0:00:02 > 0:00:05Pink baby Adidas trainers. They're so cute.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09It does make me sound like I was shagging about but I wasn't.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13I was just trying to get back at this boy and that is quite upsetting really.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Since finding out Abigail was pregnant, she's had to take a lot of criticism
0:00:17 > 0:00:20but we're staying strong as a family unit.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- We are going to get through this. - Oh, she's moving!
0:00:32 > 0:00:35I can't get them on.
0:00:35 > 0:00:3815-year-old Abbie is 19 weeks pregnant.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42I've always wanted to be a mum but never in my life did I think
0:00:42 > 0:00:44I would be a mum at 15.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Abbie lives in Hampshire with her five brothers and sisters,
0:00:51 > 0:00:55her mum, Caroline and mum's fiance, Steve.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Seeing her like this, you don't think she's going to be a mum herself.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04She's my little girl having fun like the rest of them
0:01:04 > 0:01:08and you think maybe she's growing up too fast.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Abbie goes to a pupil referral unit
0:01:11 > 0:01:15because she was excluded from school last year for bad behaviour.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21Before I got pregnant, I was like a normal teen, going out drinking, smoking
0:01:21 > 0:01:27and kind of getting in a lot of trouble, getting arrested...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30You know, normal teen stuff.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35I assaulted a couple of police officers. It was funny at the time
0:01:35 > 0:01:40but it wasn't afterwards when I had to spend the night in a cell.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I hated it.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44We look alike as babies.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47That's got to be my favourite one.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52I started having sex at 14. I felt disgusting after I did it. I felt like everyone knew.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55I didn't exactly like it, the first time
0:01:55 > 0:01:58but after a couple of times I did.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00I like that one.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04A year later, Abbie found herself pregnant.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06She's come up, she's opened the door,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09thrown the pregnancy test on the bed, thrown herself on the bed,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12burst into tears and said, "Mummy, I'm pregnant!"
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I like that one.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17On the chair, snuggled up.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Because of Abbie's age, I was very concerned about what she would
0:02:21 > 0:02:24miss out on and life opportunities but that's my baby.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28You look after her, you look after baby. It's just what mums do.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35I think even when you were little, you used to play Mumsy with the little ones.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39You were always trying to help out. Getting the nappy for Mum.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I always wanted a little baby. I did try once before
0:02:42 > 0:02:47and it never happened and I was glad that I could actually know I could have kids
0:02:47 > 0:02:51because I was thinking I couldn't have kids. I was happy.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I was like, "I can't believe I've actually got a little baby inside!"
0:02:59 > 0:03:04Abbie is now four months pregnant and going for a check-up.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10We're going in for my 20-week scan, to find out if it's a girl or a boy and check the baby's healthy.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12But we reckon it's a girl.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15We'll be happy if it's a girl.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19We'll come out screaming. Literally screaming.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Can you see all right from down there?- Yep!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- OK. Right then. - Oh, my God, it's massive!
0:03:25 > 0:03:30This is the baby's head over here and this is the body here.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Let's just see what you're having.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- This is the baby's bottom here. It looks like a girl to me.- Yay.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- Mummy was right!- It's little Lexi.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47Abbie has got the girl she wanted and has already named her Lexi.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- A little leg there. - Oh, it's so cute.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54She would have liked the father of the baby to be at the scan
0:03:54 > 0:03:57but it's a complicated situation.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I was 15 when I was going out with this boy who was 16
0:04:00 > 0:04:05and the first day I met him, I had sex with him,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08which makes me sound like a slag.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12But I really, really did like him, and then we had
0:04:12 > 0:04:19like a really long relationship, like nearly three months I think...that's long!
0:04:21 > 0:04:26He did cheat on me so I did cheat on him back.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31I slept with one of my good mates and he could be possibly the dad.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It looks like its got my ex-boyfriend's nose!
0:04:34 > 0:04:41I was devastated when Abbie wasn't sure who the father of the baby was.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45It's any mother's nightmare to not be sure.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49They're both really, really young. At the moment, they've got no jobs.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54No way of supporting Abbie, whichever one it turns out to be.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58So it does leave a bit more pressure on us.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- NURSE:- So do you want some pictures of the baby as well?- Yes.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08I told my ex-boyfriend first and he was shocked. I told my mate
0:05:08 > 0:05:10and he was really excited and happy.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14He was like, "I really hope I am the baby's dad."
