NO WEIGH I gave birth to a newborn the size of a MICROWAVE – he was mistaken for a 2-year-old, the midwives were in hysterics

WHEN Ruth Marr got pregnant with her first child in 2018, nothing could have prepared her for the size of her baby boy.

The expectant mum, now 32, was left stunned after having a five kilo baby the same size as a mini microwave. Her son was so large, she vowed she’d never give birth again.

Ruth Marr gave birth to a five kilo baby the same size as a mini microwaveCredit: Ruth Marr

 

Ruth went into labour naturally but it was no easy rideCredit: Ruth Marr
Ruth struggled to cuddle or carry her son for too long because he was so heavyCredit: Ruth Marr

 

She also spent hundreds on newborn baby clothes that were too small for her sonCredit: Ruth Marr

Ruth lives in Swindon with her partner John and their two children Jacob, three, and one-year-old Freddie.

Recalling her pregnancy, Ruth says: “Everyone who saw me pregnant would ask if I was having twins and I started getting worried. How big was this baby? Would I be able to give birth naturally?

“But the doctors brushed it off. They said my unborn son would be about eight pounds, not too big at all. But they were so wrong.”

In April 2019, Ruth was overdue and uncomfortable, cradling a baby bump bigger than any of her pregnant friends.

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“I was practically falling over my bump and I felt like I was going to birth a yoga ball,” she reveals.

Ruth went into labour naturally but it was no easy ride. After 12 long hours, the doctor pulled out his forceps to unstick her unborn baby.