Current:Home > NewsWisconsin mom gives birth to baby boy in snowy McDonald’s parking lot. See his sweet nickname. -ValueMetric
Wisconsin mom gives birth to baby boy in snowy McDonald’s parking lot. See his sweet nickname.
View
Date:2025-04-14 19:45:02
Did somebody say McDonald's? Yes, a McDonald's parking lot, in fact.
A Wisconsin branch of the restaurant chain received a special delivery recently much more valuable than food.
When Analysia Beck, a Muskego mom pregnant with her third child, started feeling contractions around 11 p.m. on Jan. 11, she assumed they were just Braxton Hicks, she told USA TODAY Wednesday.
But when her water broke in her sleep that evening, she knew the labor was real. Still, things weren't too bad, until about 3:30 a.m. when the pain began to arrive. "I was hunched over on the ground screaming," Beck said.
She knew she had to get to the hospital.
In the heat of the moment, she and her husband, Daniel, weren't thinking of the snowstorm happening outside. But when babysitters arrived to tend to their other kids, they remembered the treacherous weather and Beck wasn't sure if she'd make it.
"The intensity and pain of these contractions was new to me, and I thought something was wrong," Beck shared.
Paramedics arrive just in time
In the wee hours of the morning on Jan. 12 and in the middle of the storm, Beck started to feel pressure along with the urge to push.
"I did feel like the weather would make the drive longer and more dangerous, but I thought we’d still make it to the hospital quickly at first," Beck shared. She soon told her husband to pull over, as she felt she was sitting on her baby's head.
"The baby was coming so so fast and my body couldn’t wait any longer to push," Beck said.
The couple pulled into their local McDonald's parking lot and called 911. Beck immediately climbed into the back of their family SUV and waited as long as she could. But after three pushes, their baby was born.
Local firefighters and paramedics had arrived to the scene just in time.
"The paramedic barely made it, but they were there to catch him," Beck shared.
Beck was concerned when her son looked blue after delivery but credited it to the fact he was sitting in a cold vehicle that was being filled with snow. The child passed all of his tests when they reached the hospital.
The Becks named their 8-pound 6-ounce boy Micah, but have nicknamed him “Little McFlurry” – for obvious reasons.
The EMT on the scene, Thomas Malak, gave the baby another cute nickname, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a part of the USA TODAY network, reported.
"I would call him a Baby McNugget," Malak said.
'I will never understand':NFL reporter Doug Kyed announces death of 2-year-old daughter
'The sweetest treat'
Beck is feeling great given her experience, she shared with USA TODAY, but life at home is a bit hectic as she and her husband get used to life as a family of five.
"I’m healing much quicker than I would have expected after that situation, I was up and walking almost right away with minimal pain and I don’t even feel like I had a baby!" Beck said.
Baby Micah is happy and healthy and gaining weight perfectly. It seems like his nickname will stick.
"Our little McFlurry has been the sweetest treat," Beck shared.
veryGood! (5683)
Related
- RFK Jr. closer to getting on New Jersey ballot after judge rules he didn’t violate ‘sore loser’ law
- Yes, You Can Have a Clean Girl Household With Multiple Pets
- Talk about inflation: a $10,000 Great Depression-era bill just sold for $480,000
- New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez and wife indicted on federal bribery charges
- North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
- U.S. to nominate Okefenokee Swamp refuge for listing as UNESCO World Heritage site
- A Taylor Swift Instagram post helped drive a surge in voter registration
- Minneapolis plans to transfer city property to Native American tribe for treatment center
- Paris Olympics live updates: Quincy Hall wins 400m thriller; USA women's hoops in action
- Team USA shuts out Europe in foursomes for first time in Solheim Cup history
Ranking
- Oklahoma parole board recommends governor spare the life of man on death row
- Biden administration to ban medical debt from Americans' credit scores
- Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
- 3rd Republican presidential debate is set for Nov. 8 in Miami, with the strictest qualifications yet
- Beware of giant spiders: Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season
- Postpartum depression affects 1 in 7 women in the US: 5 Things podcast
- Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after interest rates-driven sell-off on Wall Street
- Jailhouse letter adds wrinkle in case of mom accused of killing husband, then writing kids’ book
Recommendation
Plunge Into These Olympic Artistic Swimmers’ Hair and Makeup Secrets
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny Are Giving a Front Row Seat to Their Romance at Milan Fashion Week
Tropical Storm Ophelia heads for the East Coast after a surprising, confusing start.
Singer Sufjan Stevens relearning to walk after Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosis
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Here's one potential winner from the UAW strike: Non-union auto workers in the South
Amazon to run ads with Prime Video shows — unless you pay more
The big twist in 'A Haunting in Venice'? It's actually a great film