0:05:14 > 0:05:18I would like it if we could get together.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- NURSE:- That all looks absolutely fine.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24I'm going to find out who's the baby's dad.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I'm going to have to get a DNA.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30The day I find out, it will just be everything off my shoulders.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I'll feel a ton lighter. Tons and tons lighter.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43For Abbie's mum, Caroline, finding out who's the dad isn't the only concern.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Because of a problem during one of her own pregnancies,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52she's determined that Abbie stays healthy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Actually, it's quite warm!
0:05:55 > 0:06:01I think my biggest fear is obviously with myself going through a premature birth,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06I really would not want her to go through something like that.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I had Ben at 29 weeks. They actually got my whole family
0:06:09 > 0:06:13down from London and said, "She might not make it."
0:06:13 > 0:06:20I was actually fighting for my life and fighting for the life of my son.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I'm going to give her a nudge in the right direction. She'll get there.
0:06:23 > 0:06:29Hopefully she will go full term with a healthy baby at the end of it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34- You said you enjoy coming swimming? - Yeah, and the fit lifeguard!
0:06:36 > 0:06:41But Caroline's finding it hard to keep Abbie focused on her pregnancy.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43He's gorgeous and he's got a nice ass!
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Now I know how you got pregnant in the first place!
0:06:53 > 0:06:57The whole family are getting involved in the health drive.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59What are we having, Steve?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Homemade chicken casserole and chicken stir fry.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Caroline's fiance, Steve, is cooking up nutritious meals for Abbie.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- How long till dinner, Steve? - Ten minutes.- Oh, that's too long.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14I've taken it as my responsibility for Abbie to eat healthily.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17To tell her what she can eat safely and what she can't...
0:07:17 > 0:07:20like raw eggs and liver could cause potential problems.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25It's been nice to be able to pass on that advice. Just generally pushing her in the right direction.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- It could pop out tonight!- It is not coming out yet, young lady.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Definitely undercooked. We don't want no problems.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35What if she decided to come out?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Stick a plunger on her head and push her back up!
0:07:38 > 0:07:43As well as having a premature baby, Caroline also nearly lost Abbie when she was one.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I could have lost my baby. She did nearly die.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53It was an internal bleeding melanoma, very rare in young babies.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58She had to be put to sleep which was horrifying.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Nearly losing her once, I am very protective and maternal with Abigail
0:08:02 > 0:08:08and maybe I can wrap her up in cotton wool a little bit.
0:08:08 > 0:08:14That's natural as a parent, I think... to "over wrap" them.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Are you going to bring the afterbirth home so we can fry it up and share it?- Ohh...
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Do you want me to eat my dinner?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Like most gross things, apparently it's supposed to taste like chicken!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Have you had any breakfast yet, Leon?
0:08:35 > 0:08:41Abbie is now 22 weeks pregnant and things have moved on with the two potential dads.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Despite not having taken a DNA test,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48she thinks the friend she slept with is not the father.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53It's not my friend's kid and I don't even speak to him any more.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I don't even like him.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59We had a massive argument cos he was being a bit...
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I don't want to talk about him.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04That's the baby's dad.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08When I see him, I just want to be with him, to be honest...
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Abbie wants her ex-boyfriend to be the father.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15She does tend to swap and change a little bit.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21Not to the point of who the father could be but more to how she feels.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25She's so sure the ex-boyfriend is the dad that she's told him.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28He's all right about it. He's just a bit shocked to be honest
0:09:28 > 0:09:32because he didn't really expect me to get pregnant
0:09:32 > 0:09:36but he's lovely so he'll make a good daddy.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41I do want my ex-boyfriend back in my life. I miss him.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I feel better if I'm with him.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Do you think it will benefit you and baby, you being back together?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I really don't know cos you don't know what's going to happen.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54But you'd like to give him the opportunity?
0:09:54 > 0:10:00Yeah. And also he's finding it hard because it's his second.
0:10:00 > 0:10:07My ex-boyfriend has a six-week-old baby. It doesn't make me feel
0:10:07 > 0:10:13that much different because they didn't intend on it happening. Neither did I.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15And he's got to live with it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19At the end of the day, one day, he might be able to walk back into your life.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Hopefully, a bit more mature, a little bit more sensible.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29But sometimes, a fairytale never works out, Abs.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Because of her mum's doubts about her ex-boyfriend,
0:10:31 > 0:10:36Abbie turns to best friend Hannah for more advice.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I want to meet up with him and that but...
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Difficult one, isn't it?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47He's her dad and I know he is then he should have the chance to take responsibility for it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- Why don't you call him?- I don't know what to say to him though.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Hello, you all right?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Yeah, not bad...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Abbie takes Hannah's advice and calls her ex.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03What, so, we're going to go out shopping?
