Baby Was So Tiny Doctors Used a Sandwich Bag to Save Her But Just Wait to See Her Now
Every parent looks forward to seeing their child get all dressed up for their first day at school. But for Gill Glegg, 50, it feels like a miracle.
Her daughter, Darcey, now four, was born the size of a bag of sugar, and had to be kept alive in a sandwich bag for warmth.
The girl weighed just 1lb 5oz when she was born on 27th September 2016 via an emergency c-section – a whole three months early.
At birth, Darcey Glegg was roughly the size of a bag of sugar. But don’t let the size fool you. This tiny package had a lot of fight inside!
“It was terrifying,” Gill said. “I wasn’t given much hope that she would make it. But she came out crying.”
During her time in the neonatal unit, doctors placed the premature baby, born 3 months early, inside a plastic bag.
“Darcey is amazing. She was so tiny in that little sandwich bag, I didn’t know if she would make it,” Gill explained.
The sweet child underwent blood transfusions and fought through an infection. And though she had the odds stacked against her, Darcey Glegg continued to grow and put on weight.
Darcey had to fight for her life in the neonatal unit at Royal Oldham Hospital, Greater Manchester, until she came home after 64 days in hospital.
“She was the best present,” Gill said.
After going home with her parents, Gill and Mark, little Darcey Clegg only continued to defy the odds. Though born 3 months early, this premature baby continued thriving, developing into a happy and healthy child.
“She started walking a bit late, but it was an amazing moment,” Gill said. “She is a dream.”
From a preemie inside a sandwich bag fighting to survive to an excited schoolgirl, Darcey Clegg proves miracles still exist. And each milestone serves as a powerful reminder for her parents of just how much their little girl has overcome.
“It’s so emotional to see her start school. We’ve got her uniform and everything ready to go,” Gill said.
This premature baby born 3 months early is a beautiful reminder of how nothing is impossible for our Mighty God!
Source:
metro.co.uk, godupdates.com
