{"id":214327,"date":"2019-08-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214327\/bundle-of-joy-rushes-into-the-world\/"},"modified":"2019-08-20T14:58:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T12:58:18","slug":"bundle-of-joy-rushes-into-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/20\/bundle-of-joy-rushes-into-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Bundle of joy rushes into the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a normal evening at home in Primrose on July 30 for the Mutswagiwa family.<\/p>\n<p>Linda, who was 42 weeks pregnant, was starting to prepare dinner for her family at about 5.30pm after having done some shopping during the afternoon before fetching her daughters Keisha (11) and Kimberley (8) from aftercare.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had felt fine the whole day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen as I was preparing dinner the pains started.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was probably Braxton Hicks contractions, so didn\u2019t really think too much about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Linda\u2019s baby was overdue at 42 weeks and she had been advised to go to the hospital for either an induction or a caesarean section.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am terrified of needles and scalpels after a previous operation on my leg and I decided I would rather wait for a normal delivery,\u201d said Linda.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the labour pains steadily increased, Linda started to realise the baby was going to be born.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI contacted my husband Frederick and let him know that I was experiencing strong pains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe works in Pretoria and normally gets home at about 7.30pm, so I thought it would be fine and he would get home in time to take me to hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By 6.55pm Linda decided to contact an ambulance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214329\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-214329\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/32GCNGENERALBABY_16224-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/32GCNGENERALBABY_16224-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/32GCNGENERALBABY_16224-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/32GCNGENERALBABY_16224-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/08\/32GCNGENERALBABY_16224.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loving mom Linda Mutswagiwa with Kaylee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThen at about 7.40pm I stood up to get some water and I could sense that I was fully dilated, so I sent the girls to our landlord Pat Pillay and told them to stay there as I didn\u2019t want them to see the birth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrederick was still not home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took a blanket and prepared myself in my bedroom,\u201d Linda said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could feel that I wanted to push.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreddie kept saying I must wait for him and I really did not believe the baby would come so quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The landlord contacted the Primrose CPF on the street groups and within a few minutes Greg Soares (deputy chairperson), Crystal Bredenhan and Wesley Warren arrived at the house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe rushed to the house and while we were waiting for the paramedics to arrive, the baby was born,\u201d said Greg.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily Frederick made it home five minutes before baby Kaylee came into the world.<\/p>\n<p>He told the GCN he was trying to get back from Rosslyn in Pretoria as quickly as possible, while sticking to the speed limit, but that day there was an accident on the R21 and another at Gillooly\u2019s Interchange, which held up the traffic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7019087069 - Melissa Germiston Baby Kayleigh Born At Home by Germiston City News\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F668393744&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know why it had to be that day,\u201d Frederick said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were so lucky to have the Primrose CPF members there,\u201d said Linda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey clamped the umbilical cord and wrapped Kaylee and when the paramedics arrived she was so peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frederick said the family would be forever grateful to the Primrose CPF members who assisted them that night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrystal was especially wonderful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe calmed us down, I think we needed someone like her there,\u201d said Frederick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were all so helpful and even came back a few days later to visit and bring presents for Kaylee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am also grateful to Netcare 911 and other paramedics who attended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Linda and Kaylee were transported to Bertha Gxowa Hospital and both given a clean bill of health, with Kaylee weighing 3.71kg.<\/p>\n<p>After a night in hospital they were discharged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214358\/soulful-tunes-go-straight-to-the-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\">Watch: Soulful tunes go straight to the heart<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214262\/a-march-against-women-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">A march against women abuse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really was more than a drama,\u201d Linda said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do and was so scared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy plan was to go to hospital and do everything there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Linda and Frederick told the GCN Kaylee is a beautiful, peaceful baby who does not cry often, but her sisters disagree and said although they love her she does cry too much sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very happy to have a sister though,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>Greg told the GCN they were pleased to have been able to assist the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank them for giving us our first Primrose CPF baby,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by 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