A 32-year-old mother recently gave birth to a baby fathered by her 16-year-old 'toy-boy'.

The couple, Kathleen Martin and Jack Fucile, met on Facebook in 2015 when he offered to help with her garden. They found out Kathleen was pregnant just seven months after dating, but despite Jack's young age, the news didn't break them up.

In fact, Jack delivered the child when Kathleen went into labour three and a half weeks early, bringing baby Jay into the world in her bedroom.

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"I was screaming with the pain while Jack rang the hospital, and they started to tell him what to do to help me give birth over the phone," Kathleen said. "Jack just went into auto-pilot as he listened to instructions from the hospital staff, and he guided the baby out and into his arms.



"It was literally all over in five minutes, and then the signal went on Jack's mobile, cutting him off from the hospital.

"Jack quickly sprang into action. He wrapped towels around the baby and started rubbing his body."



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Jack, now 18 years old, has been taking fatherhood in his stride despite criticisms from other people.

"Everyone just sees it as being wrong but at the end of the day everything is okay," Jack told LADbible. "Obviously I thought about [dad duties] but having the baby on the way made me try harder because I knew I needed it, not just for me, but the baby and the mum.

"I'm just taking it as it comes. Every day is different with him - you don't know what he's going to come out with - he recently just started saying 'dada'. Every day is a surprise."

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Jay, now nine months old, is Kathleen's third child, having had two children from past relationships. Despite the criticism they've faced, the dynamics of the family work well, with Kathleen saying it didn't feel like there was a 14-year age gap between them, adding that Jack is 'really mature for his age'.

Jack told LADbible: "Yeah, [our relationship] has never been better. We have our ups and down but so does everyone.

"Shes 32, and no, it doesn't make a difference. I'd prefer to have an older girlfriend, there is less carry-on."

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Now it's all pretty much happy families. Jack is proud of himself, as is Kathleen - she describes him as being very much a 'hands-on dad'.