Baby grow proposal couple from Hartlepool celebrate birth of second lockdown son 11 months later

Rachel Taylor and Scott Gretton, from Seaton Carew, made headlines last March when Scott came up with a novel way of proposing to Rachel.

Scott had ‘Mammy will you marry my Daddy?’ embroidered onto their new born baby Oscar’s grow suit.

He was then was aided in his secret plan by our midwives on the delivery suite who distracted Rachel while Oscar was put into his special grow suit.

The pandemic has put the couple’s marriage plans on hold but this week, Rachel and Scott welcomed their second lock down baby to the world.

The as-yet unnamed baby boy made his appearance on Wednesday, February 24, weighing in at a fit and healthy 7lb 11oz.

To make the arrival extra special, he was born on the Rachel and Scott’s anniversary as a couple.

Tired Dad Scott, 33, who owns a construction company, thanked the staff at the delivery suite at the University Hospital of North Tees and described his wife-to-be Rachel as ‘superwoman’.

Following the birth of his second son, Scott said: “Massive thank you again to the maternity team at North Tees for all the care and support. We can’t thank them enough for being so supportive throughout.

“It was a two hour labour, with only two paracetamol because she is actual superwoman. Twenty minutes in the delivery suite and he was here with us, screaming the place down. Big cuddles with his Mam and he was content.

“No proposal this time but a lot of the staff remembered us and we couldn’t have been more welcomed.

“Thank you, from a man with a healthy fiancée and two very healthy boys.”

Beauty-business owner Rachel, 32, and Scott are now planning to marry on New Year’s Eve in 2022, when they are hoping the Covid-19 pandemic will be a long distant memory.

Bosses at the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have wished the family a healthy future and a very happy wedding.

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