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TaMara Sheppard of Tacoma, Wash., gave birth to her daughter at 9:11 p.m. on -- wait for it, wait for it -- 9/11.
Freaky? Oh, it gets better. Sheppard is a 911 dispatcher.
The Tacoma News Tribune reports that Sheppard, a dispatcher out of Puyallup, Wash., went into labor around 7:30 p.m. and arrived at Puyallup's Good Samaritan Hospital around noon. Sheppard was scheduled to have labor induced on Monday, but baby Nina Morgan had other plans.
No, the baby was not 9 pounds, 11 ounces. She refused to take the coincidences quite that far.
Sheppard said she wasn't thinking about numbers when she was giving birth. "It never even crossed my mind until my husband said, 'You're a 911 dispatcher and you had a baby on 9/11 at 9:11,'" she told the News Tribune.
Little Nina isn't the only newborn with a keen sense of timing. A baby in LaCrosse, Wis., was born at 9:09 a.m. Sept. 9 and weighed 9 pounds, 9 ounces.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 3)
9-14-2009 @ 5:16PM
Sonja said...SO COOL
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9-14-2009 @ 2:35PM
Bob said...I wonder what she named her 9/11 child !
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9-14-2009 @ 2:49PM
ariana said...its name is nina..like it says in the article
9-14-2009 @ 2:47PM
AnnieRUOK? said...It says "Sheppard was scheduled to have labor induced on Monday, but baby Nina Morgan had other plans"
The baby is named....Nina Morgan
9-14-2009 @ 3:05PM
Granny said...GEEEE I thought that it was a baby girl.. HMMMM that is what I read and also that the name was Nina. HMMMMM
9-14-2009 @ 4:13PM
debra hoskins said...She was named Nina
9-18-2009 @ 6:26PM
HapaHawaiian2009 said...Wow, that's so coinicedential!
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9-14-2009 @ 2:59PM
lipglossxcha0s said...omg ...its a conspiracy!!
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9-14-2009 @ 2:56PM
Rollando said...'C U T E !!"
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9-14-2009 @ 3:29PM
Andre said...Thank you for being a 911 operator and GOD bless your baby.
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9-14-2009 @ 3:29PM
Joe said...That poor kid is already in debt becasue we got distracted. First it was Bush distracting us by telling us everything was all right with the economy, and then having everyone in turmoil just before the election so he could pass TARP. Then it was the Bailouts and Stimulus of Obama with all the added distractions including the beer summit between Gates and the cop. Now it’s this Joe Wilson outburst on top of the Cash for Clunkers to distract us from this Health Care takeover. Let’s focus on what’s happening in this country with the enormous debt we are building up and stay on message. And let’s keep informed at theaveragejoe.us to understand what’s going on. Check out the debt clock to see where we are today and not be distracted anymore by this silliness. If the President’s people want to divert attention from the debt and health care debate maybe they should invite Joe Wilson over to the White House for a beer. There’s already a rumor that he and Michele have set up a coffee for John and Kate.
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9-14-2009 @ 3:40PM
TwnWtrs said...My question about this article is ....
Why did she go to the hospital at noon if she didn't go into labor until 7:30PM?
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9-14-2009 @ 5:43PM
adel said...Perhaps being in labor does not always mean jump in the car or call for help. Dilation sometimes is an indicator of delivery. And maybe just being a 911 operator, her experience or thoughts about experience contributed to her decision - amongst other things. The article is very brief and does not go into detail about this being her first child. Why even go there??? Great outcome, healthy child and mother. Period:-)
9-14-2009 @ 4:11PM
debra hoskins said...I was confused too at the time but I think they meant to say that she went into labor on the 10th at 7:30 or they accidently put pm instead of am. That's my guess :o)
9-14-2009 @ 5:44PM
Adel said...That is a very legitimate question!
Actually, the article is poorly written. Perhaps it should have noted she arrived at the hospital first and provide that time (12:00 p.m.), then followed the exact time that she went into labor (7:30 p.m.).
According to the referenced news article from "The News Tribune"....
"TaMara Sheppard of Tacoma started labor around noon and arrived at Puyallup’s Good Samaritan Hospital at 7:30 p.m. before delivering baby Nina Morgan."
Source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/updates/story/877676.html
9-14-2009 @ 4:26PM
momma3 said...Do you have children???? Or given birth? Sometimes labor can last along time and be very severe. I went in at 2pm with my first and delivered at 3:40 the next morning. You just never know
9-14-2009 @ 4:51PM
Rose said...Not everyone delivers the minute they start having labor pains, it probably took awhile to get her dialated enough to deliver. Some women are in labor for 12, 14, 16 hours or longer.
9-14-2009 @ 5:18PM
lily said...because your in labor for a few hours before you have your baby, you dont just go and say okay! and then it pops out! My mom went in with the last baby and it took like 9 hours.
9-14-2009 @ 7:02PM
Peaches said...Im thinking she went into labor 7:30 p.m. the night before she had the baby sweetie
9-14-2009 @ 3:54PM
shana said...is the baby's last name levin?
nina levin?
nine elevin= sounds like nine elevein= nina levin
nina sounds like nine
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