Woman in labor rushes to hospital — then her doorbell camera captures friend stopping by for the most heartwarming reason

Only a mother who has gone through postpartum depression understands how much physical and emotional support a woman needs after giving birth. A mom of two from Portland, Tiffany Remington (who goes by @ustheremingtons on TikTok), shared doorbell camera footage on her page depicting how she planned to surprise her pregnant best friend. While her best friend was away at the hospital undergoing a C-section, Remington and her husband decided to surprise them in the best possible way.

In the short clip, Remington appeared at the doorstep of her best friend who was undergoing labor when she got a call from her husband. Remington was planning to tidy up the Cole family's house and surprise her best friend. But her husband reminded her that their presence and activities at Cole's house were possibly recorded on their doorbell camera. Hence, there wasn't anything left to surprise them with. Realizing that she was "caught," Remington moved closer to the security camera and started busting some moves with joy, anticipating her best friend's return with the baby. Remington was seen moving in and out of her best friend's house many times, even collecting a package from the doorsteps. 

"We moved to a whole new state a few months before our daughter was born," Remington told Newsweek. "We knew no one and did not have the village that we have now built. The few people we did know, hadn't had kids yet, so their care was limited based on what they knew, which was to be expected." Remington, who had suffered lifelong from mental illness, revealed how it was especially difficult for herself and her working husband to stay functional without any childcare support from outside during the pandemic era.

"A part of the lack of care was due to our hyper-independence. It was difficult to ask or feel okay to receive help," she admitted. "Oftentimes, I felt like our hyper-independence overshadowed our struggles and from the outside looking in, people didn't offer help because they thought we had it all together." Her struggle with mental illness was also accompanied by postpartum depression, anxiety and rage. Her personal experience pushed her to become a supportive figure to her best friend, Kathleen Cole. She had known Cole since they were young and they reconnected as adults after shifting to Portland.

So, when Remington and her husband got a text from Cole at 4 a.m., revealing that she was going to the hospital for delivery, the kind couple sprung into action. "When my husband went to pick Waffles up in the morning, he noticed things were left out in the kitchen and the place needed a good clean because they left in a hurry," Remington said, mentioning Cole's dog. "He did what he could for the kitchen and came back home and I left to go give the rest of the house a reset. Like laundering theirs and baby's sheets, cleaning the bathrooms, some more laundry, reorganizing baby items, cleaning the kitchen, putting away dishes, taking the trash out, vacuuming and more laundry."

Remington further shared that she had plans to hop in for any kind of help her friend needed. She was up for acting as a night nanny, running errands, cleaning the house and even dropping off meals for Cole. Remington shared the clip online intending to remind people that there is so much power in helping someone in postpartum. "I hope it encourages people to be more involved in general with their community and to show up not just once but multiple times," she concluded.

The TikTok community lauded Remington for being with Cole when she needed her the most. @user8725795920410 commented, "This makes me so happy! Being that mom who went through PPD and not having the support that I was told I would have it was hard. Happy she has a person like you in her life. Not all of us have it." @jessaphillips17 added, "There is really something so rewarding about being the friend to help your others not struggle as much as you. I was the first in my group to deal with PPD and to be able to help was everything to me."

You can follow Tiffany and Caleb (@ustheremingtons) on TikTok for more videos on family and lifestyle.