McDonald’s baby shower for ‘Little Nugget’? Couple celebrates after bathroom birth
A week after welcoming a baby girl, a Georgia couple returned to the McDonald’s where their “Little Nugget” made her surprise debut.
Parents Alandria Worthy and Deandre Phillips celebrated their bundle of joy on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at a baby shower at the Atlanta restaurant where employees helped deliver the newborn in a restroom, according to McDonald’s officials.
Keisha Blue-Murray, Sha’querria Kaigler and Tunisia Woodward jumped into action when Worthy went into labor the day before Thanksgiving.
“There’s screaming, she’s busting out a sweat, she’s in labor. ... ‘We’re about to have a baby,’” Kaigler told WXIA. “I was really hoping the ambulance would get here before the baby. I’m not a doctor, I’m a mom. I gave birth but being on the other end, it’s something completely different.”
Blue-Murray described it as a “moment I’ll never forget,” according to the station.
All three women were at the shower to celebrate the baby girl named Nandi Phillips — better known as “Little Nugget.”
Worthy and Phillips were headed to a hospital on Nov. 23 but stopped at McDonald’s for a bathroom break and to grab something to eat, WSB-TV reported. That’s when Worthy realized her water broke and that she was in active labor.
She said delivering her baby in a restaurant bathroom “was not the ideal plan,” WGCL reported. Phillips also helped employees bring their baby girl into the world.
“I was like ... I don’t want to do it in here,” Worthy recalled, according to the station. “They were like ... you have no choice, she is coming.”
During Wednesday’s shower, the couple was gifted with diapers, wipes, clothing, toys and other essentials, WAGA reported. Steve Akinboro, owner and operator of the Atlanta location, also gave the parents $500.
Blue-Murray, Kaigler and Wooward were also rewarded for their quick thinking and each received a $250 gift card, according to WSB-TV.
McClatchy News reached out to McDonald’s for comment on Thursday and was awaiting a response.
This story was originally published December 1, 2022 at 7:56 AM with the headline "McDonald’s baby shower for ‘Little Nugget’? Couple celebrates after bathroom birth."