A mum ‘hit the jackpot’ after giving birth to her new baby boy - at a bingo hall.<br /><br />Tammy Hall, 30, joked she now has a ‘full house’ after her fourth child, Teddie Hall, arrived thanks to the actions of quick-thinking staff at the venue.<br /><br />She said: "I thought I may win a prize and I certainly did, the biggest prize of all - a new healthy baby boy.<br /><br />“Many people have said ‘You’ve got a full house now’ and ‘You hit the jackpot that night’ - and everyone calls him ‘Legs 11 Teddie.’”<br /><br />Tammy, a waitress, had felt some contractions on October 29 but was told by a midwife to “carry on” with her life as the birth wasn't imminent.<br /><br />So the next night, October 30, she went out with her family to her local Club 3000 Bingo club, in Blackpool, Lancs., before suddenly feeling sick at around 9pm. <br /><br />The venue's caring staff then came to her rescue, calling 999 and comforting her as she had a series of very intense contractions.<br /><br />And just 30 minutes later, she gave birth to her 8lb 9oz little boy in the back of an ambulance, which was parked outside the bingo hall.<br /><br />She said: “I started having contractions the night before I went to bingo, but when I contacted the hospital, they said as it was my fourth baby, it could go on for two or three days.<br /><br />“So my mum said, ‘Let’s go to bingo,’ and it came on that fast that I didn’t expect it myself.’ <br /><br />"The staff at Club 3000 Bingo in Blackpool were incredible and so calm and caring.<br /><br />"A special thank you to Phil who realised I was in distress, Larry who then phoned the ambulance and Kairen who remained with me until the ambulance arrived."<br /><br />Tammy, who began playing bingo at 18 with her grandma Margaret, was three hours into the session with her mum, sister and niece before she felt unwell.<br /><br />Moments later, she experienced very acute contractions and realised the baby was probably on its way.<br /><br />Tammy said: “I’d gone outside with my sister to get some fresh air on the interval, and I had a contraction that just didn’t go. <br /><br />“Then as soon as I walked halfway through the bingo, I instantly felt sick.<br /><br />“Everyone was playing bingo, and I’d gone into the bathroom. My niece came back, and she was asking if everything was ok.<br /><br />“But because I was having this contraction, I couldn’t speak. I was like: ‘Just get me an ambulance or something’.”<br /><br />“Before I knew it, there were about 30 people standing around in the toilet, asking if I was ok.”<br /><br />Tammy said staff had sat with her before an ambulance arrived at the bingo hall at around 9.20pm.<br /><br />And she managed to get into the back of the emergency vehicle with the help of her mum where the medics began preparing to take her to the hospital.<br /><br />But Tammy said she knew the birth wouldn’t wait any longer.<br /><br />She said: “The paramedic was like, ‘Tammy, we’re going to get you to the hospital, everything is going to be fine. <br /><br />"And I was like, ‘No I can feel something, I think his head is there’<br /><br />“And obviously she looked and said, ‘Can I cut your clothes?’ and I said, ‘Yeah, carry on’ and she said ‘Oh my god, there’s a baby’.”<br /><br />“It was the ambulance staff who delivered the baby.”<br /><br />Tammy was later whisked away to the hospital where Teddie was thankfully given a clean bill of health.<br /><br />And the grateful mum said the experience hadn’t put her off going to play bingo - adding she had since been back to show her little lad to the staff.<br /><br />She said: “I don’t think any words would come close to how much I appreciate every single one of them and their help. <br /><br />“The people in the bingo were just amazing. They were on time, on point. They literally talked me through it while my mum was speaking to the ambulance.<br /><br />“I’ll still continue to go to the bingo. <br /><br />"Obviously at the moment it’s a bit hard, having a new baby, but I have been back a couple of times since to introduce him to everybody.”<br /><br />Sean Connolly, general manager at Club 3000 Bingo in Blackpool, said he was thankful that the birth had gone smoothly.<br /><br />He said: “What a night to remember, I would like to thank my team for making sure Tammy was comfortable before the ambulance came. <br /><br />“We can’t wait to welcome Tammy back in the club very soon to celebrate”.
