I've heard some pretty crazy labor stories in my time. From moms giving birth in airplanes to others who spent days in labor–even weeks! Most of them are so intense they'd make you rethink having a baby, but Vanessa DeLeon's would probably just make you smile. It's the most relatable labor story of them all. The now mom of four from Houston Texas, was right in the middle of enrolling her 4-year-old in preschool when her water suddenly broke!
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DeLeon has to be one of the most selfless moms out there. The woman knew she was already in labor but stopped to register her 4-year-old son, Alexis, for pre-kindergarten anyway. I guess she figured she'd still have enough time. "It was very important because [the school] wasn't going to have space," she told KXAS-TV. After filling out all the registration forms, the mother asked, "Am I missing anything else? Cause I'm in labor now and I have to go."
Before she knew it, though, she was actually about to have the baby! DeLeon was brought to the nurse's office where she wound up giving birth to her 6-pound, 3-ounce son, Geovanni. It happened so fast, the nurse wound up delivering the baby with her bare hands. Could you imagine?
"I'm trying to get on my gloves, and I look, and the baby is crowning … I've got the phone here," said nurse Ashleigh Morris, demonstrating how it all went down. "And I see the baby. And I had no choice, you know? Mom pushed and we pulled the baby out."
The good news is the baby came out safe and sound, straight into his mama's arms. Luckily, there were T-shirts in the school they were able to wrap the newborn in. This just goes to show how important it was for this busy mom to have her kid registered for pre-school. She was certain she'd be able to do that quickly and then rush herself to the hospital, but nature clearly had different plans. I'm just glad to hear that everyone is okay–including the baby!
—Additional reporting by Michelle Regalado & Giselle Castro (gallery)
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Images via KXAS-TV
On a street corner
Imagine you are walking down a busy city street when the pregnant woman in front of you suddenly starts giving birth. This is what happened to 39-year-old New Yorker Polly McCourt, who went into labor Monday afternoon. The Upper East side resident rushed out of her apartment building and asked for her doorman's help to hail her a cab to the hospital. The funny part is that her baby decided she wanted to come out right before the cab even arrived. In other words, McCourt gave birth right on the corner of her street!
In a train station
Washington D.C. mom Shavonnte Taylor was headed to an obstetrician appointment when she suddenly went into labor onthe train station platform. She was lucky that there was a trained EMT present who helped deliver her adorable baby boy.
In the Holland Tunnel
Twenty-five-year-old New Jersey mom Soukaina Nekhlaoui was on her way to the hospital when the baby decided it wanted to come out in the middle of the Holland Tunnel! A Port Authority Tunnel & Bridge officer with medical training assisted her and helped her give birth to a healthy baby boy.
On an airplane
Passengers and crew members on a plane had to help deliver Katherine Oyedoh's baby after she unexpectedly went into labor in the middle of an international Delta flight.
In an art gallery
Last October, performance artist Marni Kotak said that giving "birth" is the higest form of art and delivered a baby inside a New York City art gallery. About 20 people were present for the delivery, which took place in a birthing pool.
Live on the web
In October 2011, Ottawa, Canada, mom Nancy Salgueiro gave birth live over the Internet, with more than 2,000 people registered to watch. Her 2-year-old son cut his new brother's umbilical cord.
In a 7 Eleven Parking lot
Just a couple of weeks before the company celebrated their annual Free Slurpee Day, Florida couple Chad and Tye Malley were forced to deliver their baby in a 7-Eleven parking lot after they were unable to make it to the hospital on time!
During a traffic jam
This summer, a Boston mother went into premature labor while sitting in gridlocked Route 16 traffic. She had to call the state police for help!
At a wedding
In July of this year, a woman gave birth to her baby just minutes after tying the knot! She made it through her wedding ceremony but went into labor while taking pictures outside the church.
Two Long Island highways
After going into labor a full week early, Siobhan Anderson was in the car on the way to the hospital when she ended up giving birth to her twin baby boys on two separate Long Island highways!
In the hospital parking lot
Two women in an Alabama hospital were forced to give birth outside in the hospital's parking lot after the building was evacuated over a bomb threat. Tessa Kilgore gave birth underneath an oak tree in the parking lot, as did the other mother. Thankfully they both had healthy babies and easy deliveries.
