Pictures have emerged of the adorable babies that were born on Thursday’s leap day (February 29).
A leap year only takes place every four years meaning the ‘leapling’ babies, who are born on the ‘extra day’ of the year, have rare birthdays.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which covers Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, and the Royal Preston Hospital, and the East Lancashire Hospital Trust (ELHT), which manages Royal Blackburn, Burnley General, Accrington Victoria and Pendle Community hospitals, have shared some images.
These images were shared with the permission from parents.
Demi Horne, from Todmorden, also shared an image of Freddie Horne, who was born at 5.15pm weighing eight pounds and 10 ounces.
Burnley General Hospital.
He was born atDemi said: “We had a caesarean section because and were initially a bit gutted when we were told he would be delivered on February 29, but once we got used to the idea we loved the uniqueness of his leap year birthday.”
The ELHT also shared an image of a ‘leapling’ baby, who does not yet have a name. The baby was born to mum Zeinab Aksa and Dad Waleed Rafiq at 11.30pm.
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals shared pictures of baby Arrow Fox, born to parents Hanna and Danny Fazackerley.
Leo was born to Rachel and Tim Breaker, and Muhammad Ibrahim to Safina and Nabeel Khalil Ahmed.
Korby and Marc Fitzsimons also welcomed a leap year baby, who is yet to be named.
What is a leap year and what happens if you are born on this day?
In the UK if you are born on a leap day, February 29, your birthday is typically seen as February 28 or March 1 on non-leap years.
The next leap year will take place in 2028.
Was your baby born this 2024 leap year? Send your pictures to: lt_editorial@nqnw.co.uk
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