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Viral Video of 22-Pound Baby Prompts Doctors to Affirm Health, Fuels Abuse Allegations

Healthcare providers say his growth is healthy despite placing him at the top of infant size charts

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Overview

  • Four-month-old Gunner weighs 22 lb 8 oz and measures 2.5 feet, placing him in the 100th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height
  • A TikTok clip of him in toddler-sized clothes has surpassed 20 million views and drawn both admiration and accusations of child abuse
  • Routine pediatric visits in Chandler, Oklahoma, confirm that his feeding schedule and rapid growth are within healthy infant guidelines
  • His mother, Maci Mugele, says she simply feeds him on demand to meet his appetite and rejects claims that her practices are harmful
  • Medical experts note that although infants at the 100th percentile are rare, such growth can reflect normal genetic variation