October 1, 2007: Teeny baby
 

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It's the Monday Neatorama collaboration image!

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The Mail has it again. Weighing in at a record-setting 10 oz. is tiny Kimberly, the smallest surviving birth in Germany. She just missed the world record by an ounce. Since we had the massive baby a few days ago, I thought it would be appropriate to bring this one in as its counterpart.

They compare her to the size of a mobile phone, and there's the pen for comparison. Here's a blurrier shot but with an adult hand:

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I'm reminded of Bill Cosby's great "Childbirth"... "Darling, I love you very, very much... you just gave birth to a lizard."

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Or a tiny clay statue of a baby. That's sad.

The bar on the left represents the weight of the 10 oz. baby.
The bar on the right represents the weight of the 17.1 lbs baby.
(yeah, I know I labeled the second bar wrong.)

That's not cooked! Put it back in the oven.

(The horrified first response.)

What a poor little baby.

I do hope this one won't have any learning disorders or developmental problems as many of these extreme preemies do.

10 ounces?! My farts weigh more than ten ounces! :fart:

looks cooked enough to me. like a sausage but don't think it would fill you up.

We shouldn't be saving fetus'.

We shouldn't be saving fetus' what?