Mother, 36, who named her first child ‘Lockie’ after the Covid-19 lockdowns insists she has ‘no regrets’ – because she and her husband had ‘the best time’ during the pandemic

• Jodi Cross named her baby daughter Lockie after the coronavirus lockdowns 
• The 36-year-old hairdresser, from Bedfordshire, said she has ‘no regrets’ over it
• She said lockdown helped her get pregnant so were a ‘good time not a bad one’

A mother who named her baby after the lockdowns during the pandemic has insisted she has ‘no regrets’ and doesn’t care what anyone thinks.

Jodi Cross, 36, from Wixams, Bedfordshire, fell pregnant with her first daughter Lockie, named after Covid lockdowns, during the second Coronavirus restriction in 2021, after a year of trying to start a family.

Jodi and her husband, Rob, 26, opted for the unique moniker for their tot to remember the Coronavirus lockdown.

The mother-of-one said: ‘We had been trying for a year to get pregnant and lockdown meant I was furloughed and Rob was working less. 

Jodi Cross, 36, fell pregnant with her first daughter Lockie, named after Covid lockdowns, during the second Coronavirus restriction in 2021, after a year of trying to start a family 

Lockie is named after the lockdowns which saved thousands of lives but condemned many to a much more restricted life

Jodi and Rob were in the same class at school but lost contact until they met again on Tinder in November 2019.

They struck up conversation and ended up meeting at a local pub for a catch-up.

Romance quickly blossomed between them and they started dating – until Coronavirus struck and the country hit a standstill in March 2020 as the nationwide lockdown in the UK began.

Jodi explained at the time that at the time, she and Rob were living separately, so Rob, who has one child from a previous relationship, moved into her flat with her.

Jodi said she and her husband Rob were able to get pregnant because he was working less and she was furloughed

They began trying for a baby but had no luck for a year.

Hairdresser Jodi credited the coronavirus lockdowns as being the reason they finally were able to get pregnant because they had more time to try for a baby due to being on furlough. 

Jodi said: ‘I ended up taking over a little salon during lockdown because I had been on furlough a long time.

‘By this point we had been trying for a year and thought pregnancy wasn’t going to happen so started to focus on work instead.’

Jodi (pictured with newborn Lockie) said her child was named after a ‘good time’ rather than a ‘bad one’

It was only when they began to assuming it wasn’t going to happen that they got a surprise.

She said: ‘I think we just relaxed a bit because we had so much more time than we normally would, and then we found out I was pregnant.’

The couple were overjoyed – and even surprised their families getting married in secret when Jodi was seven months pregnant.

Jodi said the unusual name choice represented a happy time for them as she and Rob ‘had the best time’ throughout the pandemic.

She said: ‘We know lots of people didn’t enjoy lockdown but for us, it was a good time.

The family are happy together and the couple even got married in secret when Jodi was seven months pregnant

‘We actually had the best time in lockdown. With both of us being home, we had no worries and found it really relaxing.

‘We named her after a good time, not a bad one.’

Their baby girl Lockie was born on November 28, 2021.  Jodi said lockdown was a ‘really good time’ in their lives despite the pandemic – and they named little Lockie after it.

The mother-of-one said although it might surprise people, she has ‘no regrets’ over their name choice.

She said: ‘When she was born there was the new strain of Covid coming about – Omicron – so we knew she’d be a lockdown baby.

‘So we named her Lockie for lockdown – we really liked the name, and lockdown was a good time in our lives because it was so relaxing.

‘People might not like the name, but I don’t care what they think.’

Although some people might find her mad for choosing to name her daughter based on such a hard time, Jodi said she doesn’t care.

The mother-of-one said people may not like the name at the moment but by next year it could be the ‘most popular’ baby name

She said not only was ‘Lockie’ based on lockdown but also several coincidences leading up to her birth where the word kept appearing again and again.

She said: ‘There was a girl who came into the salon whose surname was Lockey at the time we were considering names and then we got married in Gretna Green in Scotland, where there are lots of lochs.

‘The primary reason was definitely lockdown, but the name just felt right.’

Nobody has ever said anything bad about the name to Jodi , although she admitted it’s possible people have done so behind her back.

She said: ‘People might not like the name, but I don’t care what they think.

‘You never know, other people might hear our story now – and next year it might be the most popular baby name.’

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