Boy born with bulging eyes and shell-like body

A MUM has given into her instincts and begun to breastfeed her baby boy, despite calling him an ‘alien’ for his deformities. The unusual looking baby, from India, was born with a tiny head, bulging eyes and a hard, shell-like body.He has been swarmed by local visitors who believe he is a reincarnation of a Hindu God.Mum-of-four Khalida Begum, 35, gave birth to the little boy on Monday and said she was “shocked” when she saw his appearance.She initially refused to breastfeed the baby, who was born prematurely.Doctors in India have diagnosed the boy with an extremely rare genetic condition called harlequin ichthyosis, locals said. -