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    4 months ago

    Oops pressed delete by mistake

    He is still an idiot, but 20lb babies are a possibility

    1846 - Heaviest birth and longest baby

    There are many stories about babies who weighed 14 lb at birth - but what about a whopping 22 lb?

    That was the weight of a child born to Giantess Anna Bates (née Swan) (Canada, b. 6 August 1846; d. 5 August 1888).

    Giantess Anna Bates, as her name may suggest, was a rather tall woman - 241.3 cm (7 ft 11 in) tall to be exact.

    Her husband, Martin Van Buren Bates, was born on 9 November 1837 and was reported to reach 7 ft 11 in, although was probably more likely 7 ft 9 in.

    She gave birth to a boy weighing 9.98 kg (22 lb) and measuring 71.12 cm (28 in) at her home in Seville, Ohio, USA, on 19 January 1879, breaking the record for both heaviest birth and longest baby.

    The baby, who was not officially named but just referred to as “Babe”, sadly died just 11 hours later.