A mother who gave birth to an 11lb baby jokes that her son looked ‘ridiculous’ because newborn clothes were too small for him – and he’s already as big as a three-year-old ahead of his first birthday

Sarah Dines, 35, gave birth to her first child, Montague, who is now 11 months old and weighs 11lbs 8oz, making him the typical size of a newborn three months old.

He started wearing toddler clothes right away and is currently wearing clothes for youngsters aged two to three.

Teacher Sarah initially wanted a water birth at her home in Broadstone, Dorset, without pain relief, but eventually had to have a C-section, in part because of the size of her baby.

Sarah Dines said, “He was so big when he was born that he looked ridiculous. When the doctor pulled him out, everyone laughed, and at first, I didn’t know why.”

“One of them said he was ready for school already, and the little towel they wrapped him in just didn’t fit,” Monty’s mom said. None of the clothes Sarah bought for Monty fit when he was born.

None of the clothes Sarah brought in for Monty fit when he was first born.

She said: ‘Even the little cap they gave him at the hospital was too small.

‘My sister had to run and buy me some nappies because none of the ones we had fit him either.

‘As he’s got older he’s gone up and up in sizes, he’s always been in bigger clothes than his age.

‘He’s a week off being one and he’s in stuff for a 2-3-year-old.’

None of Sarah’s doctors can explain why Monty was born so big.

Sarah said, “After he was born, we were both tested for gestational diabetes many times, but he was never positive.”

“I am 180 cm tall and my husband Elliot, is 183 cm tall, so we will never have a small baby. None of us were particularly big when we were born. I think I’m just going to have big babies,” mom Sara said.