BABY Wilf Howells made a dramatic entrance into the world - in a Southampton supermarket car park.

Mum and Dad Hannah and Andy had been waved off from their Hamble home on Sunday by their three-year-old son Theo and his grandparents and were travelling towards Princess Anne Hospital when they realised they weren’t going to make it in time.

After failed attempts to flag down a passing ambulance, the couple parked their Volvo 4x4 in the Sainsbury's Local in Hill Lane with Hannah ready to push. With the help of ambulance control, Andy delivered 6lbs 7oz Wilf Tomas just seconds later.

The same ambulance returned to help and baby Wilf was checked over in hospital before the family returned home that evening.

Hannah told the Daily Echo: “It’s all been an absolute whirlwind and we feel like we’re in a bubble. It’s so surreal.

“Theo had excitedly waved us off, but I couldn’t even sit down in the car. The contractions were coming thick and fast and I just remember it went through my head how am I going to do this? It was really intense. We were probably ten minutes into our journey and I said to my husband the baby is coming right now.

“We were somewhere along Burgess Road and saw an ambulance coming in the other direction. Andy was trying to wave, but they quite rightly thought we were clapping for the amazing work they’re doing.

“We parked up and called the Labour Line and then 999 and the amazing lady who took the call talked my husband through delivering our baby. Wilf was already half way out on the front seat of the car and I still had my seatbelt on. People kindly offered help, the paramedics arrived, the store manager closed the car park and offered us anything we needed and I was even given a bunch of flowers meant for somebody else!

I’ll never forget hearing 'congratulations, your baby was born at 10.47am' down the phone. It was magical and everyone was incredible. People really rallied and it was such a special moment for us.

“Wilf is a trooper and incredibly calm. He’s chilled and super healthy. Theo has been an absolute star and is besotted with him. We’re all doing very well and we feel really lucky.”