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Woman falls pregnant while already pregnant
 A US woman has stunned doctors by achieving a rare medical marvel -
falling pregnant while pregnant. Julia Grovenburg and her husband Todd
were shocked to learn she would be giving birth to two babies, but not
twins. The couple attended an ultrasound appointment believing Mrs
Grovenburg was just over eight weeks pregnant.
But the scan showed two babies, separated by two-and-a-half weeks -
with one clearly more developed than the other. “When she said, ‘and
baby number two has got a healthy little heartbeat,’ - I just started
gagging,” Mrs Grovenburg said. Doctors suspect an extraordinarily
uncommon situation called superfetation, which means conceiving when
already pregnant. Patrick O’Brien, consulting obstetrician and spokesman
for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said only one
case a year is reported worldwide.
 Giant mog battles to get through the cat flab
Socrates the cat has been put on a strict diet after ballooning to
double the size of a normal moggy. The black and white feline weighs in
at 10.1kg but has been given 100 days to get down to his target weight
of 4.5kg.
Owner Bill Duncan from Newcastle says the long-haired cat is going to
have to cut down on his favourite cheese and onion crisps.
From now on
the supersized pet will be limited to two 50g helpings of special diet
food a day which Mr Duncan hopes will give him more get-up-and-go.
Five-year-old “Socs” joins eight other finalists in charity PDSA’s Pet
Fit Club where owners help their animals shift the podge to improve
their life ‘pet-spectancy.’
Oh baby! Mum’s super-size special delivery
 A woman in Indonesia has given birth to the country’s biggest ever
baby - tipping the scales at a whopping 8.7kgs. The 62cms 24.4 boy, who
has not yet been given a name, was born by caesarean section at a
hospital in North Sumatra province.
A gynaecologist who took part in the operation said the ‘special
delivery’ was no easy feat.
“This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the
process of taking him out of his mum’s womb. His legs were so big,”
Binsar Sitanggang said.
The boy’s huge size was most likely the result of his 41-year-old
mother having diabetes, Mr Sitanggang said. The boy is said to be in a
healthy condition despite having to initially be given oxygen to
overcome breathing problems. Mr Sitanggang described the baby as
“extraordinary” in almost every way. “He’s got strong appetite, every
minute, it’s almost non-stop feeding,” he said. “The way he’s crying is
not like a usual baby. It’s really loud.” |
