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Mum Danica Slavin has given birth to two babies classed obese in the past 18 months.

Her first, Eva Lily Margerrison, weighed in at a monster 12lb 6oz and struggled to fit into the clothes bought for her – meant for youngsters aged three months.

Eva Lily is still big for her age and now weighs 33lb – just over two stone – at 18 months.

The average weight for a child of her age is between 20.8 and 24.5lb, around 1.5st.

Just three weeks ago Danica, from Sheffield gave birth to baby boy Jack, who was also way above average at a mighty 10lb 3oz.

But curvy Danica, who met fiance and children’s dad Sam Margerrison four years ago when they both worked at a local Burger King fast food restaurant, doesn’t believe her own weight has anything to do with her children being born bigger than average.

Sitting on the sofa next to Sam, it is clear both parents are overweight.

“I don’t want to give information about my weight, I don’t want that shared,” she says.

“People can look at the pictures and make up their own minds. I don’t believe it’s statistically true that big women have big babies because women smaller than me have big babies and bigger women have small babies.

“I don’t know why Eva and Jack were so big because me and Sam weren’t big babies,” 21-year-old Danica adds.

“I was tested for gestational diabetes with both babies but that was ruled out – I just had big babies. I am overweight but I don’t see it as a reason.”

For her second birth Danica opted for a Caesarean at Jessop Wing maternity unit in Sheffield after the trauma of Eva’s birth.

She recalls: “I knew she was going to be big, but we didn’t know quite how big – because obviously you don’t expect a baby that size.”

After she had spent two days in labour midwives told her that Eva she was too big to be born naturally and that she would have to undergo an emergency Caesarean.

“It was quite traumatic at the time because you never think to yourself during labour that you won’t be able to give birth because your baby is too big,” Danica says.

“I was given a choice with Jack and I just wanted one straight away because of what had happened. I was so shocked when I gave birth to Eva though. I couldn’t believe it.”

Danica, whose partner Sam is a now a bus driver for First, insists that her children eat healthily and that they are not worried about their health suffering in the future.

“At the moment Jack is fed on demand on formula just like any other baby, and Eva eats healthily with lots of fruit and veg, so I’m not worried,” Danica insists.

“They are healthy and happy.”