Britain's smallest mum told today how her baby son already towers above her - aged just 14 months.
Proud Amanda Moore, 25, became the shortest woman ever to give birth in the UK when son Aidan was delivered by Caesarean section last year.
She suffers from a rare bone disease which has left her measuring just 3ft 1in. But because the condition has left her unable to stand, Aidan already towers above her at 2ft 6in.
Amanda says Aidan could end up being as tall as his father Steven Fyfe, 20 - who is a lanky 6ft 1in.
She said: 'Aidan is getting so big, he takes after his dad. I always knew he would be taller than me but he's shot up. When I sit on the floor to play with him, he is taller than me already and he's only 14 months old. He's getting so big and strong that soon we'll have to tell him to be gentle with mummy.
'It's been a struggle because he's been running rings around me since he was crawling. But now he's walking he's more than a handful for someone my size. Most boys are bigger than their mums, but not after a year. He'll always be my little boy.'
Amanda, of Hinckley, Leicestershire., suffers from brittle bone disorder.
She was born with 14 broken bones and resigned herself to never having children because experts feared that her tiny frame could not cope with a pregnancy. But she accidentally fell pregnant and defied doctors' advice to have an abortion.
Amanda said: 'Doctors advised me to have a termination and we did think about it. I didn't want to die and there was a real and likely possibility that the baby growing inside me would kill me.
'But at the same time I felt a strong love developing for our unborn child I just couldn't dismiss. We both wanted this baby so much.'
She began suffering blackouts at 35 weeks and was rushed to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford after blacking out at an Asda store in Swindon, where she and Steven lived at the time.
Aidan was born on February 27 last year weighing 5lb 5oz and had not inherited his mother's bone condition.
At 14 months, he already tips the scales at 22lb - nearly half the four stone his mother weighs.
She said: 'Soon Aidan will be bigger than me and we are working out how I can move him around the house in my chair while Steven is at work.
'Aidan is starting to say a few words and is really mobile - but he'll never be too big for a telling off from his mum.'
Steven, who works for a taxi firm, said they haven't ruled out having another child even after the stressful pregnancy and the danger of passing on Amanda's condition.
He said: 'It's been a struggle but Aidan is doing so well. He's a big boy and will soon be much bigger than his mother. When Amanda became pregnant doctors told us she or the baby could die, or even both of them.
'But they are both fighting fit and we are a very lucky family. We are not ruling out having another child - Aidan would make a great big brother.'
相关中文报道：
英国“最矮母亲”阿曼达·摩尔日前称，自己仅14个月大的儿子身高已经超过了自己。自豪的摩尔声称，儿子将来一定不会像自己是个小个子，而像他的爸爸一样至少长到1.86米。
今年 25岁的摩尔于2009年剖腹产生下儿子阿伊达。摩尔的身高只有0.94米，是英国“最矮的母亲”。摩尔患有罕见的脆骨病，致使她个子极小而且无法像常人一样站立。正因为如此，虽然只有14个月大但已0.64米高的阿伊达，看起来要比自己的妈妈更“高大”。儿子没有遗传自己的矮小，让摩尔非常欣慰。她表示，儿子一定会像他的父亲——今年20岁的史蒂夫·费弗一样，至少长到1.86米。
在接受采访时，摩尔说：“阿伊达非常像他的父亲，很壮实。因为我没办法站起来陪他玩，所以只能坐在地上或沙发上哄他。虽然只有14个月大，但阿伊达已经非常高了。我知道很多男孩都会比自己的母亲高，但那是长大以后的事，而不是出生一年后该发生的事！”
据报道，因为太容易骨折，所以医生曾告诉摩尔：为了安全起见她最好永远不要孩子。然而，摩尔却意外怀孕，并不顾医生和家人的劝阻决定生下孩子。2009年2月27日，摩尔通过剖腹产手术生下阿伊达。当时阿伊达重约5.5斤，而且幸运的是他并没有遗传母亲的脆骨病。14个月后，阿伊达体重已经超过20斤。
