I was on my way to see midwife with my kids in the car when I gave birth… my baby was still ‘plugged in’ when I got home
A MUM-OF-FIVE has shared how she was on her way to see her midwife appointment with her four kids in the car when she suddenly gave birth.
Mum and TikToker Samantha Mysliwiec welcomed the youngest member of the brood - Franklin Aurelius Salem Mysliwiec - whilst driving to see her midwife at the end of last year.
The content creator explained that she didn't want to give birth at a hospital and had found a different location where she could welcome the baby via water birth.
However, although the family were on they way to the spot, they didn't quite make it as far, as everything ''progressed way faster''.
''I woke up at 3.44am to my first very first, very real contraction that made me go 'Ok, maybe I'm actually in labour now','' she recalled the story in .
Not even 30 minutes later, as the bumper brood were in the vehicle, the baby arrived.
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''He was not giant, he was only 7lbs 9oz and 20.25in.
''He is pretty teeny tiny, he is doing great,'' the mum reassured gobsmacked social media users, some of whom wondered why the little boy was ''blue''.
''When they're fresh out of the womb, they are not pink right away. I know he wasn't crying and that also seemed scary to a lot of people, but he was just chilling.''
In the clip, the mum also said that the midwife checked them both the moment they got out of the car.
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''He came out face up which they're not supposed to do - they call it 'the sunny side up' - and he kinda got bruised on his way out.''
Despite the minor bruising on his face, the youngest of the family is healthy and doing ''fine''.
''Yes, the placenta was still inside and still attached. It didn't come out for an hour after I got back and settled, which is also another variation of normal.
''I let my body do its thing and tell me when it was ready to go,'' said the mum who said the mini tot ''was still receiving oxygen through the umbilical cord as well''.
Samantha, who calls herself a ''natural birth advocate'', first went viral on the platform when she shared a clip of herself walking back home with her son still attached to her.
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According to the caption of the clip, which has racked up close to a whopping 28million views, the mum-of-five ''delivered in one push, no medication and not even a scream''.
Over 11,000 people flooded to comments to congratulate the family, with one joking: ''Maam it’s still charging you gotta switch to bluetooth.''
Someone else was just as amazed, writing: ''Only a baddie casually walks back in the house with the cord still attached!''
''I thought her dress was ruched in the front before I realized it was the cord!'' a viewer penned.
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''walking with before delivering the placenta is insane! you are a tough woman! congratulations,'' a fourth chimed in.
''Wow! The strength to get up and walk back in the house with sarcasm and the umbilical cord attached ! Epic! Congratulations to you and baby,'' a TikTok user commented.