'I'll never forget his birthday!' Tiny baby born at Telford is a New Year's Day gift for Welshpool family
Mum Leah Williams says she will 'never forget' the birthday of her family's second child, after little Nicholas Heather was born on New Year's Day.
Leah, aged 30, from Welshpool had a due date of January 4 but Nicholas came into the world at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford by Caesarian section at 11.56am at a healthy 6lbs 5oz.
Leah and partner Aaron Heather, 37, also have Scarlett, now four years old, who was born in vastly different circumstances on March 23, 2020 - the day Boris Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown amid the outbreak of coronavirus.
“My experience at Telford this time was brilliant but when Scarlett was born at Wrexham in 2020 it was during the lockdown which was very stressful.
“Aaron could not be with me and I was in labour for 12 hours. It was so much less stressful at the Women's and Children's Unit at the Princess Royal.
“I wasn't going to try a natural birth, I wanted him born as fast as possible.”
Leah and Aaron had visited for a check-up on New Year's Eve and were asked to go back in to the hospital the next day.
“We had a 50-minute drive to the hospital from Welshpool but we were both calm.”
And after being born on New Year's Day, little Nicholas was sitting quietly being cradled in mum's loving arms on Thursday.
“Aaron and Scarlett have been to see us and I hope that we will be all at home this afternoon. Aaron is coming to pick us up," said Leah.
Little Scarlett cannot wait to see her newborn brother.
“She is excited, but wanted a sister,” said Leah.
“I've explained we could not decide that!”
Leah, a full-time mum, and Aaron, who works for a builder's merchant, also look lucky to have a baby who is peaceful.
“He's very quiet,” said Leah. “Scarlett was a screamer!”
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