A mother who named her baby after the Covid-19 lockdown says she has "no regrets".
Mum Jodi, 36, says she doesn't care what people think about the unusual name. Jodie became pregnant with her first child during the pandemic in 2021 after years of trying to conceive.
Jodi and her husband Rob named their little baby girl Lockie - after 'lockdown'. Lockie was born on November 28, 2021 and hairdresser Jodi says the Covid-19 lockdown is the reason she was finally able to get pregnant.
The mum, from Bedfordshire, England, said: "We had been trying for a year to get pregnant and lockdown meant I was furloughed and Rob was working less.
"I think we just relaxed a bit because we had so much more time than we normally would, and then we found out I was pregnant. When she was born there was the new strain of Covid coming about - Omicron - so we knew she'd be a lockdown baby.
"So we named her Lockie for lockdown - we really liked the name, and lockdown was a good time in our lives because it was so relaxing. People might not like the name, but I don't care what they think."
Jodi said the unusual choice represented a happy time for them - as she and Rob "had the best time" throughout the pandemic. She said: "We know lots of people didn't enjoy lockdown but for us, it was a good time.
"We actually had the best time in lockdown. With both of us being home, we had no worries and found it really relaxing. We named her after a good time, not a bad one."
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