Rumaisa Rahman was born Mahajabeen Sheikh and Mohammed Rahman, 19 September 2004 at Loyola University Medical Center.Rumaisa weighed 8.6 grams, or less than a can of beer! Rumaisa born only 25 weeks and six days into her mother's pregnancy. She had a twin, Hiba, who weighed 1 pound 4 ounces at birth.
On his first birthday Rumaisa Rahman was fine to tilt the scales at 2 pounds 10 ounces.