Saturday, November 7, 2009

Really. Big. Baby.



11 pounds 12 ounces. Born at home the old-fashioned way. No drugs. No 'emergency' c-section. Mom, who is 5'1, just got it done. Yes, she pushed for 2 hours to birth baby B, but she was all smiles and so very proud of herself when the job was done. Dr. Z. did an incredible job of helping baby get out. It is an honor and a blessing to be able to work and learn from him. But back to baby. Did I mention that 'noggin in 15 inches....oh and baby is 23.5 inches long. This was #591 births for me and the biggest, longest baby I've seen in my 10 years of helping moms deliver at home.

8 comments:

YFA said...

OMG, looks like a boy?
Have a great day.

marlene@ByTheSeam said...

Oh my goodness, that baby is a toddler already, LOL.

mary said...

holy crap.

Anonymous said...

OMG! Great job all of you. It's so wonderful that moms can have their babies in such healthy surroundings. Keep up the important work!Love, Mom

Karen said...

...uh...did my mom just type OMG? and yes, kwiltmaker, we were all laughing about how mom birthed a toddler! oh, and i made a mistake....the baby was 11 lbs 14 ozs!

Col said...

OUCH! That hurts just thinking about a baby that big!!

Kathleen said...

WOW! What a mom! Boy oh boy will she be able to guilt trip this one. And really?! 591?! Another WOW!

Mary P said...

Holy crap. Definitely would have been an "emergency" c section at a hospital.