A mother has delivered, what is believed to be the third biggest ever baby in the UK, after coming into the world at a whopping 14lbs 15oz.
Cherral Mitchell, required two midwives to help her give birth to baby Alpha, who shocked the entire staff when he weighted more than one stone on the scales.
Alpha has since been affectionately nicknamed “Baby Hippo” and “Butter Bean” by other family members. Alpha’s weight wasn’t the first surprise mum Cherral and dad Tyson had experienced in this pregnancy the parents were using contraception when the baby was conceived.
Tyson, who is an electrical engineer and mum Cherral have three more children but Tyson was the biggest baby of their's by some distance.
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