Now thats good timing.

LostInSpace
By LostInSpace

Right on cue!

It was supposed to be such a lucky date that some couples arranged Caesarean sections especially so their babies would be born yesterday.
But Niamh Bond arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month of 2010 all by herself - and, just for good measure, at ten seconds after ten past ten as well.

She was born weighing just 3lb 7oz after being delivered naturally at eight weeks premature. A digital clock in the delivery suite recorded the time of birth.
Early arrival: Niamh Bond with her mother Keelie Hearne yesterday
Yesterday Niamh and her mother Keelie Hearne were both doing well as they recovered at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.

Miss Hearne, 20, said: 'When I looked at the clock and saw the ten seconds as well I was gobsmacked.

It is certainly a date to remember and it is even more special as it is my first child. 'She is absolutely tiny and has tiny fingers. She is gorgeous.'

Miss Hearne had been planning to continue working as a pub waitress until October 29 - a month before her due date.
But on Saturday evening her waters broke during her shift. She was admitted to hospital and by 9.40am yesterday was in 'advanced labour'.

Her partner Dean Bond, 22, who had gone home for the night, was called and dashed back to the hospital.

Keelie Hearne and partner Dean Bond with their daughter Niamh who was born on 10/10/10 at 10.10am (10 secs)
Miss Hearne, from Kingingstanding, Birmingham, said. 'I remember suddenly feeling the need to push. It was mad. Dean only arrived ten minutes before the head started to appear. It all happened so quickly.'

Mr Bond, who is studying bricklaying at college, said: 'It's amazing and hopefully being born on what is supposed to be the luckiest day of the century will prove a lucky omen for us and for Niamh. 'I'm delighted. She's small but absolutely beautiful.'
Dawn Grix, delivery suite coordinator at Good Hope Hospital, said Niamh would be kept in the special care baby unit until November because she was born so prematurely.

Niamh was born at Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands eight weeks premature weighing just 3lb 7oz
She added: 'Keelie came down fully dilated and was pushing and we suddenly realised what the time was. She was progressing really well and just before 10.10am the head came out and then a minute passed and the rest of the body came out at exactly 10.10am.

'One of the paediatricians then realised the clock was on ten seconds as well.'

Numerologists believe the ' perfect tens', which happen only once a century, symbolise a 'powerful moment of rebirth'. Some claim yesterday was the luckiest day of the century.

The private City Hospital in Dubai allowed ten women to choose the date for their Caesarean births, while an estimated 31,050 couples were thought to have exchanged wedding vows across the UK yesterday - ten times the normal number for a Sunday.

Many register offices opened especially. And schoolboy Daniel Sherbourne celebrated his tenth birthday at 10pm on 10/10/10. He was treated to a huge party near his home in Portsmouth.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319371/Born-10-10-10-10-10-10-w...

By drmana• 11 Oct 2010 08:17
drmana

Da, I was born not very long ago :-)

By chocoholic• 11 Oct 2010 08:16
chocoholic

There were a bunch of babies around the world born 10/10/10

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/bizarre&id=7717273&cmp=twi-kabc-article-7717273

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-10-10-10-baby,0,5254177.story?track=rss

By DaRuDe• 11 Oct 2010 08:16
DaRuDe

when were you born

By drmana• 11 Oct 2010 08:12
drmana

Brit, thats on topic....7/7/77 is a good timing too :-)

By britexpat• 11 Oct 2010 08:08
britexpat

Stop hijacking and get back to the topic..

By Formatted Soul• 11 Oct 2010 08:05
Formatted Soul

drmana not its not mine..its the birth date of someone in this thread...:)

By chocoholic• 11 Oct 2010 08:02
chocoholic

Rudey, you promised not to tell :(

By drmana• 11 Oct 2010 08:01
drmana

FS, is that your birth date? :-)

The date and time I was born was the luckiest for me for the simple reason that I was born at that date and time....

By chocoholic• 11 Oct 2010 08:01
chocoholic

ok I'm going to another thread. My brain hurts :D

By chocoholic• 11 Oct 2010 08:00
chocoholic

FS, math, yukkkkk

By britexpat• 11 Oct 2010 08:00
britexpat

Think binary ...

By DaRuDe• 11 Oct 2010 08:00
DaRuDe

was born on 12:12 12/12/12 1912

By chocoholic• 11 Oct 2010 07:59
chocoholic

dang it brit, I googled that but I dont get it :(

By Formatted Soul• 11 Oct 2010 07:57
Rating: 5/5
Formatted Soul

101010 (base two (binary)) equals 42 (base ten). This is evenly divisible by the number of days in a week (7 (lucky)); and is also evenly divisible by the number 6 (which is usually considered unlucky). So there is some Ying with the Yang incorporated into this date.

10 (base ten) = 1010 (base two)

(base ten): 10 x 10 = 100

(base two): 10 x 10 = 100

The binary attributes of 101010 lends itself to use by the sciences of fractals (recursive geometric shapes) and chaos theory (the butterfly effect).

Good enough explanatiion?

By britexpat• 11 Oct 2010 07:56
britexpat

Did you know that there are only 10 types of people in this world ..

By mjamille28• 11 Oct 2010 07:56
mjamille28

nice timing..

By chocoholic• 11 Oct 2010 07:50
chocoholic

Great FS, now can you explain it to me?

http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Interpret-101010-Sunday-October-10-2010-metaphysics-paranormal-experiment

By Formatted Soul• 11 Oct 2010 07:48
Formatted Soul

choco...ohhh ok..ok....I understood everything..:)

By chocoholic• 11 Oct 2010 07:46
chocoholic

FS-

The binary attributes of 101010 lends itself to use by the sciences of fractals (recursive geometric shapes) and chaos theory (the butterfly effect).

lol

By britexpat• 11 Oct 2010 07:45
britexpat

I tink the Dubai thing is a case of publicity and one upmanship..

By Formatted Soul• 11 Oct 2010 07:44
Formatted Soul

what's so special other than easy to remember?

By lawa• 11 Oct 2010 07:43
lawa

ten tana ten

By Formatted Soul• 11 Oct 2010 07:43
Formatted Soul

A Qler was born on 7/7/77..:) Wonder how lucky he is?? :)

By LostInSpace• 11 Oct 2010 07:40
LostInSpace

Funny how these women in Dubai chose the date and this one came natural, and to the second!

By britexpat• 11 Oct 2010 07:36
britexpat

Great story... Hope she brings them lots of joy and happiness...

Funny , the story didn't mention her older sister Brooke ..

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