It’s always exciting to open up your Christmas stocking from Santa on the morning of the 25th.
But these new mums received a very special gift this Christmas this year – with love from some remarkable hospital staff.
This year, nurses at the Magee-Women’s Hospital wrapped their hospital’s newborns in festive beanies and red woollen jumpers, and placed them inside a Christmas stocking, ready to be taken home.
They shared this picture on Facebook, which soon became a viral sensation, seen the world over.
The newborns at Magee-Women’s Hospital.
A message accompanying the pictures read: “‘If you’ve walked through the Magee lobby recently, you may have noticed a group of women surrounded by construction tape.”
“Known as the “Magee Knitters”, the group started in September 2014 with a mission to make caps for the newborn babies at the hospital.”
And if that doesn’t give you Christmas cheer – you’ve only got 369 days to work up to it for next year.
Top Comments
Do they still stick babies in nurseries in the US? I thought only the sick ones went to the nursery and most of them roomed with Mum.
Yeah, they do. Giving birth in America is treated much more like a medical procedure than a natural occurrence.
Lovely idea, but hope the red 'woollen' jumpers were actually knitted in soft baby yarn and not scratchy wool. That would be very harsh on a newborn's tender skin!
Talk about the glass half empty!?...
There's always one.