Mum gives birth to baby weighing over 11 pounds – the same as a bowling ball

Sara Odeen-Isbister

Published November 10, 2024 3:32pm Updated November 10, 2024 4:35pm

Nicole Taylor was stunned to learn her newborn son weighed more than 11lb (Picture: SWNS)

A mum says she’s glad she had a c-section after welcoming a baby boy that weighed a whopping 11lbs 7oz.

Nicole Taylor, who is just 5ft2, had been told her George would be on the larger size but she hadn’t realised he would be quite that big.

Even the surgeons performing the c-section were stunned, she said.

The average weight of a newborn boy in the UK is 7lbs 8oz, meaning George – delivered on October 17 – was almost 50% heavier than average.

For context, most bowling balls start at 10lb.

Nicole, 30, and husband, Tommy, 33, who is 6ft1, had to remove the newborn attachment from their car seat to get their son home from Leeds General Infirmary as it was too small for him.

And he was instantly in size two nappies and 0-3 month clothes as none of his newborn clothes would fit him.

Legal PA Nicole, from Leeds, said: ‘The week before I was due, I decided to go for a caesarean section as they told me of all the risks associated with having him naturally.

George and older brother Leo. A mum was stunned after giving birth to a baby boy that weighed a whopping 11lbs 7oz - the same as a mid-weight bowling ball. Nicole Taylor - who is just 5'2" and a size 10-12 - says her second son George stunned surgeons when he was delivered by c-section on October 17. The average weight of a newborn baby boy in the UK is 7lbs 8oz, meaning George was almost 50% heavier than the average newborn. She and husband 6'1" Tommy, 33, had to remove the newborn attachment from their car seat to get George home from Leeds General Infirmary as it was too small for him. — George as a newborn in hospital with his older brother Leo (Picture: Nicole Taylor/SWNS)

‘I’m so glad I did as I think it would have been horrific.

‘I was really shocked because he looked so big, all the surgeons were saying he’s massive, they couldn’t wait to get him on the scales.

‘They said he could be the biggest baby to be born at LGI in five years. Tom and I were like ‘oh my god, he’s massive’.

‘I was a bit concerned there might be something wrong with him being so big, but he’s had all his checks and he’s fine.’

Nicole Taylor gave birth to her second son, George, who weighed a massive 11lbs 7oz. Nicole Taylor - who is just 5'2" and a size 10-12, says her second son George stunned surgeons when he was delivered by c-section on October 17, pictured at the family home in West Yorks, November 7, 2024. Release date ??? November 10, 2024. A mum was stunned after giving birth to a baby boy that weighed a whopping 11lbs 7oz. Nicole Taylor - who is just 5'2" and a size 10-12 - says her second son George stunned surgeons when he was delivered by c-section on October 17. The average weight of a newborn baby boy in the UK is 7lbs 8oz, meaning George was almost 50% heavier than the average newborn. She and husband 6'1" Tommy, 33, had to remove the newborn attachment from their car seat to get George home from Leeds General Infirmary as it was too small for him. And he was instantly in size two nappies and 0-3 month clothes as none of his newborn clothes would fit him. — Nicole said she glad she had a c-section (Picture: Lee McLean/SWNS)

The signs George would be big were there, Nicole said. Nicole’s first son Leo, now eight, was also on the larger side when he was born, weighing 8lbs 12oz.

She also started to show quite early with George. ‘But people were saying ‘you do show quicker with your second, so I didn’t think anything of it,’ she explained.

However, at the 39 week scan her son already weighed 9lb 2oz

‘One of the midwives said “you must just make big babies”.’