A mum who didn't know she was pregnant had to enlist the help of her teenage daughter to help her give birth in the middle of the night. Nicola Thomas woke in the early hours of the morning to suddenly give birth to her third child at home despite having no warning of what was about to happen.
The 36-year-old from Cardiff was aware of some discomfort during the night but put it down to her period, which had continued to have throughout her surprise pregnancy. She took some paracetamol, continued with household chores like doing the washing, and put the children to bed before going to sleep herself. Speaking about others who have found themselves in a similar situation Nicola said: "I've always said when I've seen stories myself and people are like 'we didn't know we were pregnant' – how can you not tell?"
On the morning of Tuesday, March 15, Nicola's three-year-old Blayke had previously woke her mum at both 12am and 1am but Nicola described herself as "fine". However when she woke at 3am Nicola's family was about to welcome their newest member. "I woke up at three o'clock and I just felt like I needed to go to the toilet," Nicola explained. First-time mum Carla Macpherson had a similar experience after being told she would never have children – you can read about her story here.
