A Suffolk mum is celebrating the birth of her baby boy, marking not only the start of the new year but also her own birthday.
Keylie Hoy, who turned 20 today, welcomed baby Theo on January 1, 2024, four days before his due date of January 5.
Born at Ipswich Hospital at 12.45pm, Theo is a happy and healthy boy weighing in at 7lbs 2oz.
Theo is Keylie's first child, and his arrival marked not only the start of the new year, but also her 20th birthday, making the day even more special.
Keylie went into labour at around 6.15am on New Years Day opted for an epidural, saying it was not too painful.
Theo was one of three babies born on January 1 at Ipswich Hospital.
ESNEFT also welcomed five New Year's Day babies at Colchester Hospital.
At West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, Daisy Walters and her partner Kayne welcomed their new baby boy Teddy Nicholls at 3.23am on January 1.
Teddy is the baby brother of Isabella and Greyson, and Daisy, who is doing well, said it was a 'speedy and straightforward birth'.
In 2023, Christopher Darrell Johnson Junior was the first baby to be born at West Suffolk Hospital to parents Gemma Brooks and Christopher Johnson.
Christopher, who has dual nationality of UK and USA, was born in the Bury St Edmunds hospital at 6.23am on January 1, 2023, and weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces.
The happy mum from Bildeston said that having a baby on New Year’s Day made it “even more special”.
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