 12-week-old has such an appetite for it that she can’t keep up.
Jade, from Worcester, said: “We had an inkling at the very beginning Ronny was going to be big.
“I was big straight away, there was no hiding my pregnancy from the beginning.
“A lot of people were joking it was twins again because I carried bigger with Ronny than with the twins.
“The midwives were laughing saying his umbilical cord was like a tow rope.
“He went completely off the growth charts where they put the estimated weight and length – I think he was about the size of a four month old baby.”
Jade continued: “I was in that much pain towards the end of the pregnancy I kind of had to beg the consultant to be induced because I couldn’t physically move or breathe.
“I’ve had big babies before but I could tell Ronny was different.”
Jade, who lives with her 29-year-old partner Scott Fewtrell, has four children now, but reckons Ronny will probably be the last.
She added: “By the looks of it, they keep getting bigger and four is enough for anyone.
“I’ve done my fair share for the population and if they get any bigger then you are looking at a stone baby.
“He’s doing great right now, but recently I haven’t been able to weigh him because it’s hard to find a spot in the clinics. But he is quite content, pleasant, and relaxed, and I sleep well with him.”
She concluded: “I was quite shocked to learn he could be one of Britain’s biggest babies but the midwife did say he was the biggest ever on her scales.
“He’s absolutely fine now and gets on great with his siblings, they dote on him.
“I can’t thank the midwives enough for their continued support and work with me and the baby through my traumatic labour.”
