Leap Day mom welcomes Leap Day baby in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH ― You think Leap Day babies are rare?
Try Leap Day babies born to Leap Day moms.
Feb. 29 was special enough as it was already in the Barkow home, but now Lisa gets to share a very rare birthday after welcoming her son Cole on Leap Day this year.
Aurora Medical Center - Oshkosh made the very special announcement when Lisa and Andrew Barkow welcomed Cole at around 8 a.m. Feb. 29.
Cole weighed 8 pounds at birth and stood 21 inches in height.
It’s estimated that only 0.07% of the world’s population, or about 5 million people, are born on Feb. 29, considering the day only happens once every four years.
The chances of being born on a Leap Day are about one in 1,461, which is less likely than getting heads 10 times in a row on a coin flip.
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Yet, Lisa, who was born Feb. 29, 1984, isn’t the only Leap Day mom who gave birth to a “Leapling” this year.
Duke University Hospital revealed that Dr. Kai Sun also gave birth to baby girl Chloe Paik on her Leap Day birthday in North Carolina.
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This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Leap Day mom welcomes Leap Day baby in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
