A defiant mum claims her 10-week-old son is the 'UK's youngest student' - as she is ignoring her university's 'ban' on her baby and takes him along to every lecture. Janine Adamson fell pregnant while applying for university, but she's been determined not to let her commitments impact her studies or tiny Tommy Adamson's bond with her.
The 34-year-old planned to return to Solent University, Southampton, with Tommy just two weeks after giving birth in January but senior staff sought to block the move by branding it 'inappropriate'. However, resilient Janine has disregarded their warning and brings her baby to lectures in a chest sling so she can learn while strengthening the maternal relationship with her newborn.
One tutor did ask the class if anyone objected to her being there - nobody did, and she's since settled back into studying without intervention from disapproving staff. Janine says she felt intimidated by suggestions she should defer her course and 'spend time looking after her baby' and felt her uni was trying to 'kick her out'.
