Heavy child: Aliya Saleem, of Jharkhand, India, was born at a relatively large 9lbs, then began to rapidly gain weight from the age of four months . A ten-month-old baby has weighed in at a whopping 2st 13lbs - making her one of the heaviest children in the world for her age. Aliya Saleem, of Jharkhand, India, was born at a relatively large 9lbs, then began to rapidly gain weight from the age of four months - and is now as heavy as an average six-year-old girl. Her parents are worried about her health, after another of their children died aged just one-and-a-half after gaining weight in a similar fashion. The girl's mother Shabana Parveen, 25, said: ‘A few months after her birth, she starting gaining weight. We had to buy her a new pair of clothes every two weeks because the old ones become too tight for her.’ The enormous weight has put Aliya's life in danger, but the family have lacked the money to obtain good enough medical care for her. Her father Mohammad Saleem, 28, said: ‘We have tried our best, but we could only afford to take her to the local hospital. 'The doctors in the village could not tell us clearly what she is suffering from. We took Aliya to a doctor in Ranchi. After the check up the doctor suggested that we go to another city, but we couldn't afford that so we didn't take her.’ However, Aliya's parents recently managed to get a consultation at Fortis Hospital on the outskirts of Delhi in a bid to try and get to the bottom of their daughter's massive weight gain. Dr Krishan Chugh, head of paediatrics at Fortis, said: ‘This is the heaviest baby at ten months of age that I have seen. This could be case of morbid obesity or even a hormonal imbalance. Scroll down for video . Family: Mohammad Saleem, 28, and Shabana Parveen, 25, with their daughter Aliya in Jharkhand, India . Medical help: Aliya's parents recently managed to get a consultation at Fortis Hospital on the outskirts of Delhi with head of paediatrics Dr Krishan Chugh (left) in a bid to try and get to the bottom of the problem . Relative values: The enormous weight has put Aliya's life in danger, but the family have lacked the money to obtain good enough medical care for her. She is pictured above with her wider family . ‘But we need to conduct some tests on her before making a proper diagnosis. The treatment depends on the diagnosis that we make. 'There are some disorders that can be treated. As far as the reversal of this weight gain is concerned, that would depend on when we find a cause for it.’ The average weight of a ten-month-old child in the UK is 1st 4lbs - less than half Aliya's weight. Aliya's giant frame poses problems for Mrs Parveen, who struggles to hold her in her lap for very long. She said: ‘She has become very heavy. My husband comes home very late from work. Mother and daughter: The average weight of a ten-month-old in the UK is 18lbs - less than half Aliya's weight . Standard meal for Aliya: Her daily food intake, according to Mrs Parveen, is three times that of a normal child - putting a severe strain on the family's finances . With a local one-year-old girl: Despite her ever-increasing weight, Aliya is the favourite baby in the village . ‘So all through the day, I have to do household chores and also look after Aliya. It is difficult because she cannot even sit still on her own. ‘She keeps crying throughout the day. She wakes up at night abruptly and also she cannot breathe properly.’ Mrs Parveen and her husband have another son - five-year-old Ali - who is of regular weight, but has been unable to attend school due to their financial difficulties. Their older daughter, Simran, died aged just one-and-a-half after gaining weight in a similar fashion to Aliya. Mr Saleem said: ‘Simran had breakfast in the morning. I left for work after that. I got a call that Simran was not well and blood was coming out of her mouth. Biscuit break: Aliya's increasing weight is making her parents nervous about their own financial future . Measurements: Aliya's giant frame poses problems for Mrs Parveen, who struggles to hold her in her lap . Popular with the local children: Mrs Parveen said the family 'had to buy her a new pair of clothes every two weeks because the old ones become too tight for her' ‘We rushed her to the hospital but the doctors told us that her nerves had been damaged and she has passed away.’ Mrs Parveen added: ‘We are scared. Simran kept gaining weight all the time. Just like her, Aliya is also growing. So if we leave her untreated, we fear for the worst.’ Aliya's increasing weight is making her parents nervous about their own financial future too. Her daily food intake, according to Mrs Parveen, is three times that of a normal child - putting a severe strain on the family's finances. ‘We have limited means, so there are instances when I have to borrow money from relatives or friends to feed the family and Aliya,’ said Mr Saleem, who works as a tailor - earning less than £3 a day. But despite her ever-increasing weight, Aliya is the favourite baby in the village. Mrs Parveen said: ‘Everybody in the village loves her. Kids also come and play with her. But very few can lift her.’ Help: Eunice Fandino (left) stands next to her eight-month-old son Santiago Mendoza (right) last year at a clinic in Bogota, Colombia, where the 3st child was put on a diet to help him lose weight . Colombia's most obese baby - who weighs the same as a six-year-old child - was ‘rescued’ last year by a charity so he can undergo life-saving treatment in Bogota. At 9st 6lbs, Lu Hao was already five times the size of a normal child his age when he was aged three . Volunteers from the Chubby Hearts foundation (Gorditos de Corazon) stepped in to transport 3st Santiago Mendoza after the eight-month-old's mother Eunice Fandiño wrote in asking for help. At 9st 6lbs, Lu Hao was already five times the size of a normal child his age when he was aged three. The toddler from China eats three bowls of rice when he sits down for a meal. When . Lu Hao was born he weighed just 5.7lbs, however, from the time . he was three months old he began to gain weight rapidly. In 2009 weighing 23st 2lb at just nine years old, Dzhambik Khatokhov was believed to be the world's fattest child. But the wrestling fanatic insisted he was happy with his size. His . mother, Nelya, 42, claims he is like any healthy, growing child and . refuses to put him on a diet despite severe health warnings. Last year a Chinese woman gave birth to a 16lbs baby boy at a hospital in Shanwei, southeast China. Medical staff nicknamed the giant new-born Xiao Pang, which means Little Fat. Huge: Dzhambik Khatokhov, pictured in 2007 Channel 4 programme Bodyshock: World's Biggest Boy. Weighing 23st 2lb at nine years old, the wrestling fanatic insisted he was happy with his size .
Aliya Saleem born 9lbs then rapidly gained weight from four months old . She now weighs 2st 13lbs and is as heavy as an average six-year-old girl . Family have lacked money to obtain good enough medical care for her . Another of her parents' children died aged one after similar weight gain .