A mum has given birth to a baby girl weighing a whopping 13lb 2oz and says she couldn't believe the size of her "chunky" daughter.
Jade Smith, 22, gave birth to her firstborn Paisley Jade West on August 2 2021 at Nottingham City Hospital via a c-section, reports NottinghamshireLive.
After being told her baby might be large, the mum "didn't think much of it" to begin with - even though she was finding it hard to walk around.
Jade said: "I found out I was pregnant on December 1 2020, was told everything was going well, had a 12-week scan and I was told she was bigger in size than expected.
"I didn't think much of it really, but when I had another scan at 20 weeks, I was told she would weigh around 10lbs.
"It got me a bit scared and I had to keep coming in for scans. Towards the end of the pregnancy, I was in a lot of pain carrying that size baby and the same amount of water, it was hard to walk around and I struggled being pregnant in summertime."
The 22-year-old was given the option to give birth through a C-section which made her feel a lot more comfortable.
Jade said: "If I tried a natural birth, that could have dislocated Paisley's shoulders and I could have gone into an emergency C-section anyway. But the C-section went great, and she's healthy now.
"I had some complications with my scar afterwards because of the way I had been carrying her, and Paisley found it hard to breathe at first and was taken to the neonatal ward. But everything was OK in the end."
Her friends and family were amazed at the size of Paisley and even had consultants amazed. Jade then set about looking to see if bigger babies had been born in Nottingham.
She said: "My consultant at the time said it was the biggest baby they had ever delivered. Everyone on the neonatal ward also said it's the biggest they've seen at the hospital too.
"Everyone I knew couldn't believe it, I couldn't even believe it; she was so massive and chunky, people kept saying to me they thought she was a boy!
"My partner Joseph [West, 23] held her first and was in shock, you should have seen the reaction on his face, he didn't know what to do with himself!"
Paisley is thought to be the biggest ever baby ever born in Nottingham.
Jade added Paisley is healthy and is now a 'normal size.
Sharon Wallis, director of midwifery at Nottingham City Hospital, said: “We would like to wish Jade many congratulations on the safe birth of her baby and are pleased she had such a good experience at our hospital.
"We wish her and her family every good wish for their future together.”
