A mother shares that strangers are consistently taken aback by the size of her baby boy, as he already fits into clothes meant for toddlers, despite being just 11 months old. Alexa Priego, 31, gave birth to her son, Kason, 11 months ago, but due to his remarkable size, people often mistake him for being older.
Although her youngest son was born with a normal weight of 7lb 14oz, he rapidly grew in size after two months of breastfeeding and continued to grow at an astonishing rate. Alexa, a mother of three from Manhattan, New York, reveals that her son now comfortably wears clothes designed for three-year-olds, leaving passersby on the street amazed and often prompting them to approach her to express their astonishment.
aby Kason’s size often fools people Alexa joked she just ‘makes big babies’
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Alexa, a hospital worker, said: “He is the heaviest baby in the whole world.
“He’s very tall and very chunky – doctors said he is in the 99th percentile for weight and height.
“When people see him they ask his age, and they are shocked when I say 11 months because they expect him to be older.
Baby Kason has to wear clothes made for a three-year-old
“People are so amazed by it – but when my daughter was born, she was exactly the same. “I guess I just make big babies!”
Alexa, also mum to Owen, 10, and Gracie, four, said doctors explained that she overproduces milk which could contribute to Kason’s huge size. After being breastfed for several months, he was moved onto formula and recently Alexa has been doing baby-led weaning.
Baby Kason is in the 99th percentile for his height and weight
But despite what people might think, she says Kason is a totally healthy baby.
She said: “He is the easiest baby to look after – he’s so easygoing and always smiles at people.
“He crawls and can walk when he holds onto the side of the couch and tries to stand on everything.
“He is a very active boy. He crawls really fast too – he’s very speedy for a big boy!”
Alexa said people just can’t get their heads round his size.
She has friends whose two-year-olds weigh the same as Kason. People even stop her in the street to question his age – and their jaws drop when they learn he isn’t even one yet. She said: “They expect him to be much older. Their reactions amaze me sometimes – I’m like, ‘is he really that big?!’ I guess I just make big babies!”
