A MUM has revealed she gave birth during a music festival then headed straight back to the main stage with her newborn to watch the headline act.
Kate MacMillan and partner Darren Redmond joined 25,000 other revellers at Belladrum Tartan Heart festival in Inverness-shire on July 25.
The couple already had their hands full after deciding to camp the full weekend with their two kids, Seamus, four and Peggy, two.
Headline acts for the first day included Sugababes and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Teenage Fanclub and Deacon Blue also topped the bill over the weekend, as well as performances from Callum Beattie, Ocean Colour Scene and Twin Atlantic.
But just two hours after arriving, 38 weeks pregnant Kate was convinced she could feel contractions.
Trying to ignore them, the family enjoyed music from some of the acts on offer.
It was only when Darren settled down for a beer at 5.30pm that Kate, 28, exclaimed “I’m going into labour”.
Kate, a nurse, told the Daily Record: “We went on Thursday afternoon and planned to camp but as the day went on I felt things were happening.
“We went to the arena then Darren came back with a beer and I told him he wasn’t taking me seriously and we’d have to leave for the hospital.
“We made our way to the car at 5.30pm, dropped the kids at granny’s at 6.30pm and had the baby an hour later.”
Incredibly, Kate left the hospital the next morning and headed straight back to Belladrum instead of their home six miles away in Muir of Ord.
She said: “In the morning after the baby was born I didn’t want the kids to be disappointed and the weather was nice so I decided to go back and enjoy the rest of the weekend.
“I was still full of adrenaline and wanted to see Deacon Blue.
“Going back to the festival it was all a blur and it was such a nice atmosphere and the kids had a great time.”
Partner Darren, a hospital anaesthetic technician, added: “Kate and baby were well and determined to make the most of the weekend, and Kate wanted to return to the festival.
“We were back on site, with baby at 11:30am Friday!
“We enjoyed the rest of our weekend, albeit Kate didn’t camp obviously.
“I managed to stay in the tent with the kids while Kate went home with the baby before returning again Saturday morning.
“We were all a bit shellshocked by Monday and it’s still hard to believe the whirlwind, but thanks to the amazing nature and spirit of the festival we were comfortable knowing we could come back to enjoy it, even with a baby less than 24 hours old.”
Belladrum bosses said: “We think this might take the award for ‘youngest ever Belladrum attendee’.
“Welcome to the Bella family, little one and congratulations from all of us!”
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