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Parents' shock at bath-time birth | Parents' shock at bath-time birth |
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A woman has spoken of her surprise after giving birth in her bath, just eight minutes after going into labour. | A woman has spoken of her surprise after giving birth in her bath, just eight minutes after going into labour. |
Connor Blain was born almost a week before his due date at the family home in Clackmannan on Monday 10 September. | Connor Blain was born almost a week before his due date at the family home in Clackmannan on Monday 10 September. |
He arrived so fast he was delivered by his father Steven before the ambulance turned up and mother Nicola did not have time to get out of the tub. | |
Nicola, 29, who has two other boys, had gone for a soak after feeling unwell in the morning. | Nicola, 29, who has two other boys, had gone for a soak after feeling unwell in the morning. |
She summoned her husband home from work when she realised she was in labour. | She summoned her husband home from work when she realised she was in labour. |
The 32-year-old called an ambulance but delivered the baby himself before it arrived. | The 32-year-old called an ambulance but delivered the baby himself before it arrived. |
The 999 call handler told Steven to get his wife out of the bath but baby Connor was born before she could manage to get out. | The 999 call handler told Steven to get his wife out of the bath but baby Connor was born before she could manage to get out. |
Three pushes | Three pushes |
Mrs Blain said: "It was surreal. I was feeling restless and uncomfortable and I thought I would go for a bath to ease the pain. | Mrs Blain said: "It was surreal. I was feeling restless and uncomfortable and I thought I would go for a bath to ease the pain. |
"I wasn't having contractions or anything. I just felt uncomfortable, but next thing you know at 8.17 his head had popped out. | "I wasn't having contractions or anything. I just felt uncomfortable, but next thing you know at 8.17 his head had popped out. |
The midwives at the hospital were telling me I was stealing their jobs and now the neighbours keep joking and calling me 'doc' Steven Blain | The midwives at the hospital were telling me I was stealing their jobs and now the neighbours keep joking and calling me 'doc' Steven Blain |
"By 8.25 he was here and I was still lying there in the bath. | "By 8.25 he was here and I was still lying there in the bath. |
"There were only three pushes and he was born. It really was unbelievably quick." | "There were only three pushes and he was born. It really was unbelievably quick." |
Ten minutes later, the paramedics arrived to cut the cord and take mother and child to hospital. | Ten minutes later, the paramedics arrived to cut the cord and take mother and child to hospital. |
Mrs Blain said that she and her husband had joked about a fast birth but had never expected one this quick. | Mrs Blain said that she and her husband had joked about a fast birth but had never expected one this quick. |
She added: "We thought Connor would be born late because my other two boys were both late, but Connor was five days early. | She added: "We thought Connor would be born late because my other two boys were both late, but Connor was five days early. |
"We had talked about having him in the house but never in a million years did we think it would happen. | "We had talked about having him in the house but never in a million years did we think it would happen. |
"At least it was here and not in the back of a car or something like that." | "At least it was here and not in the back of a car or something like that." |
Sunk in | Sunk in |
Connor weighed in at 7lb 5oz. | Connor weighed in at 7lb 5oz. |
Mr Blain, a painter and decorator, said: "There wasn't really time for me to react because it happened so fast. | Mr Blain, a painter and decorator, said: "There wasn't really time for me to react because it happened so fast. |
"Maybe if I had time to think about it I would have run a mile. | "Maybe if I had time to think about it I would have run a mile. |
"The head came out quickly, and next thing you know his body was out. | "The head came out quickly, and next thing you know his body was out. |
"The midwives at the hospital were telling me I was stealing their jobs and now the neighbours keep joking and calling me 'doc'. | "The midwives at the hospital were telling me I was stealing their jobs and now the neighbours keep joking and calling me 'doc'. |
"I can't believe I did it. It still hasn't sunk in yet. It beat waiting around in a hospital anyway." | "I can't believe I did it. It still hasn't sunk in yet. It beat waiting around in a hospital anyway." |
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