Large delivery

Indonesian gives birth to 8.7 kg boy who roars like a lion and eats like a pig

Large delivery

Indonesian gives birth to 8.7 kg boy who roars like a lion and eats like a pig

The as-yet-unnamed baby's arrival was marked by a cry that sounded more like a roar and an appetite of epic proportions.

In 1879...

The big baby, a weight record for a newborn in Indonesia, although a bit short of the world record of 23 lbs (10.4 kg) set in 1879, was likely caused by his mother having gestational diabetes.

And even though mother Ani was saved the gruelling task of pushing the child out herself, the surgery to bring him into the world was still touch and go.

Cry Baby: The unnamed baby boy lies next to a standard sized newborn at a hospital in Medan, Indonesia.

"This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mum's womb," said Dr Binsar Sitanggang. "His legs were so big."

Big may be an understatement. The child was born at a weight that nears that of a year-old toddler, and in a picture taken of the baby alongside a normal birth-weight newborn, he seems triple the size.

Too much glucose

Doctors explained Ani's diabetes likely caused the child to receive too much glucose in the womb, accounting for his massive size upon delivery but so far, so good, in terms of the newborn's health.

Still, the wide-mouthed male proved to be a handful and then some upon his first few hours in the world. "He's got a strong appetite, it's almost non-stop feeding," said Dr Sitanggang.

"This baby boy is extraordinary; the way he's crying is not like a usual baby. It's really loud."

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