We want to celebrate all the cute new additions to our Chesterfield community by sharing photos of new lockdown babies.
These babies were born from March 2020 to July 2020.
Click through this article to take a look at their adorable little faces.
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1. Henry James
Katie Martin, said: "Henry James 💙 born on 24/07/2020 The hardest part of having a lockdown baby was not being able to share him with our friends and family and even now at nearly 7 months old he still has not been able to meet some of our loved ones. We have missed out on play dates and baby groups but on the other hand, it gave us the chance to soak up every little part of his development and it’s enabled us as a family of five to experience so much together. Time is precious and we’ve been able to slow that down with lockdown and appreciate every tiny moment." Photo: Katie Martin
2. Callie
Leah Harper, said: "Callie was born June 2020. Hardest part having a lockdown baby is not seeing family and friends. Callie is now 8 months old and still hasn't met most of her family." Photo: Leah Harper
3. Lily and Matilda Dexter
Pollyanna Dexter, said: "Lily and Matilda Dexter, born 6 weeks prematurely on March 30th 2020! They are 1 next month and still haven’t met so many family and friends! Having a baby during the pandemic for us was difficult, my husband didn’t get to spend time with them until they were 2 weeks old due to only 1 parent being allowed on the NICU, that’s time he will never get back. The situation has just shown us how important family is, and how we shouldn’t ever take for granted the time we have together." Photo: Pollyanna Dexter
4. Bertie Arthu
Tyler Leigh Lacey, said: "Bertie Arthur - born 31.07.20 Truthfully I felt very secluded and down during my pregnancy and struggled with the first few months of having a second child but with professional support we got there in the end and now it's ace! Definitely wouldn't be here without my two boys." Photo: Tyler Leigh Lacey