 ...but it was worth it! ( Caters News Agency) Thanks to the help of four passengers, baby Skylen was born and he weighed a tiny 3lb 7oz as he wasn't due until the end of October. New mum Kendria said: "I started feeling cramps at first, right at the beginning of the flight. These carried on and 34 minutes into the flight my waters broke. "The cabin crew were such a big help and they had to help deliver Skylen at the back of the plane. I just remember everyone filming us when we were coming off the plane and they were all saying congratulations to me." Kendalee explained that her sister was struggling to get comfortable on the flight, and she was in the aisle seat whilst she had the window seat. She said: "When we were about half an hour away from landing my sister grabbed me and said her water had broken, I was shocked! "I kept asking if she was sure until she stood up and the entire seat was drenched! I immediately alerted my family and pressed the panic button and the flight attendants rushed over to the scene. Kendalee made a video explaining what happened... ( Caters News Agency) ...but events led to Kendria's gorgeous littl){kind=link}
Kendria Rhoden was gobsmacked when she gave birth whilst on a plane at 36,000ft, even though the doctors had given her the all-clear to fly – thankfully passengers rushed to her assitance
When you’re pregnant and have received the all-clear to fly, the last thing you expect is to give birth when you’re at 36,000ft. This is the exact situation a 21-year-old new mum found herself in though, and thankfully hero passengers fled to her side to ensure her birth was as smooth as possible.
Kendria Rhoden had to give birth to her son Skylen at the back of a plane after her waters broke mid-air at 32 weeks. She was on her way to the Dominican Republic for her mum’s birthday with her sister Kendalee Rhoden, 26, when her waters broke mid-journey.
Thanks to the help of four passengers, baby Skylen was born and he weighed a tiny 3lb 7oz as he wasn’t due until the end of October.
New mum Kendria said: “I started feeling cramps at first, right at the beginning of the flight. These carried on and 34 minutes into the flight my waters broke.