Cary and Tim Patonai welcomed their first newborn son Finnley early this month. This little bundle of joy was bigger than they expected. He weighed 14.1 pounds ( 6.3 kgs).
“My water broke on the scale as I was getting weighed, so my scheduled C-section got moved up a day,” Cary Patonai said.
“He was predicted to weigh 13.8 pounds.”
Patonai gave birth at the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Arizona. She was 38 months pregnant.
“He was so big plus I had almost double the amniotic fluid, so to say I had a big baby belly and that I was absolutely completely uncomfortable isn’t enough,” Patonai said.
“However, I would do it all over again if I had to, to get this blessing.”
Finnley’s older brothers, Devlen, 10, and Everett, 2, were also born through a C-section however they were delivered on schedule.
“They were born at 8.2 pounds (3.7 kgs) and 11.1 pounds (5 kgs), but Finnley took the lead,” Patonai said.
She added that all the three of her boys were delivered by the same doctor and Finnley is reportedly the largest baby he’s delivered in 27 years.
“Finnley was a little celebrity at the hospital. Nurses and doctors were non-stop talking about him,” Patonai said. “He is quite tall too at 23.75 inches.”
Due to his size, the family had to rush out and purchase larger diapers and clothes to dress Finnley.
“He is so big compared to what they are used to, they had to special order his size 2 diapers because they only carry sizes preemie to newborn and size 1,” Patonai said.
“I wanted him to fit in the clothes we had saved from his other two brothers, but everything we had was entirely too small,”Patonai added.
Initially Patonai and her hubby came with clothes that were of the right size for babies between the ages of 0 and 3 months. Finnley is currently wearing clothe sizes that are fit for babies aged between 6 and 9 months.
“The reason I’ve had 19 miscarriages is due to my blood clotting disorder and fibroids,” she continued.
“It’s been beyond hard to go through.”
“It slowed my healing progress. But, I did it for my baby Finnley, he is worth every ounce of pain, blood and tears shed,” Patonai said.
“He is such a good sweet baby. I am so grateful everything ended on such a great positive side.”
Finnley’s birth is clearly an unique one, Patonai told media that she wanted the world to hear her story and remember that difficult times do not last forever.
“Every woman has a different path than the next, some are easier and some are harder. What matters is that we support each other, with love, care and respect.”
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