After years of hardship, a woman delivered a child on New Year’s Day.
They had two rounds of In vitro fertilization(IVF) before they conceived a child naturally.
The child, named Charlie, was born at 5 pounds and 13 ounces. He was due Jan. 9, but due to complications, he was delivered via Cesarean section at Lincoln County Hospital.
“When we got past 20 weeks we felt a little more confident,” she said.
“But we were worried again after 37 weeks due to health issues and I have been monitored in the last few weeks,” she added. “It is going to be really nice to have a baby at New Year as it is around the same time Grandma died. Since Grandma passed away, Granddad is living with us and it will give him a new lease of life to have a baby around.”
Craig said that they “are looking forward to spoiling him and there’s lots of people waiting to meet him. It’s a totally different love you have when a baby is born.”
The birth comes as twins in California were born during different years on New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve.
The first was born at 11:58 p.m. on Sunday, weighing 5 pounds, 9 ounces and was 18 inches in length. The second was born at 12:16 a.m. on Monday, and she weighed 4 pounds, 10 ounces and was 16 inches.
Ena and Chien Lu, both 32, the parents, were beaming, with mom Ena saying, “Everyone was saying that there was a good chance that he was the first but we don’t know for sure, yet.”