0:11:03 > 0:11:08That's good. All right. Love you, bye.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11He's asked me if I want to go shopping next Wednesday.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15So that's something to look forward to.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19I don't know if we'll get back together but I am hoping
0:11:19 > 0:11:23because I do really love him. I don't want to be with anyone else.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26CRYING
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Mummy promises I will try my hardest to find it over the next couple of days, I promise.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34I didn't even take it out!
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Unsure what the future holds for her and her ex, just moments later,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Abbie loses her only means of contact with him, her mobile phone.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46If you're sure you didn't take it out then we might find it indoors.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48No one is helping me.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52We were all trying to help. Mummy was busy looking in the bedroom
0:11:52 > 0:11:57and in the bathrooms and under the bed. Mummy's never let you down yet, have I?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Your main thing is to stay calm because you being upset
0:12:01 > 0:12:04is not going to help you and it's not going to help baby neither.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09I don't like seeing her stressed because mum gets stressed and baby gets stressed.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12We're just trying really hard to keep her calm.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17I don't like seeing her upset. Breaks my heart to see her upset.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21It's not nice seeing you cry. I don't like it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27In this busy house, Abbie's pregnancy has a direct effect on the rest of the family,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31both emotionally and practically.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34It's not like she's lost a leg or an arm, is it?
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Shame you're here.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42She now thinks that one of her brothers has taken her phone.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45It's funny how...
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Abbie, it hasn't been taken from the house. I was with Leon...
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- I was...- No, I was with Leon.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57You should swallow your pride and accept that you've lost your phone.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02I'm pissed off because she's had a go, saying it's Leon and it ain't.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06I have tried to explain to her that she can't outright do that.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10But you don't have to be so harsh with her.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25There are five other kids growing up in this house, with another arriving soon.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Luckily, everyone's getting excited.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32I was trying to tell Zac at the age of eight that he was going
0:13:32 > 0:13:34to be an uncle and he said, "But I'm only little!"
0:13:34 > 0:13:37He thought he was going to be the dad to start with.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41He also said that he thought babies come under gooseberry bushes.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The first person that you fall in love with has to be their father.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46No, it doesn't have to be, actually.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Well, that's the colour the baby's hair goes.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52The first person you fall in love with.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I wonder what colour the baby's hair is going to be.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- Blonde.- Brown.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Blondish brown. - Blondish brown. - Jinx!- Jinx!
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Do you know who taught me how to do French plaits? - Your mum?- Nanny, yeah.
0:14:04 > 0:14:0812-year-old sister Sasha will feel the impact of the new arrival more than the others.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11She will be sharing a room with Abbie and baby Lexi.
0:14:11 > 0:14:19When the baby comes, I'll be quite excited and happy.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23I'm sort of worried about the baby crying a lot
0:14:23 > 0:14:28because I don't know if Abbie will be able to wake up or anything
0:14:28 > 0:14:36and then I'll have to wake up and I would be like, "Oh, I don't know what to do."
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Right, we're going to have a look and sort these dates out.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Abbie wants to prove her ex-boyfriend is the baby's dad
0:14:46 > 0:14:48so she and mum sit down to work out the dates.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Apparently, I conceived...
0:14:51 > 0:14:54the 28th.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Abbie is working things out from the dates she was given at a scan.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02These can be up to seven days out either way.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Steven's birthday is on the 27th.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10You were actually babysitting for me on the 28th.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16Yeah, I babysat with my ex and I was with him the weekend as well.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21- So with my calculations... - We've just proved that my ex is her dad.- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:27Going back on the professional dates we've been given of conception
0:15:27 > 0:15:30to dates in my diary, the boyfriend IS the dad.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34It's made her day. She has huge amounts of feelings for him.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39Oh, I'm over the moon. I'm really chuffed.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44We do still love each other, even if it's not the same type of love.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47There will always be something there.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51The door's open for him. He just needs to love his little girl
0:15:51 > 0:15:56and be a good dad, and hopefully love my daughter along the way.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Oh, I've got toothpaste all down my top! No!
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Abbie is now 30 weeks pregnant and after eventually finding her phone,
0:16:09 > 0:16:14she's been busy meeting up with her ex-boyfriend.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18I'm back with my ex. The relationship is more important now
0:16:18 > 0:16:24cos we have a little girl to look after and I wouldn't want her not having her dad around.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28I'm really happy. He's coming to the scan and to the birth.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31He might need some ear plugs.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Abbie's boyfriend is turning up today. Hopefully at the scan.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I want to know if he laughs or cries.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I'll be like, "Ha-ha, I saw you cry!"
