26-digit child has toehold on record

A mother in Burma says her baby girl’s 12 fingers and 14 toes have been no disadvantage – and she’s now grasping for a Guinness World Record.

Phyo Min Min Soe, 26, knew her daughter Le Yati Min had a little something extra since nearly the moment she was born.

“I asked the nurses whether my kid was born complete with hands and legs,” said her mother. “They replied that the baby even has more than she needs.”

Born with 12 fingers and 14 toes, Le may be the most “digitally enhanced” person in the world. Now, the 16-month-old girl’s family who live on the outskirts of Rangoon, are seeking a Guinness World Record to prove it.

A neighbour is helping her mother apply to claim the record, hearing that a boy from India currently holds bragging rights for the most digits, with 12 fingers and 13 toes.

Polydactylism – being born with an extra finger or toe – is fairly unusual, but it is even more rare for someone to have spare functional digits on both hands and feet as Le does.

Le lives with her family in a small wooden house where she runs around with seven toes on each foot.

Her mother said that she would be happy to see Le gain a world record but, even without that, her daughter already had a happy life, and even some natural advantages.