EMILY Holder got a surprise at the supermarket when her waters broke.
Luckily the mum from Stamford Bridge made it to York Hospital where baby Hunter was born on April 7 weighing 8lbs.
Hunter is just one of six new lockdown babies we are saying hello to this week.
If you have had a new baby in recent weeks, please do send us a photo and share your birth story.
Time to meet this week's lockdown babies...
Hunter Jamie Kegg
Baby's date of birth?
07/04/2021
Baby's weight?
8lb
Where was the baby born?
York Hospital
Full name of parent(s)?
Emily Holder & Shauny Kegg
Where do you live (ie Acomb, York)?
Stamford Bridge
Anything unusual about the birth?
My waters broke in a supermarket and I knew both midwives.
Violet Esmé McAuley
Baby's date of birth?
29.03.2021
Baby's weight?
9lbs
Where was the baby born?
York Hospital
Full name of parent(s)?
Rebecca Taylor, Shane McAuley
Where do you live (ie Acomb, York)?
Huntington
Anything unusual about the birth?
I went in on Saturday 27th March at 7pm to be induced, nothing progressed so 24 hours later I was given gel and by 11pm Sunday 28th March I was finally starting to dialate! I went from 3cm to 9cm in no time at all, and then by 03.10am on Monday 29 March my little girl was in my arms! My labour was only 2 hours and 50 minutes. Not bad going for a first time mum!
Ella-Louise Alice Lacey
Baby's date of birth?
9/4/2021
Baby's weight?
5lb 3oz
Where was the baby born?
York Hospital
Full name of parent(s)?
Linda Gude and Ellis Lacey
Where do you live?
Acomb, York
Anything unusual about the birth?
Ella-Louise was born two weeks early by emergency c section. We went in at 19.45 and she was born at 22.30. The midwives Frankie and Hayley were absolutely amazing and we can not thank them enough.
Lola Paige Smith
Baby's date of birth?
29/01/2021
Baby's weight?
7lb 1oz
Where was the baby born?
York Hospital
Full name of parent(s)?
Loren Rice and Toby Smith
Where do you live (ie Acomb, York)?
New Earswick
Anything unusual about the birth?
Lola was a planned water birth but was also born in her amniotic sac.
Rufus Corbie Jennings
Baby's date of birth?
16th April 2021
Baby's weight?
7lbs 9oz
Where was the baby born?
York
Full name of parent(s)?
Rebecca & Matthew Jennings
Where do you live (ie Acomb, York)?
Clifton Without
Anything unusual about the birth?
Rufus was born 4 days early via an elective section due to being breech. Starting life just as stubborn as both his mum and dad!
Alvey Toes-Sherwood
Baby's date of birth?
24/03/2021
Baby's weight?
8lb 3.5oz
Where was the baby born?
York Hospital
Full name of parent(s)?
Harriet Sherwood and Nathan Toes
Where do you live (ie Acomb, York)?
Clifton
Anything unusual about the birth?
Alvey was 6 days late.
If you have had a new baby in recent weeks, please do send us a photo and share your birth story. You can send this straight to our newsroom via this online form: www.yorkpress.co.uk/newbabies/ or click here to go straight to the form.
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