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THE FIRST BABY of 2018 in Ireland was born at seven seconds past midnight.
University Maternity Hospital, Limerick, had the pleasure of bringing the first baby of the year into world.
The baby boy was born at exactly seven seconds after 12 and came in weighing 3.26kg (7lbs 3oz).
“We’re all delighted here. It’s very good news,” a hospital spokesperson said.
UMHL was also fortunate enough to have the first baby born on Christmas Day also, with a baby girl being born at 12.27am on Christmas morning.
“We had the new year’s baby and we also had the Christmas baby, so we’re all very happy here,” the spokesperson said.
There have been three babies born in the hospital so far in 2018.
In homes and hospitals across the country, parents were welcoming their new children into the world on the first day of the year.
In the Rotunda in Dublin, the first newborn boy was delivered at 1.35am. There have been 12 babies born so far at the hospital this year, including one set of twins.
In the Coombe, the first baby was born at 1.41am.
A baby boy, he was born to mother and father Christine and Gareth O’Leary, from Firhouse in Dublin. The baby weighed in at 2.9kg (6lbs 4oz).
He is the O’Leary’s first child and has yet to be named.
It total, five babies have been born in the Coombe this year.
There were similar arrivals at other hospitals all across Ireland this morning.
The first baby born at University Hospital Waterford arrived at 23 minutes past midnight, while the first newborn arrived at Cork University Maternity Hospital after 3am.
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“That’s a good sized baby…. small turkey though” :)
My goodness the number of deliveries in the rotunda & combe in a matter of hours is staggering
@Emer Caffrey: that would be the full moon lastnight. Brings the babies according to old midwives tales
@Emer Caffrey: How do we classify the time of birth? Head out or toes out?
Any word on who the last baby born in 2017 ? Surely he or she deserves a mention.
Is this news? I mean good luck to the newborns, wish them the best, but some baby had to be born first in 2018…do we care what time….i don’t
@Anne: Have a snickers, Anne.
@Honeybadger197: :)
@Anne: isn’t there a cash prize for popping out the first nipper of the year?
@Joe Bridgeman: haha is there? Well good on them down in Limerick in that case.
@Anne: it’s almost like a accolade having the first baby born on New Years. It’s like the parents are purposely planning to the day hour and minute
@Anne: you sound like a late evening Dec 31st baby !
You might want to rethink that headline. I don’t think the first baby of the New Year was born in Ireland.
“The first baby of the new year was born in Ireland” , is not the same as “the first baby born in Ireland”. Sloppy headline.
Good, now let all babies be born.
@Johnny Bellew: Pregnant ladies will determine that.
pfft Saleem Sinai was born at midnight too, but he had telepathic powers.Beat that
Imagine that: there were similar arrivals in other hospitals around Ireland! Wow!
Yes, a lot of hard work all around the world. Credit where it’s due.
Are Stillbirth babies ever recorded as first babies of the year born?
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