Comments on: Saturday, July 18, 1936: Minnesota’s biggest baby

By: Brian Ekness

Brian Ekness — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:50:56 +0000

i am related to him

By: Brian Ekness

Brian Ekness — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:42:48 +0000

It was very interesting to see some of my family history on the internet. My grandmother was Valeria Schmitz-Ekness.

By: judy schutz

judy schutz — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:09:12 +0000

WOW!!! Only in Minnesota!!!Very interesting story-I look forward to hearing more.

By: judy schutz

judy schutz — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:03:51 +0000

WOW!!!! Only in Minnesota!!! Very interesting story- I look forward to more.

By: Another Big Guy..

Another Big Guy.. — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:15:24 +0000

My Dad was born in July of 1910. He weighed 14 1/2 pounds at birth. Grandma was short, about 5′1″. She had all of her three children at home with the help of a neighbor/midwife. I cannot imagine giving birth to a baby of that size in the middle of a hot Minnesota July! The family story was that he was the biggest baby born in Minnesota at the time. It would be interesting to do a little research on that. Grandma didn’t have diabetes, so I’m not certain what accounts for Dad’s size. He was a lanky 6′2″ in adulthood. He had an older sister with a normal birth weight, and a younger brother who showed up at 11 pounds. Yikes.

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:54:40 +0000

What an interesting article! It was great to read the follow up - I’d love to hear more of this story. Ben?

By: Phil Miesle

Phil Miesle — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:09:29 +0000

Sounds like Veronica Schmitz probably had diabetes of some sort (gestational?). Those are some massive babies, even by today’s standards.

By: Ray Desrocher

Ray Desrocher — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:07:36 +0000

What I find interesting is how the baby is diapered and the nursery mixture (formula).

By: John Mixalot

John Mixalot — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:57:08 +0000

Baby got back!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:03:45 +0000

16 INCH head size…ouch!