Mum stuck in school run traffic gives birth in car
A shocked mum who had been stuck in school run traffic has given birth in her car when the urge to push became too much.
After dismissing her initial pains as Braxton Hicks earlier that morning, Jenna Herycz, 28, of Great Barr, Birmingham, England, soon realised her contractions were barely two minutes apart.
Having taken only a paracetamol as her contractions started, Jenna – who wasn’t due for another four days – had no idea that her daughter would arrive in such a rush.
With her husband, Josh, 28, driving, the couple along with their two-year-old daughter Alana tried to make their way to the hospital.
But after being stuck in horrendous school run traffic, Jenna felt her baby’s head and just 10 minutes later she gave birth to daughter Sienna on September 6.
“When we saw all the traffic on the roads, I knew we weren’t going to make it,” Jenna recalled.
“Josh was trying to focus on driving but I pulled my trousers down and saw the baby’s head.
“It was right in the middle of rush hour at around 8am, with all the kids heading to school.
“We had to do a u-turn back to the house while I calmly dialled for an ambulance to meet us back at the house.
“The labour pains were so intense I couldn’t fight the urge to push.
“And just minutes later she was here, Sienna came out crying and I quickly placed her on my chest.
“Josh was in complete shock as he realised what had happened next to him but was trying to focus on getting us home safely.
“Once we pulled up home we all breathed a sigh of relief.
“Looking back it was such an exciting experience and Sienna was four days early.”
But Sienna’s quick start to life hasn’t all been plain sailing.
“After being checked over at hospital it was discovered that she had a faulty valve in her heart which wasn’t picked up on scans,” the mum-of-two said.
“We spent two weeks in Birmingham Children’s Hospital before being allowed home as she had two operations on her heart.
“It has all been such a whirlwind.”
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Jenna and husband, Josh, a chartered account, have since been settling into life as a family of four.
“We still can’t believe it all happened now. It was a crazy few hours but definitely worth it,” Jenna said.
