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30th November 2016
08:33am GMT
“We got stuck on the M4. I drove down the bus lane, I broke every red light I could to try and get there on time. By this stage Lisa's contractions were down to five minutes and she was still fine.
“I avoided the quays, as I thought traffic would be heavy along there. Instead I headed up James's Street but we got stuck in traffic there instead. By this stage I was getting a little nervous. “Lisa's waters broke at Christchurch and as soon as this happened she gave me a shout. She was saying: 'Pull over, the baby is on the way out'.”A passing cyclist stopped to help, calling the paramedics who were on the line to help Stephen deliver his 6lb 11oz baby son, Jonah.
“I ran around to Lisa and by the time I was around the baby was half way out. I pulled him out the rest of the way," he explained.
Thankfully the emergency services and Dublin Fire Brigade were on the scene within minutes. The cord was cut in the car and the family were whisked away to Holles Street.
Did you baby arrive early and in dramatic style? Share your story in the comments or on Twitter @HerFamilydotie. Image of baby Jonah taken by Stephen Connolly and published in the Irish Independent.We were a bit late to this morning's impatient baby born in mum's car on the way to the hospital outside Kevin Street Garda station 1/2 pic.twitter.com/RYik2PPQab
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) November 29, 2016
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