A California
woman may have broken a world record when she gave birth a set of triplets who
collectively weigh more than 20 pounds according to Fox News.com.
Brittany Deen gave birth to triplet boys last Thursday in Sacramento, Calif.,
and together, the boys weighed more than 20 pounds.
In 2011, North Carolina
triplets tipped the scale at 18 pounds, 11 ounces, according to KTXL. The Guinness Book of World
Records is looking into this case to verify if it breaks the world record.
The Deen babies weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces; 7 pounds, 3 ounces and 7 pounds,
8 ounces.
Deen said she wanted to have a healthy pregnancy – but she ate 6,000
calories each day.
"We are really excited," said Dr. William Gilbert of Sutter Memorial
Hospital. "A couple of
years ago, we started a program called The Centers Mom Program. This was to
help mother's with multiple gestations in an effort to make their transition
through the pregnancy and afterward as smooth as humanly possible. And she is
one of our best graduates."
Gilbert compared the babies' weight to that of a turkey – ironically,
because next week is Thanksgiving.
Deen, a registered nurse, said she's already lost 50
pounds since the babies were born.
Courtesy of Fox News.com
