Big baby

[ian.car]

What is the largest birth weight ever recorded.

[pathfinder]

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the heaviest baby born in the UK was Guy Warwick Carr who weighed in at 15lb 8oz when he was born at Kirby-in-Furness, Cumbria, on March 9, 1992.

[pathfinder]

I just noticed that you didn't specify the UK - the heaviest baby ever recorded was born in South Africa on May 24, 1982, to Mrs Christina Samane - a 22lb 8oz son.

[dazmac]

Another Furness connection - we live in Barrow-in-Furness, about 20 mins from the UK heaviest baby, and my wife has today given birth to a boy, Kristian Luke at 12 pounds and 8 ounces !!!

[Dollydaisy]

My mum weighed over 15 pds and was short so she couldn't wear newborn clothes she came home from the hospital with 9mths old baby clothes on. Poor granny, out of 7 kids my mum was the only one born at a hospital. All the others weighed over 9 1/2 pds. And she was only 4'11" tall.

[ummmm1]

My Grandad weighed 16lb 10 1/2 oz and he was the second biggest baby born in Ireland. He has a certificate to prove it. I don't think it's been beaten yet. My grandad is 84 now so can you imagine giving birth to that in 1922 Ireland?

[crete]

dazmac congratulations to you all ..what a big boy.

[crete]

i think the heaviest baby born was in russia,