all i can say is....OUCH!!

All I can say is "OUCH, OUCH and OUCH"! The delivery probably wasn't the only painful part of the pregnancy. I know how uncomfortable it is to have a smaller baby doing aerobics in your belly, so I can only imagine how much worse it must be to have a baby that big doing them. Also, there isn't that much room in there to begin with, so again "OUCH"!

all I can say is ouch too! I have seen 15 pound babys and they took him home in a littel pair of coveralls so cute. But 19 pounds way out there and very rare.

i saw that on the news here in canada and the kid looks like he is already a year old! i have to agree with you. even by c section, it would still be pretty painful because of the extra amount of cutting they would have to do. i had 2 sections and they sure are not fun.

My largest baby that I have given birth to was my oldest son and he was 9.4 lbs. I thought that was quite big and I have heard about 10lbs babies and thought oh my. I am so surprised that the Indonesian baby boy was born at 19.2lbs. That is huge and the lady must have received way too much glucose in her pregnancy. He is probably wearing clothes for 12 to 18 month olds. I like to have natural births so I prefer to have normally sized babies.

I read about this news yesterday too; on the net. It was a real big news. Must be really painful for the mom; but since she gave birth by the C, it would be another kind of situation altogether. But I wonder about the developments of the child. Hopefully that the baby would be able to lead a normal life; just like other babies. Amazing news, totally..

It's really amazing story, i really know this story here in internet. When i see the picture of a normal baby to compare the abnormal babies, i really don't know if it is true. I can say is God,,,, not ouch. God is my only impressions during i have seen and heard some other amazing things here in the world.

I thought a seven pounder was big! I can't imagine giving birth to a child of that size......not only that but it doesn't look like a new born. I really would not have any more if the first one had been that big! Ouch! Is right!

I read the story online the other day and could not believe how much he weigh and how long he was. It was good that she had the baby Caeserian. I was also shock to hear that a women in 1879 had a baby that weight 23 pounds. It is just amazing that they women could even have they babies.

Hello fruitcakeliz, I saw and read it(whew) really big baby huh...and it also eat too much(drink milk). I couldn't just imagine how big he will grow after a month if he keeps eating too much too. Thanks for this information my friend and have a great weekend

I read about this yesterday too! Well, I have gestational diabetes (it's a condition that happens when you are pregnant, but it goes away after giving birth). I am in great medical care . . . I am on a special diet and have to check my blood sugars to keep things under control. If it's not under control, the baby's health (as well as my own) could be at risk . . . large amounts of glucose can make the baby big. And it's not just about problems in giving birth because of the baby size . . . the internal organs of the baby may not be so well developed as it's bigger outer shell . . . the baby could possibly be diabetic or have other health problems. Me and my baby are monitored regularly and we are doing well (the baby is at average size and is healthy), but I don't know what kind of medical care they would have in Jakarata! Well, I hope the story of a 19 pound baby doesn't turn you off to having children! If you are in good medical hands, your baby will most likely not get overgrown from diabetes (if you happen to get gestational diabetes) because your doctors will be really strict about things - and you will be happy they did. I can't imagine carrying a 19 pounder inside me - let alone 15 or even 10! I am very small framed . . . so that would be a pretty crazy feat for me!!

I have no idea... I don't even think I would be capable of giving birth to it! I am barely 4'11 and if that baby was two feet long??.. thats ALMOST half the size of me??.. I probably wouldnt even survive giving birth to a baby that big.

As a guy, I don't know how you women feel when you gave birth. But, as a nurse, I'd seen how you gals endure and suffer the burden, most especially when the baby is large. CS or Cesarean Section was the only way for her to deliver the baby, otherwise, it wouldn't be possible. Yes, it can be dangerous, but it has a high success rate.

I don't even want to think of having a baby that large. For one thing to have a child in side of you that big is crazy, and then to have to try to push him out. I DON'T THINK SO!!! I had a C-Section with my son, and he was 7lbs 14oz and 21.5 in long and even then they had to "cut" me even more open then they had expected. I don't even want to know how big her scar is gonna be. Also to be honest, I don't know how far along she was either. I just looked quickly over the article and I think part of it is because maybe women aren't aware of all the things that happen during a pregnancy. I know when I was expecting I read every book and belonged to about 5 different websites. Granted, I drove my nurse crazy when the day finally came, but anyways. Maybe in Indonesia women aren't aware of the effects of things like Diabetes. Maybe that's why we don't hear of things like this happening often, much less in the US. But you really shouldn't decide having or not having a child based on what's basically a fluke thing like this. Every pregnancy is different.

wow that is crazy i wouldnt be able to do it... my son weighted 6 lbs & 4 oz... and it was hard for me to deliver him..... there is no way that i would deliver a 19 pound baby plus two feet long there is no way.....what a women i give her props for doing it...

That is an amazing and wild story! And to think there is a world record for a 23 pound baby that was set in 1879! Whew!!! It's good that this is such a rare occurrence! If I had given birth to a baby of that enormous size I would probably have gone into shock or temporarily lost my mind! But, given today's technology, I would know about this happening well before the birth of the child. Well, thanks for this post which is extremely interesting. Thanks, too, for providing info on why the doctors think this happened. Have a good day and weekend!