KELLY Walsh never dreamed that lightning could strike twice when her son Levi was delivered by relatives on her living room floor.

But less than two years later, 24-year-old Kelly has had another home birth on the same floor after baby Kyle decided to follow his brother's example.

In January 2003, Kelly's mother-in-law Margaret and sister-in-law Catherine had to help deliver baby Levi when she went into labour in their living room and gave birth within 15 minutes of her waters breaking.

Margaret had to release the umbilical cord from where it had become stuck around Levi's neck but both mum and baby were fine.

On that occasion Kelly's husband Andrew, 32, was out and missed all the commotion, but there was no such escape last week when he ended up having to deliver his third son himself.

Kelly, of Mill Street, Church, said: "I had been being sick the night before and at 1.10am the following day I went into the living room and sat on the floor and my waters broke and I literally had ten minutes of labour before Kyle was born.

"There was only me and Andy and our two other sons in the house and the ambulance and midwife could not get here quick enough. Andy was on the phone to the hospital and was being talked through what he had to do. He had to hold the baby's head and make sure the umbilical cord wasn't round his neck.

"I wasn't panicking but then I was really calm when I had Levi too. The ambulance arrived and they cut the cord and the midwife arrived and delivered the placenta.

"Levi woke up and we showed him the baby. He looked at him as if to say 'where has he just come from?'

"I can't believe I ended up having two of my children at home. I've said I'm not having any more now.

"We are frightened of how quick another labour could be because my eldest son Dylan took three hours, Levi took 15 minutes and Kyle took ten minutes!"

The newest arrival has been named Kyle Andrew Walsh after his dad and weighs 7lbs 3oz.