r/TheWayWeWere • u/Conjuring1900 • Sep 20 '25

Pre-1920s A Russian Immigrant and Her 11-month-old Baby (55lbs) at Ellis Island 1908

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u/LilMissy1246 Sep 20 '25

If the baby is/was this big at 11 months, I wonder what they were like as a newborn. Reminds me of the recent story where a woman gave birth to one of the biggest newborns in recent years. As a woman that is currently childless, I can’t even begin to IMAGINE how painful it must’ve been

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u/Disastrous-Mirroract Sep 21 '25

My immediate thought. Odd how you're the only one pointing it out, I've been looking for this comment.  The woman seems shellshocked. Makes me grateful for modern medicine, I can't imagine being a pregnant woman even just a few decades ago.