New mom still shocked at birth of son in toilet
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WINNIPEG — The mother of a baby boy delivered in a toilet bowl said she’s still in shock that she has a newborn son.
Heather Richard, 33, was allowed to cradle her son Isaiah for the first time in Children’s Hospital on Monday night. The baby is being kept in an incubator until doctors are certain he is healthy enough to go home. The new mom said she didn’t take vitamins or eat proper nutrients during her pregnancy, which is why Isaiah is a full-term baby the size of a premature newborn.
“I finally held him,” Richard said. “It was an awesome experience.”
Richard didn’t know she was pregnant with her first child until she stared down at her pale and motionless newborn son at the bottom of a toilet on Sunday. The 33-year-old had been in pain all morning.
Two undercover Winnipeg police officers, who were at the North End home to serve a warrant, heard screaming and burst into the bathroom. Richard said the female officer tore off her coat and started to perform cardiopulmonary and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Richard called the police officer’s quick thinking “heroic” and has the utmost respect for the officer.
The newborn’s mother said she still can’t believe she has a son.
“I’m scared of him, he’s (so) tiny,” Richard said. “It hasn’t sunk in that he’s mine yet.”