

Just hours later, Shelagh's waters broke in TGI Fridays as she and Richard had dinner. Maggie Mason explained that reflexology on a mum-to-be's feet can bring on labour. The day before the birth and already four days overdue, Shelagh visited the hospital for a reflexology session. "He's going to love and care for him like he was his own." Richard and I got back together and even though Fraser's not part of Richard, because he's part of me and Richard loves me, we'll be fine. I tried to make the relationship work but it wasn't right so we split up. "Before I found out I was pregnant, I wasn't happy. Richard and I had a year's break and I was seeing somebody else. She said: "My partner Richard isn't the father. Shelagh chose Irn-Bru to toast the birth of 7lb 14oz Fraser on October 20 last year with her partner Richard Bowley, 55, and believes Richard will be a great dad to Fraser. It was pretty rough but they were amazing." It was down to the brilliant staff that things turned out all right in the end. "In days gone by, the baby and maybe the mother could have died. Shelagh said: "They needed to get him out. Surgeons, fighting to save vital seconds, gave her a general anaesthetic instead of a slower-working spinal block.

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The Princess Anne Maternity hospital in Southampton was filled with 40 cameras that let the eight-part series capture the drama behind some of the year's 6000 births.īut Shelagh was not awake to welcome her first child into the world. She has no regrets about signing up for the Channel 4 show, One Born Every Minute. Shelagh is originally from Arran but lives in Hampshire, where she runs a polo yard with 30 horses. Her son Fraser James was born just minutes later at 4.44am by emergency caesarean section after a rare complication triggered the emergency. All I wanted was for my baby to be all right." People were rushing down the corridor and everything swung into action. "One minute, everything was fine and the next, someone had hit the red button on the wall. I knew things could go wrong but didn't realise just how badly. Shelagh said: "It was frightening and so unexpected. The cameras were rolling as the 41-yearold went into labour as part of a groundbreaking show which starts tonight.īut when her unborn son's heartbeat plunged, it turned into a real-life drama as medics battled to save her baby's life.

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SCOTS mum Shelagh Hamilton stars in a new reality TV show about her race against time to give birth.
