Mother and daughter give birth just HOURS apart in the same hospital

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by Emma Dodds |
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A mother and daughter both gave birth within 36 hours of each other - making one of their babies an uncle at the age of 36 HOURS old.

Laura Scrimshaw, 35, went into labour practically at the same time as her 17-year-old daughter Sharmaine last month.

Laura, who is also mum to Chelsea, 14, and six-year-old Steven Junior, gave birth to her son Callum on 21 October at 3.15pm.

Only 36 hours later, Sharmaine's daughter Khara-Louise was born at 4.40am on 23 October.

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The babies were both born just a couple of rooms apart from each other at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife in Scotland - and were even delivered by the same midwife.

Laura said: "I never thought I'd be a grandma at 35, let alone my little boy Callum be an uncle at 36-hours-old.

"It is amazing. I never thought when I got married at 16, I would still be with him at 35, have four kids and be a grandparent.

"It hasn't really kicked in yet but it is great being able to spoil them all.

"I was due on October 27 and Sharmaine was due on October 29. We didn't think they would come that close together though.

"I was shocked when they both came the same weekend."

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In a shocking twist of events, Laura had to be taken to hospital with a police escort after the ambulance that turned up for her actually took Sharmaine first.

She said: "We both went into labour on the 21st and whilst I was waiting for an ambulance, mine went to Sharmaine and took her to hospital instead of me.

"So when mine did come, we had the police escorting us up the motorway at quarter to three as they were worried he would come before I got there.

"We got there at quarter to three and Callum was born at 3.15pm."

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Laura added that she thought her son had a sixth sense and known his niece had been born, as he woke up for a feed just as she discovered her daughter had given birth.

She said: "I am sure Callum had a sense it was happening - it was like he knew. He woke me for a feed at 4.40am and a couple of minutes later I got a message to say she had been born.

"Sharmaine is doing brilliantly and everything has come so naturally to her."

How cute!

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