‘I Did not Anticipate This Shock’
𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗢 Child Angerson
A girl in Brazil not too long ago welcomed an additional particular bundle of pleasure: a 16-lb. child boy.
When it was time to offer start earlier this month to her son — and sixth baby — Cleidiane Santos dos Santos mentioned she “did not anticipate this shock.”
“I believed it could be 4 kilos, however he got here to seven kilos,” the 27-year-old mom instructed Portuguese-language newspaper El Globo.
Child Angerson was born by way of cesarean part on Jan. 18 at Hospital Padre Colombo in Parintins, weighing 7.328 kilograms (about 16.1 lbs.), per the newspaper.
In accordance with the American Being pregnant Affiliation, the vast majority of full-term infants are born weighing between 6 and 9 lbs. Having a better start weight can result in increased health risks for the new child and “could make [the] supply of the newborn troublesome,” per the U.S. Nationwide Library of Drugs.
𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗢 Child Angerson
The new child, sweetly known as “bebê gigante” in social media posts by the hospital, is considered the biggest child to be born within the state, the newspaper reported, citing the State Division of Well being.
Per Guiness World Words, the heaviest child to outlive infancy was born in Italy in September 1955, and weighed 22 lbs., 8 oz.
By no means miss a narrative — join PEOPLE‘s free daily newsletter to remain up-to-date on the very best of what PEOPLE has to supply, from juicy movie star information to forcing human curiosity tales.
The Brazilian mother’s wholesome new child is presently being monitored within the hospital’s NICU, per the newspaper.
And in keeping with the hospital’s social media posts, he has already started breastfeeding.
𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗢 Child Angerson
RELATED: Mom Welcomes Twins — and Learns Her Nurses Have the Same Names: ‘Funny Story to Tell Our Girls!’
Santos dos Santos has additionally praised the hospital workers for his or her care.
“I need to thank the workforce on the Padre Colombo Hospital, who’re giving me power and treating me very properly, since once I bought right here, if it weren’t for them, I do not know what would develop into of me,” she instructed the newspaper. “I respect each.”