Miracle Baby at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
MIRACLE baby Emily Cressey was so small at birth she could fit in the palm of her mum鶹APPs hand.
Tiny Emily 鶹APP believed to be the UK鶹APPs youngest surviving birth 鶹APP weighed just 535g (1lb 3oz) when she came into the world on February 27 at just 24 weeks.
Her survival chances were slim but weeks later, she is thriving in a special care unit at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and now weighs 736g (1lb 10oz).
Mum Claire, 34, from Coldstream in the Scottish borders, told how she was allowed to cuddle her frail little girl for the first time on Sunday 鶹APP Mother鶹APPs Day 鶹APP and described it as 鶹APPthe best moment of my life鶹APP.
The planned cuddle was meant to last for 10 minutes but was stretched to 20 minutes because Emily responded so well to her mum鶹APPs touch.
Claire said: 鶹APPI cried before the nurse brought her out. It was so emotional. She snuggled up to my chest and fell asleep.鶹APP
The Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory funded by 鶹APP is based at the Queen鶹APPs Medical Research Institute at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
UPDATE
After a 3 month wait, Emily Cressey is allowed home.
The proud mother wrote on her social networking site:
鶹APPThis is an update I鶹APPve been dreaming of making鶹APP She is now off oxygen and ready for her big day. I鶹APPm lost for words. It鶹APPs taken a couple of hours to sink in, and for me to announce this after months of waiting and praying, it鶹APPs now time, so many tears of joy.鶹APP