A woman took an unplanned bathroom break at Chick-Fil-A and ended up delivering her baby there in the restaurant's restroom.
Falon Griffin began having contractions on Tuesday. She and her husband Robert Griffin made a stop on their way to San Antonio, Texas’ University Hospital to meet up with a family friend at a local Chick-Fil-A store so they could drop off their two older daughters with them before going to deliver their baby.
As they stopped, Falon realized she needed to use the bathroom. It was after 10 p.m. at the time and Chick-Fil-A was closed but the couple banged on the windows to try and get the staff’s attention because Falon didn’t feel like she could wait until they got to the hospital.
Falon was allowed inside while her husband waved goodbye to the kids. Afterward, Robert went inside the store and was told by the manager that his wife was “screaming” in the restroom, only for him to learn that she was in the process of giving birth.
Writing about it in a Facebook post that has since gone viral, Robert said: "Last night I delivered our baby girl IN THE BATHROOM AT A CHICK-FIL-A!"
Later, Robert told KENS-TV: "I can see just the top of Gracelyn’s head, just barely crowning, but I knew we couldn’t go anywhere. So I told her, ‘Sweetie, we’re gonna do something great, and we’re gonna do it right here and we’re gonna do it right now'."
“I couldn’t control it,” his wife added. “I was basically [straddling] the toilet — I wasn’t even sitting down. I was literally standing giving birth, with one hand on the wall and one hand holding her head.”
However, during the delivery, Robert wrote on Facebook that he noticed that the child’s umbilical cord "was wrapped around her neck twice." Not wanting to worry his wife, Robert “told her to relax for a minute and I was somehow able to unwrap the chord [sic] from the baby’s neck.”
“With two more strong pushes, and using my shirt for a towel, out came Gracelyn Mae Violet Griffin,” he wrote, adding that “paramedics arrived 15 minutes later” and that “everyone’s healthy.”
Continuing, the proud father wrote, “Her birth certificate reads ‘Born in Chick-Fil-A’ and the hospital had me sign the birth certificate as the attending physician. ?”
In honor of the unexpected delivery, the popular franchise will give her free food for life and has also guaranteed her a job as soon as she turns 16.
Latest Stories
-
Ring cocoa prices may impact sweet tooth – SBM Intelligence report
4 mins -
Kofi Kinaata finally drops maiden EP ‘Kofi oo Kofi’
7 mins -
Voter registration: Dadieso Immigration assures tight border security to prevent foreigners
11 mins -
MTN FA Cup: All set for semis as Dreams FC eye another final
11 mins -
Explore, find and control – Dr. Bawumia’s paradigm shift policy for Ghana’s natural resource management
26 mins -
My father abandoned me at birth when he saw I was an albino – Byno
31 mins -
Harry and Meghan begin three-day Nigeria visit
55 mins -
Gloria Bempong: Nurturing growth; the revered gift of womanhood
1 hour -
Telecel Ghana partners Infinix to offer exclusive internet deals with NOTE 40 series launch
2 hours -
Tiwa Savage releases soundtrack album for debut feature film ‘Water and Gari’
2 hours -
NDC asking for serial numbers of BVRs is an insult to its agents – Haruna Mohammed
2 hours -
Former UTAG President jabs Dormaahene over Bawumia running mate comment
2 hours -
Enimil Ashon: Cecilia and Akonta: President told us so!
2 hours -
Andy Murray to make injury return next week
2 hours -
Dominic Thiem forced into early retirement after injuries
2 hours