Before his birth seven months ago, Jacob Duffy’s parents had been led to believe their son was perfectly healthy.
But upon his arrival, Rachael Hendry and John Duffy were shocked to discover their child had an extra digit on each of his limbs.
As well as his extra fingers, Jacob’s thumbs are triphalangeal, which means they have an extra joint.
Although some of the digits are only loosely attached, doctors say they cannot remove them until he is 12 months old as they do not want to put him under anaesthetic.
Ms Hendry, 24, a bank assistant, said when Jacob was born, they believed he had broken his finger.
She said: ‘We were shocked when he was born and saw his little finger – at first we just thought that he had broken it.
