Nadia Watson with her baby daughter Poppy
McSweeney, 11 months, at home in Somerset
A pregnant mother who didn't realise she was
expecting gave birth on her bathroom floor in the
middle of the night - while her partner slept through
it all.

Poppy McSweeney in hospital after birth.
Nadia's boyfriend Lewis sleep through the
whole thing
Nadia Watson, 22, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset,
woke up suffering from what she thought were
period pains but collapsed to the floor and went into
labour.
She screamed in agony for more than an hour as she
delivered 7lbs 11oz baby Poppy by herself.
But boyfriend Lewis McSweeney didn't wake up -
even though she shrieked so loudly her concerned
neighbours dialled 999.
A fleet of police cars and ambulances arrived minutes
after the birth and Lewis, also 22, only arose from his
slumber when Nadia presented their newborn
daughter.
Nadia said: 'He can literally sleep through anything -
fire alarms, the lot. I have no idea how he does it.
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'I went into our bedroom after I had given birth and
showed Lewis the baby but he just went back to
sleep.
'I woke him up again and he realised what had
happened and he was completely in shock.'
Nadia had a rare undiagnosed pregnancy and was
unaware she was carrying a child - she gained very
little weight and remained a size ten throughout.
She had two retail jobs - at Frankie and Benny's
restaurant and Blockbuster video - and would even
help her pregnant neighbour carry her shopping.
'It was a complete surprise - I didn't have a clue that I
was pregnant,' she said.
'I was still having regular periods, I remained a size
ten, and I only put on a tiny bit of weight which I put
down to eating too many burgers at my new job at
Frankie and Benny's.

Poppy McSweeney with her mother Nadia
Watson (r) who stayed a size 10 while
pregnant
'On the Sunday night I started
having some sharp pains, which I
just assumed was me starting my
period.
'I went to the bathroom and
collapsed with pain. I realised I was
in labour and just decided to keep
pushing.
'Most people have a team of people around them
telling them what to do and when but I just had to
keep pushing on my own.'
Boyfriend Lewis remained completely oblivious as to
what was going on in the next room - despite Nadia
screaming so loudly the neighbours called the police.
She added: 'Lewis just slept through the whole thing
but I did manage to wake the neighbours. I was
screaming so loudly that they called 999.
'By the time Lewis had woken up two police cars
arrived with three paramedics, so they cut the cord
and took us both to hospital.'
Baby Poppy was aptly named due to her arrival on
Remembrance Sunday last year.
'When Poppy was born she was completely silent
which absolutely terrified me but then she wiggled
and I was just completely relieved,' said Nadia.
Poppy McSweeney with her mother Nadia
Watson (r) who stayed a size 10 while
pregnant
'Even now she's still really well behaved, she sleeps
right through the night and she's a very calm little
baby. '
New dad Lewis McSweeney said he was 'quite
embarrassed' to have slept through his daughter's
birth - but he was exhausted from working night
shifts.
He said: 'I'm actually quite embarrassed and a little
bit gutted at the fact I managed to sleep through the
whole thing.
'It's really not unusual for me to sleep through things
- I once left a pizza in the oven for more than an hour
and didn't wake up to the fire alarm or the
neighbours trying to get into the house.
'I had also just finished a 12 hour night shift as a
support worker so I was pretty knackered.
'The first thing I knew about Nadia giving birth was
when she walked into the room with Poppy in her
arms and the chord still attached.
'I thought I was dreaming so I put my head back
down and went to sleep but then the penny dropped
as to what had happened.
'I was in complete shock for days - I couldn't get my
head around what had happened.
'I'd been to have my hair cut the same day and the
barber there had just got his misses pregnant.
'I was laughing a bit and telling him that I wouldn't
be becoming a Dad for at least 10 years, then less
than 12 hours later I had a baby.'
His partner Nadia Watson said she had no idea she
was pregnant and the only symptom was back ache
which she put down to juggling two jobs.
She said: 'I think on reflection I was really lucky with
my pregnancy - I didn't have any of the usual
symptoms and managed to get away with it quite
lightly.
'Looking back the only symptom I did have was bad
back pains, but I just assumed that it was because I
was working two jobs - both of which involved me
being on my feet all day.
'One of my friends is pregnant now and she is really
suffering with it, so I'm definitely extremely lucky.'
Nadia added that she remembers very little about
the labour.
She said: 'I know I went into labour in the early hours
of the morning on Remembrance Sunday but in all
honesty I really couldn't tell you much about it - it
seemed to happen so quickly.
'I think the labour lasted about an hour, it was
definitely no more than two, it was very quick in
comparison to some people.
'I know the ambulance turned up and cut the cord at
about 7.15 but other than that I haven't really got a
clue about timings.
'I was in so much pain I couldn't get up to go and get
my phone to check the time or call for help.
'It's a bit sad really that I don't actually know what
time Poppy was born.'

Nadia (left) with a friend. At the time this
picture was taken Nadia was eight months
pregnant but had no idea

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