East Sussex woman gives birth to baby so big midwives 'thought scales were broken'

Rebecca Saxby and Fabio Ferreira, from Newhaven, welcomed Cesar Ferreira Simoes Junior at Eastbourne Midwifery Unit (EMU) on January 6.

Cesar is the biggest baby ever born on the unit, weighing in at 11lbs 14ozs – that’s the equivalent of nearly six bags of sugar.

In the UK, the average weight of a newborn boy is about 7lbs 8ozs.

Fabio said: “As they were putting him on the scales, we were guessing how much he would weigh.

"When the midwives realised the actual weight, they were like ‘that’s unbelievable’.

“They had to get a different scale because they couldn’t believe it.

"They thought the first one was broken."

Cesar was born with the umbilical cord around his neck, on a day the unit was forced to close due to a power cut.

Despite this, Fabio said the experience at EMU was ‘absolutely top notch’.

Fabio added: “Those ladies do such a tremendous amount of work.

“We gave birth to our daughter there three years ago, exactly the same room, exactly the same pool.

"We’re blessed it happened there. We should absolutely treasure that place.”

Fabio said Cesar is healthy and Rebecca is recovering well following the natural birth.

"He’s in 3-6 months clothes now,” Fabio added.

"Newborns are usually quite wobbly in the neck, but he’s strong already.

"I think [Rebecca] gets discharged this coming week.

"The midwives are happy with that.

"They call her ‘Superwoman’ there.”