A newborn baby has gone viral after shocking his family - due to his extraordinary thick head of hair. Tot Jaxon-James Ayers was born eight weeks premature with 'surprisingly' luscious locks. It has continued to grow at an accelerated rate on both his hair on both his head and across the rest of his body. Now three months old, his mum Shannon Ayres said she loves to show him off and has shared pictures on her social media. She said not long after birth he was diagnosed with a rare congenital condition called hyperinsulinism that effects around one in 50,000 newborn babies. To keep his sugar levels in a healthy state, Jason-James must have regular feeds and medication known as Diazoxide. But a side effect of this is hair growth which has led to Jaxon having a 'much more on top' than an average baby boy.

Shannon, who lives in Northern Ireland with her new-born son, said: “Jaxon-James was born eight weeks premature so we were very surprised that he had so much hair. Hyperinsulinism affects about one in 50,000 babies. His pancreas produces too much insulin which causes his sugar levels to be extremely low and to keep his sugar levels he has regular feeds and a medication called Diazoxide. The side effect to diazoxide is hair growth, which is why he hair has grown really quickly. He has hair on his arms and legs also. People are always shocked when they see him and the amount of hair he has. Some people would joke that he will be ready for a hair cut soon."