This morning I gave birth at a bus stop!

[PurpleFlower1983]

Just that really! 39+2, waters started leaking last night, contractions started, went home and they eased until the early hours when they ramped up. Waited until they were 3 minutes apart and phoned the birth centre. Asked if I could hang on a bit longer so agreed to reassess in half an hour. 15 minutes later and we set off! Waters broke properly on the roundabout before the hospital and I knew I needed to push! Managed to hobble out of the car, pushed his head out on the zebra crossing and the rest of him came by the bus stop! Very thankful for a passing midwife who was on her way to work who was there and my gorgeous DH who was ready to catch him in his polo shirt!

What a day!

@PurpleFlower1983 well done - from a fellow Marcher xx

He's beautiful! And has a very brave mother.

You absolute powerhouse! That’s amazing!

Wowzers, what a entrance, congratulations OP

@MaintainingPositivity
Oh my word ! That's a bit personal.

Blimey! Well done and congratulations - what a birth story!

Amazing, OP. And congrats.
Great to hear that all are well.

Well done, OP!

Not to derail your thread - you are AMAZING, and I'm so glad you've got a beautiful, healthy baby! - but how is it okay for a birth centre to tell a woman whose contractions are three minutes apart to wait? That happened to me, as well, and i ended up losing contractions and needing forceps. Maternity care in this country is, frankly, a bit shit. OP should have been in a birth centre long before this point!

Well done, OP!

Amazing 😍 Congratulations! Bet the adrenaline was pumping after that!

That's amazing - well done to all concerned. He is beautiful

OMG, well done you (and DH). What a story!

Congratulations on your gorgeous baby and congratulations on being so bloody hardcore!

Congratulations 👏

Well that was an eventful day! Congratulations on your newborn... Absolutely Gorgeous!

Really well done OP and he's gorgeous

Oh wow, amazing! Imagine it was stressful though, well done OP, you're amazing!

That's amazing!!! Congratulations :-) was it your first baby?

He's absolutely gorgeous! xx

Wow this is the best story ever!! Congratulations OP!!
You must be exhausted from all the stress let alone the labour! Your baby is gorgeous

Congratulations OP, what an entrance!

Aww, that made me cry! What an amazing memory made right there!

Congrats - agree with the comments about being asked to reassess

Congratulations! He's really beautiful 💐

This amazing OP. But please ask the hospital to check you out, you know what they say, you wait ages at the bus stop then two come along at once.

Many congratulations to you and your family for your beautiful new arrival.

Awwww! I had two really quickly too. One in the toilet at the hospital (midwife did catch her though) and one in the room but we had only just arrived, the midwife just said I looked hungry but I was actually in third stage and baby emerged shortly afterward without any midwife involvement but luckily I’d got onto the bed and baby landed on there just before midwife got her gloves on.

Beautiful and well done!