By Rachel Paula Abrahamson—
Today
Analysia Beck, a Wisconsin mother, used to cringe when she read stories
about babies being born in unusual places.
“It was my worst nightmare,” the 25-year-old told TODAY.com.
Then she gave birth in the parking lot of a McDonald's.
“I'm still in shock,” Beck noted, as her husband, Daniel, laughed.
“It was very intense,” Daniel, 27, recalled.
Analysia Beck and an incredible birth story.Courtesy of Analysia Beck
Around 11:00 pm on January 11, Beck, 38 weeks pregnant, recalled that she began having light contractions.
At first, she wasn't worried and thought it was Braxton Hicks, also known as false labor.
The young woman fell asleep again, but she woke up startled by severe pain.
Moments later, her water broke.
It was time to give birth.
The couple walked out the door of their home as soon as Beck's mother arrived to take care of their children Jayce, 3, and Aubriella, 17 months.
Analysia joked that
she had never seen Daniel drive his car so fast.
"We had been in the car for about two minutes when I said, 'Daniel, you have to stop, I feel like I'm sitting on the baby's head,'" Beck said.
“At that moment, I knew it was coming and that we weren't going to make it to the hospital.”
Analysia Beck gave birth to a 2.5 kilogram baby boy in her car.Analysia Beck
Daniel stopped in the parking lot of a McDonald's and called 911, while she got into the back of her vehicle.
It was 03:55 am and it was snowing heavily.
“I pushed three times and it came out,” Beck noted.
“The paramedics barely arrived, but they were there to help her.”
The first thing Beck noticed was that the newborn was blue.
“I think it was because of how cold it was: the snow entered the car and fell on his face,” he added.
“Luckily,
he was healthy and everything went well.
He passed all the tests in the hospital.”
The couple chose the name Micah for their 5.5-pound (2.5-kilogram) baby.
But since that day they call him “Little McFlurry”, after the fast food chain's famous frozen dessert.
“Between the wind and the McDonald's, we think it's very appropriate!”
Analysia added.