The first baby born at Ipswich Hospital in 2020 came to the party two weeks early but was made to feel right at home.

Baby Mason Leigh arrived at 3.48am on Wednesday – 13 days ahead of schedule – to proud parents Sermone and Adam Warn and a distinctly New Year’s vibe in the delivery suite.

‘It was great,’ Ms Warn said. ‘Music was playing and there was a party atmosphere on the ward.

‘My midwife, Renee, looked after me so well. She was just the best.’

Mason Leigh, who was born weighing 2.77kg (6lb 1 oz), spent his first 24 hours on a ventilator in the hospital’s Special Care Nursery before joining his mum on the maternity ward.

Dad Adam and four of his siblings – Tori, 12, Tyson, 11, Max, 7 and Bentley, 5 – were also on hand to greet him – and within minutes his siblings had thought up a nickname.

‘They’ve started calling him Mayo,’ said Ms Warn, who was delighted to have her baby in her arms at last.

Mason is the seventh addition to the family and possibly the last.

‘That’s it for me,’ said Ms Warn, 39, who has two older sons – Jaidyn, 21, and Jack, 19.

Mr Warn said the timing of Mason’s arrival on New Year’s morning had been a welcome surprise.

‘All of the children’s births have been memorable, but this one has been a little bit extra,’ Mr Warn said.