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Let's just hope he turns up. I know he said he wouldn't let you down.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48I said, "Are you excited?" He's like, "Yeah, yeah!"
0:16:48 > 0:16:54We're just taking things slow and easy. It's going to be all good. Fingers crossed.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- Right, be good. Have a nice day!- Bye!
0:16:59 > 0:17:02I know if the boyfriend lets Abbie down on baby,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06it will break her heart. It is a big worry for me.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Maybe I can come across a little bit protective towards Abigail
0:17:10 > 0:17:16because we don't want Abs getting hurt.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18MOTORBIKE REVS
0:17:18 > 0:17:24Ahh! I'm happy! Happy, happy! Really happy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I am really relieved that the boyfriend turned up.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30You could see it all over Abbie's face, how important it was to her.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36You know, she was nearly in tears. She was quite choked. She was really proud.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40He's made her day by turning up.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I just hope it continues.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Abbie's boyfriend cannot be filmed for this programme.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54This is baby's heart beating. That's that flickering you can see. There's a nice strong heartbeat.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Who's got the dimple out of you two?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04I'm really happy and I'm glad he's come. He made me feel a lot better.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I was like, "What did you think?" And he was like, "Wow!" He's amazed.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12I was like, "Does it feel more real to you now?" and he was like, "Yes."
0:18:12 > 0:18:17We've given the boyfriend the opportunity to go through the experience of being with Abs
0:18:17 > 0:18:20at the birth and hopefully he'll take her up on it.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24It will be good bonding for the pair of them and it might help him
0:18:24 > 0:18:27appreciate exactly what Abigail has got to through, as well!
0:18:27 > 0:18:32They won't be in too much of a hurry to do anything like this again.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Determined to make the most of him turning up today,
0:18:36 > 0:18:41Abbie has decided to go on an impromptu date with her baby's dad.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44It's nice to spend time with him. This is probably the last time
0:18:44 > 0:18:47we're going to spend time together before the baby comes.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51We're making the most of it but we'll be able to do more stuff when she's born.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- Are you looking forward to the labour?- No!
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Abbie is due in just four weeks and, as in all pregnancies,
0:19:03 > 0:19:08she is getting mini practice contractions called Braxton Hicks.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11It's getting close and she's getting panicky and bursts into tears
0:19:11 > 0:19:14with every little bit of Braxton Hicks she gets.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17And it's like, "What are you going to be like in labour?!"
0:19:17 > 0:19:19I'm going to be all right, I think.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27Abbie, you ain't got a clue what it is, have you, love?
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- God knows. - Complete birthing exercise ball for mums and mums-to-be.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35With the birth just around the corner, mum is getting her ready.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Is it OK to have the pizza that's in the microwave?- Yeah.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41But Abbie's attention wanders.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44You're being a typical teenager. You keep texting.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Careful!
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Proper position.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50My pizza!
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Absolutely lost the plot, I think, bless her.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Giving up on the birth preparations, Caroline decides just to try
0:19:58 > 0:20:03to keep Abbie busy by getting her involved in her wedding plans.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07She's ended up with a spare dress that Abbie has her eye on.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Why do you want me to keep hold of one? - I'm going to get married soon.
0:20:10 > 0:20:16- So, what, three or five years? - I'm going to get married after next November.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- That's a bit soon!- Yeah.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Has he proposed to you? Is there something you're not telling me?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Sort of.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I know I say, "Oh, I love you" to other boys
0:20:27 > 0:20:32but I didn't actually love them. It's going to sound really harsh!
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- At your age, because you are so young, you actually know what that means?- 16, yeah.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- To be in love?- Yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42You know how much I love him.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Because you've got Lexi... Would you still feel like this if you didn't have Lexi?
0:20:46 > 0:20:51It's going to sound harsh but it's not because of Lexi. It's...
0:20:51 > 0:20:54It's something you want to do?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Do you love this person enough to actually want to marry him?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Yeah, the only boy I've actually loved.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03I have thought it through, you know. I just haven't told you.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07It's not like having a boyfriend and saying, "Oh, you're dumped now."
0:21:07 > 0:21:12The revelation that Abbie and her boyfriend might get engaged is news to her mum.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16They've only been going out with each other six weeks this time round.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It's all happening pretty quick.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24When you rush into things like that, that's when things can tend to go wrong.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Personally, I think they're far too young.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32I don't think she realises how hard work it's going to be once baby's here.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34It's going to put a lot of strain on their relationship.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39She doesn't really have any concept of the meaning of this.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I don't think he has neither.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Just ten days later, Abbie goes into labour.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- In pain again?- Yeah.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59In your back? All over?
