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An Australian couple says they had only met three times in person before experiencing the miracle of birth together.
“We’ve only had a couple of dates. We didn’t know each other very well,” she continued. “At this stage, his parents didn’t know about me or anything like that.”
“But long story short,” she went on, “he ended up coming and basically being my biggest support.”
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During the hospital visit, doctors determined that Ollie was not quite ready to be born and sent Hodges home for the next few days. Inhis own videoshared Wednesday on Hodges' TikTok page, Silvy said he stayed with Hodges until it was finally time for her to give birth.
“So for that whole week, I stayed with her at her place [and] drove her to the hospital when she needed,” he said in the clip.
Hospital staff even mistook Silvy as the father and allowed him to stay with her in the maternity unit, according to the TikToker.
“He didn’t protest when they did call him Dad,” Hodges revealed. “He just went along with it.”
After Hodges and her son were released from the hospital, the new mom said Silvy took the week off from work to help care for the newborn and support her transition into motherhood.
“And we’re still together now, thankfully!” she exclaimed.
Speaking about their connection, Hodges told Australian outlet7Newsthat it didn’t feel strange for Silvy to support her during her delivery.
“We both knew that we liked each other and had strong feelings for each other. But the birth was the peaking point of our relationship, it bonded us,” she explained.
“Looking back, I know it was the best decision ever. I’m so glad he was there,” she added.
“I didn’t want to lead anyone on, so I was being open and honest,” she said. “I wanted them to know what they were getting into right off the bat.”
Of their initial introduction, Silvy told the outlet, “Normally I wouldn’t swipe right on a pregnant girl, but there was just something about her.”
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Meanwhile, Hodges' family was skeptical about their relationship at first, but ultimately came around.
Hodges' mom asked her “to think carefully” about their relationship, “but at the same time, she was saying Max was a lovely guy and she hoped it’d work out for us,” the new parent said.
Currently, Hodges and Silvy are raising Ollie together and have plans to get their own place soon.
“We only lived 20 minutes apart so we’d take turns being at each other’s houses,” Hodges told 7News.
The mom also said that the unique start to their relationship has only made it stronger.
“I think [being there for the birth] helped Max’s relationship with Ollie too, as he was able to see him come into the world,” Hodges said. “He already plays such an important role in Ollie’s life, but it really helps that he was there.”
source: people.com
