Big Baby Wows Mexican Town

"Super Tonio," With A Birth Weight Of 14.1 Pounds, Is Causing A Sensation In Cancun

(AP)  He is called "Super Tonio," and at a whopping birth weight of 14.1 pounds, the "little" fellow is causing a sensation in this Mexican resort city.

Cancun residents have crowded the nursery ward's window to see Antonio Vasconcelos, who was born early Monday by Caesarean section at Jesus Kumate Rodriguez hospital.

On Thursday, doctors reduced his diet from 5 ounces to 3 ounces of milk every three hours. In three days, Tonio gained 7 ounces, weighing in Wednesday night at 14.5 pounds. He measures 22 inches in length.

"We haven't found any abnormality in the child. There are some signs of high blood sugar, and a slight blood infection, but that is being controlled so that the child can get on with his normal life in a few more days," Narciso Perez Bravo, the hospital's director, said on Wednesday.

In Brazil, a baby born in January 2005 in the city of Salvador weighed 16.8 pounds at birth. According to Guinness World Records, the heaviest baby born to a healthy mother was a boy weighing 22.5 pounds, born in Aversa, Italy, in September 1955.

Antonio's mother, Teresa Alejandra Cruz, 23, and father, Luis Vasconcelos, 38, said they were proud of the boy, and noted that Cruz had given birth to a baby girl seven years ago who weighed 11.5 pounds.

"It's good, because now with this one, we'll have a pair" of big babies, said Vasconcelos.

[meswin]

Poor baby he can't help how big he is!! I feel sorry for the mom though, carrying around a child that big....my 4 1/2 month old weighs that much!!

[jdeltoro1]

I think you are the only one laughing, Agnim. It was a nice human interest story regardless of where it happened. No need to ring Americans down with your tastelessness and negativity. Furthermore, nowhere was the US mentioned and lastly, he was delivered by C-section, as stated in the article.

[ecuadoriana]

Is Agnim still at it? What is with this guy? Definitely some mental issues.

He completely degrades any forum he enters. Was he not allowed on the playground with the regular kids when he was in school? It seems like he was constantly picked on, had no friends, even his parents thought he was odd. Here he is today, trying to remake himself as the school yard bully. So sad.