A mum who took her five children to the beach expecting to have a fun family day out in the sun saw things take a scary turn for the worst when she went into labour prematurely. Eight-months pregnant, Kirsty Nott, 33, was not expecting her baby boy until August 10 and wanted to treat her kids to a day at the beach after a school trip to Porthcawl had been cancelled at the last minute due to hot weather warnings.
On July 19 Kirsty, from Aberdare, took five of her six children to Aberavon Beach in Port Talbot: Logan Angell, 14; Braydan Parfitt, 10; Roxy Parfitt, 9; Kruz Parfitt, 8 and Blake Nott, 4. When they arrived, the beach was packed due to the hot weather and Kirsty told her children to run into the sea while she set up the towels and beach toys.
Her husband Shane Gregory, 36, who works as a telecom engineer, was busy working that day, so she had invited her friend to join her. However, her friend had got stuck in traffic so Kirsty was left to set up alone on the beach. As she bent over to put her towel down, Kirsty felt her waters break and instantly panicked. "I hadn't even put my bum on the sand yet," Kirsty said. At the time, Kirsty was terrified and in a lot of pain and called her mother and partner Gregory who were both in Aberdare.