0:21:59 > 0:22:03She's been having pains since about teatime and they started
0:22:03 > 0:22:06getting a bit more painful. Couple of paracetamol didn't work.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Bath didn't work so we've brought her down to be on the safe side.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I think she's excited. I think she wants Lexi out now.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16You have to remember to relax.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21Excited and full of energy, Abbie gets examined to see how far along she is.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Take a deep breath in.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- It just feels a little bit uncomfy.- Yeah.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31You're about three centimetres.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34That's pretty good, actually.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39You've made your mum cry.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43I mean, it's still relatively early on, unfortunately.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- They have to get a bit stronger because they're the ones that do their job.- Stronger?!
0:22:47 > 0:22:53Being in the early stages of labour means that Abbie has to go home until she progresses.
0:22:57 > 0:23:03Two days later, it's nearly midnight and Abbie is back at the hospital...
0:23:03 > 0:23:08ABBIE WAILS ..but this time she's not so happy.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11SHE CRIES LOUDLY
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Remember to breathe. Good girl.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18It was every four minutes before we came.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22With mum and her friend Lindsey by her side,
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- Abbie is facing her labour with just gas and air.- I can't cope.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I can't physically cope, Mum.
0:23:28 > 0:23:35- She can't cope no more, Mum. - You can and you are.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38SCREAMING
0:23:38 > 0:23:44- Abbie, breathe.- I can't. I cannot cope with the pain any more.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47I'm going to get really angry.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Abbie, you need to listen to me. No pushing. In with gas and air.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Nice, deep breath.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I don't think she realises just how close to delivering she is.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I'm not going to scare her. She's pretty much most of the way now,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10GROANING
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Well done. Good girl.
0:24:12 > 0:24:1830 hours after her contractions started, Abbie is eventually in the final stages of labour.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- Help. Help me.- It's all normal and she's still happy... considering.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30- I'm going to have my little girl in a minute.- Yeah, you are!
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- Her dad would have loved to see this.- Did you manage to get hold of him?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- No.- No, he's in bed.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41After promising to be at the birth, no one can get hold of the baby's dad.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Oh, that's a big one.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51SCREAMING
0:24:51 > 0:24:54I need you to listen to me now. No more screaming.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58You need to be able to hear me.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Chin on your chest and push into your bum, Abbie.- Chin on your chest.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Good girl.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Oh, thank you, everyone, so much.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Did I get that out of my fanny?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Yes, you did, love.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- Oh, bless her. - She's so miniature.
0:25:27 > 0:25:34Look, she looks like her dad. She's got his eyes. Who's that, Lexi?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Lexi is two hours old and meeting her dad for the first time.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Daddy's turned up. He's had cuddles with mum and baby
0:25:50 > 0:25:52so hopefully that's a good start for more.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56It's my turn now to hand over to them two and go home
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and have a very well-earned sleep.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09So was she worth all that pain you went through?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Yeah, even though it's still a bit sore.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Back at home, Abbie's daughter Lexi is now two weeks old.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Why am I so tired? - It's called having a baby.
0:26:20 > 0:26:25Now I've got Lexi, everything has changed.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29It's just amazing that nine months down the line,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33you get a beautiful baby out of it and I don't know what I'd do without her now.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36I love her.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38She's holding her bottle.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It's not good though cos you're letting air in.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Look. She'll get windy pops otherwise.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47I've had a good role model of my mum. She's been there for me
0:26:47 > 0:26:50so I want to be there for Lexi.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52So does it feel weird being a mum?
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- Not really.- I must admit, I've never seen you so happy
0:26:56 > 0:26:58since you've had Lexi. Always smiling.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03Even when you've been tired, you've still had a smile.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07If she needs any advice, I'm there to help her
0:27:07 > 0:27:12but it's just important I don't over get involved, over-mother her.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Good girl! See, you've done that!
0:27:14 > 0:27:19It's important that Abs does get a chance to do everything a mum should be doing, which she is.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23She's got a good bond with Lexi. It will be nice for them
0:27:23 > 0:27:28to have the same relationship that we have and I'm really, really proud of her.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33I love them both to bits and I would not change either of them for the world.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- She'll see her dad tomorrow. - That'll be good.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39With any talk of a DNA test behind them,
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Abbie and her boyfriend are on track as a couple and as parents.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48- Do you think he's missed her?- Yeah, he has. He can't wait to see us.
0:27:48 > 0:27:56Now that me and Lexi and her dad are together, I want to have a happy future together, live together,
0:27:56 > 0:28:02have a good job. I want to get married and watch Lexi grow up.
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