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From Dawn Weldon

What is your response?Our not-so-little baby, Tom, was born on 22nd July at Whiston Hospital (5 days overdue) weighing an eye-watering 10lb 10oz. Born via semi-emergency c-section, he had to be weighed twice as no one could believe he was so heavy! Tom joins a small percentage of babies who are born full term weighing over 9lbs. My last baby weighed 7lb 14oz and we expected this baby to be a little bigger, but still average size. His actual size was a complete shock to us all! I had a completely healthy pregnancy and didn't have gestational diabetes, and my bump at full term wasn't overly large; there were no signs that Tom would be as big as he was. We pass on our thanks to the FMAU at Whiston Hospital who realised Tom was going to be a large baby when I was at term + 4 days during an unplanned ultrasound (his movements had reduced and my community midwife sent me for monitoring); even then, he was only predicted to be around 9lb 5oz. The whole team who cared for us, from antenatal, theatre staff and all the midwives on Ward 2E were outstanding in their care of all of us. We pass on our thanks to all involved in making Tom's birth safe and calm. Tom joins big sister, Holly (2.5 years) and is son to Dawn and Barry Weldon.

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St Helens Star: Our not-so-little baby, Tom, was born on 22nd July at Whiston Hospital (5 days overdue) weighing an eye-watering 10lb 10oz. Born via semi-emergency c-section, he had to be weighed twice as no one could believe he was so heavy! Tom joins a small percentage of babies who are born full term weighing over 9lbs.My last baby weighed 7lb 14oz and we expected this baby to be a little bigger, but still average size. His actual size was a complete shock to us all! I had a completely healthy pregnancy and didn't have gestational diabetes, and my bump at full term wasn't overly large; there were no signs that Tom would be as big as he was.We pass on our thanks to the FMAU at Whiston Hospital who realised Tom was going to be a large baby when I was at term + 4 days during an unplanned ultrasound (his movements had reduced and my community midwife sent me for monitoring); even then, he was only predicted to be around 9lb 5oz. The whole team who cared for us, from antenatal, theatre staff and all the midwives on Ward 2E were outstanding in their care of all of us. We pass on our thanks to all involved in making Tom's birth safe and calm.Tom joins big sister, Holly (2.5 years) and is son to Dawn and Barry Weldon.

Our not-so-little baby, Tom, was born on 22nd July at Whiston Hospital (5 days overdue) weighing an eye-watering 10lb 10oz. Born via semi-emergency c-section, he had to be weighed twice as no one could believe he was so heavy! Tom joins a small percentage of babies who are born full term weighing over 9lbs.My last baby weighed 7lb 14oz and we expected this baby to be a little bigger, but still average size. His actual size was a complete shock to us all! I had a completely healthy pregnancy and didn't have gestational diabetes, and my bump at full term wasn't overly large; there were no signs that Tom would be as big as he was.We pass on our thanks to the FMAU at Whiston Hospital who realised Tom was going to be a large baby when I was at term + 4 days during an unplanned ultrasound (his movements had reduced and my community midwife sent me for monitoring); even then, he was only predicted to be around 9lb 5oz. The whole team who cared for us, from antenatal, theatre staff and all the midwives on Ward 2E were outstanding in their care of all of us. We pass on our thanks to all involved in making Tom's birth safe and calm.Tom joins big sister, Holly (2.5 years) and is son to Dawn and Barry Weldon.