19-pound boy is named Akbar,Akbar Risuddin or "the Great" in Arabic

Akbar's weight record for a newborn in Indonesia, although a bit short

of the world record of 23 pounds set in 1879, was likely caused by his

mother having gestational diabetes. “This heavy baby made the surgery

really tough. The child was born at a birth weight that nears that of a

year-old toddler, and in a picture taken of the baby alongside a normal

birth-weight newborn, he seemed triple the size.

Doctors explained Ani’s diabetes likely caused the child to receive too

much glucose in the womb, accounting for his massive size upon delivery

— but so far, so good, in terms of the newborn’s health.

“I'm very happy that my baby and his mother are in good health,” father

Muhammad Hasanuddin said Friday. “I hope I can afford to feed the baby

enough, because he needs more milk than other babies.”

Big newborns seem to be a pattern for the Risuddin family. Akbar, who

is the third child of Hasanuddin, 50, and Ani, 41, has two “little”

brothers who weighed 11.6 pounds and 9.9 pounds at birth.

Still, the wide-mouthed male proved to be a handful and then some upon

his first few hours in the world. “He’s got a strong appetite, it’s

almost nonstop feeding,” Sitanggang told the news agency.

“This baby boy is extraordinary; the way he’s crying is not like a

usual baby. It’s really loud.”