Your Lancaster and Morecambe lockdown babies in pictures
By Gayle Rouncivell
Published 7th May 2020, 15:52 BST
Updated 7th May 2020, 19:57 BST
We asked you to send us photos and stories of your lockdown births - and you didn't disappoint!
We were inundated with pictures of your bundles of joy - and some will feature in the Lancaster Guardian and The Vistor this week and next.
In the meantime, here's a gallery of many of the babies that were sent in to us, and we aim to run another gallery of the remaining photos next week, so keep an eye out!
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Becky Grant gave birth to Paul Abraham Grant during lockdown in the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. He weighed 7lb 12oz.
Alicia Henderson gave birth to Lewis was born on April 19 at the RLI at 10.48am, weighing 6lb exactly. She said: "I was assigned a fantastic midwife with a student midwife. The student, Hilary, was actually a retired midwife who has returned from retirement in light of the current situation. My five-year-old at home has conditions that mean he has to be shielded, their father is a front line key worker and so hasnt been able to be around the children for over a month. My mum has stepped up and entered lockdown with us so she could care for the older children when I went into labour. This meant I was going to have to labour alone. However, Hilary made me feel completely supported and at no point did I feel alone during my birth. Lewis is my fourth boy, my last child, and Hilary ensured my labour was a calm, positive one and that we managed our breastfeeding goals despite a fair few odds being against us. I wish I could tell her how much her support means to me.
Laura Dougan gave birth to Louis Anthony Dougan weighing 8lb 3oz on April 2 at 9.42pm at the RLI. She said: "He is absolutely perfect. We thankfully werent in hospital very long at all but every single midwife we came into contact with whilst we were there was amazing - we couldnt have wished for better care."
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