Worlds third smallest surviving baby was allowed home today..

[xAmiixLouisex]

Few people probably seen it in the news but thought I'd share anyway..
I love stories like this

Melinda Star Guido weighed just 9.5oz and was the size of a coke can when she was born at a hospital in America five months ago. Doctors feared she would not survive any longer than a few days and she spent weeks in intensive care. But now Melinda - weighing 4lb 11oz ounces - has been allowed to go home and was greeted by dozens of photographers outside Los Angeles County Hospital.

She was wheeled out in her pram by proud mother Haydee Ibarra.
Ms Ibarra said: "I'm just happy that she's doing well and that she's doing better than she was before. "I'm happy that I'm finally going to take her home."

County health officials said that according to Global Birth Registry figures, Melinda was the third smallest baby ever born. She was 16 weeks premature and weighed about the same as two iPhones. Dr Rangasamy Ramanathan said medics will continue to monitor Melinda for the next six years. It is still too early to tell how she will develop mentally and physically, he said.

Here's the article. With a vid. :]
https://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16153648

 

[_jellybean_]

Saw it this morning! It's great! Very inspiring!

 

[SabrinaKat]

saw that as well -- am SO pleased that they are taking her home...!

 

[Jaylynne]

Wow, that's tiny! Isn't it amazing what medicine can do now!

 

[xAmiixLouisex]

It is amazing. I was just on google reading articles about the worlds most prem babies. It's inspirational reading stories about babies born in second trimester and surviving. I read an article about a little girl born at 21 weeks and 5 days. Such a miracle. It's lucky that the hospital she was born in were experienced at treating unusually premature babies. It's also sad to think that they didn't HAVE to help her and she could not be here today.

 

[DollPosse]

Preemies are such little fighters. My first daughter came early and when I was told that this baby would likely come early reading stories like this gave me hope. Though I know many early babies don't make it I was still given hope that if this baby came really early there would be hope. I am currently 29 weeks and for a while doctors did not think I would make it to 28 weeks. They wanted me to try for 28 weeks because at that point my baby would have a survival rate of 95%. I am very glad she has decided to keep cozy but I am still given hope that if she comes still fairly early that with the help of my hospital which deals with very early babies she will be fine.

Thanks for sharing this.

 

[youngmommy2]

Absolutely amazing. what a little champ.. i hope her health and development continue to improve

 

[rory83coyotes]

I was very encouraged by this story. My 2nd baby was born at 32 weeks and the dr told me to aim for that same point in this pregnancy. It is nice to see that babies that are much smaller can survive too.