Teenager who had NO IDEA she was nine months pregnant suddenly goes into labour in the shower and gives birth to an adorable baby boy just ten minutes later
- Amber Smith felt a pain in her stomach while she was showering on April 15
- She realised her water had broken and called for her fiancé to come help her
- Ms Smith said she had no idea she was pregnant until she went into labour
A teenager who had no idea she was pregnant suddenly went into labour while in the shower and gave birth on the bathroom floor.
Amber Smith, 18, from Mareeba in Far North Queensland said she felt 'tensing' in her stomach before 'a huge stream of water and pink liquid' gushed out onto the floor.
Ten minutes later her 'miracle child' - Cooper Allen-Robert Woods - was born, changing the lives of her and her fiance Blairdon Nicol, 20, forever.
Amber Smith, 18, gave birth to her son Cooper Allen-Robert Woods on April 15. Pictured: Ms Smith, baby Cooper and Blairdon Nicol
Ms Smith was in the shower when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach as saw blood and water cover the shower floor
Ms Smith told Daily Mail Australia she had finished work with a headache and thought she was coming down with gastro so she spent the afternoon relaxing.
'I had to work in the morning and about 20 minutes into my shower my whole stomach tensed and as I looked down a huge stream of water poured out of me,' she said.
'I thought it must of been urine or something but it was a pink colour so my mind flipped to my water breaking but I thought no way as I wasn't pregnant.'
She said she screamed for Blairdon to come and help her.
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Ms Smith said she thought she was in labour and Mr Nicol saw the head of the baby exposed, so he called an ambulance before helping to deliver the baby.
'We both were completely in shock but Blairdon was instantly in love. I was in so much pain and it hurt to sit, my legs couldn't stop shaking and I couldn't stop crying,' she said.
Ms Smith said she had no clue that she was pregnant as her body didn't change much and she was still having periods.
Pictured: Cooper Allen-Robert Woods, whose surprise birth changed the lives of his parents forever
She said there had been a small weight gain but that was it.
Ms Smith said she didn't tell her family until they were all gathered around at the hospital.
Initially they were disbelieving until her family saw the photo of her with the baby.
'They instantly were ecstatic and coming up with names for bub to call them. Both our families and friends and co-workers were so supportive and instantly were trying to help us to get ready for life as parents,' she said.
Mr Nicol helped deliver his own child in ten minutes and fell 'instantly in love' with Cooper
Ms Smith said the couple always wanted children but wanted to wait until they were more financially stable.
Now, six days on, they can't imagine their lives without him.
Ms Smith and Cooper were allowed to return home from the hospital on Monday morning.
'I was actually happy to stay in hospital as the midwives really helped me start to learn how to take care of Cooper at home, ' she said.
'The only bad thing was no visitors were allowed due to coronavirus. Cooper and I are avoiding the coronavirus by staying home and limiting who can come to the house.'
Ms Smith said the couple always wanted children but wanted to wait until they were more financially stable
