Eleven reasons to mark Worthing baby's birth (From The Argus)

Eleven reasons to mark Worthing baby's birth

4:00pm Saturday 12th November 2011 in News

Most of us are simply happy if our family and friends remember our birthdays.

But little Megan Campsey’s loved ones will always remember the very minute she was born.

She came into the world at Worthing Hospital at 11.11am yesterday – November 11, 2011.

Her father, Damian Campsey, said: “The midwife was sat facing the clock.

“She said, ‘Oh look, it could be 11 minutes past’, and the final pop was at that time.”

It was the end of a long labour for his wife, Gill, who had been in labour since 7am on Thursday.

Megan arrived weighing 7lb 9oz – and kitchen fitter Damian, 38, was soon texting family members with the rare time.

He said: “It was all natural and Megan is absolutely perfect.

“It’ll always be something to remember.”

Numerologists were said to be taking a special interest in events yesterday, because of the repeated 11s in the date.

The Great Pyramid, outside Cairo, was closed by Egyptian authorities after rumours that people were planning to carry out rites at the site.

Meanwhile, people across Sussex and the UK marked Armistice Day with a silence at 11am.

Gill, a 35-year-old human resources officer, said: “It just feels right for her to be born today, on Remembrance Day.

“My late grandfather fought in World War II, and he used to sell poppies outside the old Tesco in Durrington.”

The couple, who live in Pelham Road, Worthing, already have a two-year-old son, Dominic.

Some of Megan’s delivery took place under emergency lights, after power failed at the hospital.

Carole Garrick, the head of midwifery at Worthing Hospital, said: “We are thrilled for them.”