My baby bump was so big people thought I was having twins

By William On Dec 13, 2022

A mother whose baby bump was so big people thought she was having twins gave birth to a girl so big she could fit into a six-month-old girl’s clothes.

Jodie Baines, 25, from Chorley, Lancashire, and her partner Alex Taylor, 24, welcomed baby girl Aria Taylor at 12:31am.

The caregiver knew that she was going to have a bigger baby because she could barely get out of bed due to her big belly.

Aria was photographed at 2 days old cuddling her mother Jodie, the little one was too big to fit her newborn baby.

It started showing at 10 weeks, but her round tummy seemed much further along at 20 weeks.

The mother-of-two endured 25 hours of labor and when she finally gave birth, Aria was so big that she outgrew newborn baby clothes and slipped straight into six-month-old baby clothes.

Jodie said: ‘He looked big and weighed a lot when he was born. People said that she looked like she was carrying a six month old baby, but she was a newborn.

Jodie Baines, 25, from Chorley, Lancashire, the baby’s belly was so big people thought she was having twins and she gave birth to a girl so big she could fit into a six-month-old girl’s clothes (Jodie 42 weeks pregnant)

Baby Aria Taylor was born at 12:31 a.m.

Jodie was photographed 28 weeks pregnant with her daughter Aria, while holding her son Theo.

Jodie already had a big bump at just 12 weeks pregnant with her daughter Aria, so she knew she was having a big baby.

Jodie (left) and her partner Alex Taylor, 24, (right) welcomed baby girl Aria Taylor (centre) in August and now have Theo (far right)

“We put her on the scale and saw her weight and we were like wow. My son Theo was also a big baby at 8lbs 6oz.

‘At 10 weeks she looked like she was 20 weeks old. But she’s the easiest baby, it’s a dream. It’s not like having a newborn at all.

She continued: ‘At 32 weeks I had my tummy measured and told me I was measuring three weeks ahead.

“But on the scan they said Aria was measuring up fine and it wasn’t big. She looked like she was about to burst.

Now Aria, who is four months old, wears six to nine month old clothes and it fits perfectly.

Newborn baby Aria Taylor met her brother Theo for the first time when she was brought home from the hospital

“I was in a lot of pain at 36 weeks and I could feel how big it was. He could see her move.

“In the end I couldn’t get out of bed. Looking back now, I don’t know how I managed to carry her or give birth naturally.

Jodie had to wait until 42 weeks before doctors decided to induce her and she went into 25-hour labor before giving birth at Royal Preston Hospital, Preston.

She said: ‘Her head got stuck but I got it out in 15 minutes, I didn’t really realize how big it was until she was weighed.

She said: “I could tell it was heavy as you’d have a dead arm after five minutes of holding it.”

Aria was photographed with Grandma Shirell the day she was born at the Royal Preston Hospital, Preston.

Aria is a happy and healthy baby and her mother said that she is the ‘easiest baby’ since she sleeps seven hours a night.

Jodie had to stay in the hospital for a week after the delivery due to blood loss during the delivery.

“People thought she was pregnant with a six-month-old girl, but she is the easiest baby. She sleeps for seven hours.

‘The zero to three month clothes were too small for her, so she went straight to three to six months.

‘Now six to nine month old clothes fit her perfectly. She gets a lot of attention because people think she’s pretty,” Jodie said.

“When I was a baby, they’d come up and say ‘she’s chunky, isn’t she? It’s a dream.'”

Now Aria, who is four months old, wears six to nine month old clothes, and is a perfect fit for her brother, Theo, now two, who weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces when he was born.