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Lisa Hodge

Baby boy weighing 16kg is so big he has to wear adult nappies

A one-year-old baby has grown so large for his age that he has to wear adult nappies.

Baby Sonny Portnoy weighed over nine pounds - or 4kg - when he was born in December last year.

Proud mum Jayde Leeder, 42, says the tot has just kept growing and is now tipping the scales at a staggering 36 pounds - 16.4kg.

The baby boy has outgrown the largest size of nappies on the baby and child market - and has moved into adult ones.

Sonny Portnoy with his mum Jayde Leeder (Jayde Leeder / SWNS)

In an adorable TikTok video, mum-of-three, Jayde says that she has had to buy adult nappies for Sonny - because the baby sizes don't fit around his waist.

When Jayde was pregnant with Sonny doctors were concerned she had gestational diabetes due to the size of her stomach and her extensive weight loss.

They checked four times for the condition, but, as it turned out, when Jayde finally gave birth, Sonny was just bigger than they'd expected.

The baby boy has outgrown the largest size of nappies on the baby and child market - and has moved into adult ones. (Jayde Leeder / SWNS)

Jayde, from Sydney, Australia, says Sonny's dad is "a big solid Russian" so she knew her baby would grow to be bigger.

She said: "When I was pregnant he always measured a week or two bigger.

"Doctors were concerned about his size and they originally thought I had diabetes but thankfully that wasn't the case - I just had a special boy on the way.

"His dad is a big solid Russian and and my oldest was over nine pounds when he was born so it was to be expected in a way.

Baby Sonny Portnoy weighed over nine pounds - or 4kg - when he was born in December last year. (Jayde Leeder / SWNS)

"Sonny's a happy little character and he makes some hilarious faces - he is very cheeky.

"He knows when he's doing something he shouldn't be and thinks it's funny to see my reaction.

"He's crawling and just learning to stand, but I have some skeletal problems and he seems to have inherited a few hypermobility issues as his ankle joints are a bit stiff.

"It's nothing serious though and he is having regular physio so he will walk soon enough.
"I'm very lucky to have him in our beautiful family and can't wait to watch him grow and develop in the future."

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