A story to warm the heart, :)
Mum's Miracle Cuddle Brings Baby Back To Life
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100827/twl-mum-s-miracle-cuddle-brings-baby-bac-3fd0ae9.html
A mother who nursed her premature baby back from the dead has been describing how she refused to give up even though doctors had told her he would not survive. Skip related content
Kate Ogg gave birth to twins in a hospital in Sydney, Australia.
They were delivered at 27 weeks, weighing just 2lb, and though Mrs Ogg's little girl Emily was healthy, her brother Jamie was not breathing.
After battling to save him for 20 minutes, medical staff told her he had not survived.
"The doctor asked me had we chosen a name for our son," said Mrs Ogg.
"I said 'Jamie' and he turned around with my son already wrapped up and said: 'We've lost Jamie, he didn't make it, sorry'.
"It was the worst feeling I've ever felt. I unwrapped Jamie from his blanket. He was very limp."
Mrs Ogg told Channel 7's Today Tonight programme that she wanted to hold him next to her skin.
"I took my gown off and arranged him on my chest with his head over my arm and just held him.
"He wasn't moving at all and we just started talking to him.
"We told him what his name was and that he had a sister. We told him the things we wanted to do with him throughout his life."
After two hours, he began showing signs of life.
"Jamie occasionally gasped for air, which doctors said was a reflex action," Mrs Ogg explained.
"But then I felt him move as if he were startled, then he started gasping more and more regularly. I gave Jamie some breast milk on my finger, he took it and started regular breathing normally."
"I thought 'Oh my God, what's going on?' A short time later he opened his eyes. It was a miracle.
"Then he held out his hand and grabbed my finger. He opened his eyes and moved his head from side to side. The doctor kept shaking his head saying: 'I don't believe it, I don't believe it'."
It is thought that the warmth of Mrs Ogg's body acted like an incubator to keep the baby warm and stimulated.
It adds weight to the theory of "kangaroo care", named after the way marsupials care for their young in their pouches.
Some experts believe a skin-to-skin approach is more beneficial that taking newborn babies into intensive care incubators.
Jamie is now a healthy five month old.
His father David told the Channel 7 programme: "Luckily I've got a very strong, very smart wife. She instinctively did what she did. If she hadn't done that, Jamie probably wouldn't be here."
Heart warming literally.
We are constantly bombarded with bad news from every section of the media every day. A story like this is a breath of fresh air. Fantastic post. :)
I read a book by a midwife set in the 1950's and there was a similar story to this with the mother being told the child would not survive when she refused to let the baby be incubated. She chose instead to nurse the baby constantly against her chest. The baby also survived.
I love miracle stories like this, lovely post Sligonian.
Thank you for posting this new Sligonian. With all the bad news we keep hearing in the news on a daily basis, this truly does warm the heart.
A wonderful story.
great story... we don't hear enough like them
Yes Sligonian, after all the verbal abuse you gave the Rossies this summer, you have redeemed yourself ;D
Mind you, it does beg the question of how many other babies have been given up on at a much too early stage >:(
Quote from: Shrewdness on August 27, 2010, 07:38:50 PM
Yes Sligonian, after all the verbal abuse you gave the Rossies this summer, you have redeemed yourself ;D
Mind you, it does beg the question of how many other babies have been given up on at a much too early stage >:(
So much negativity in the world, but good news and good things happen everyday but they never make the news.
Shrewdness you know deep down i love the rossies and i never said verbal abuse to any of yee. Rossfan, ross4life and tatler jack i get on well with as with all the rossies.
The doctor sounds a right bollix.
Quote from: Shrewdness on August 27, 2010, 07:38:50 PM
Yes Sligonian, after all the verbal abuse you gave the Rossies this summer, you have redeemed yourself ;D
Mind you, it does beg the question of how many other babies have been given up on at a much too early stage >:(
He's just a highly confident chap that like's to talk up his own crowd & more often or not he gives a honest assessment, Verbal abuse would be from Mayo fan's over on Hoganstand
P.S nothing like a good news story for once
My little wrecker was born 3 months early, not much heavier than this little one, at 2lb 8. That was good fun getting her into the world, and up through the first few months.
This Aussie scamp showed some fight. Happy days.
Great post Sligonian, brilliant story
Sligonian, my 'verbal abuse' comment was meant to be a tongue in cheek comment :D
Great story. Slightly worrying that the doctors pronounced the baby dead though. Surely the baby did not come back to life. If it had been starved of oxygen for 2 hours surely this would have caused brain damage.
After the day I've had this is a great pick-me-up, somethings are more important...
Quote from: Dinny Breen on August 29, 2010, 11:46:50 PM
After the day I've had this is a great pick-me-up, somethings are more important...
Ah Dinny gutted for ye today, but as you say bigger things out there, hard to take all the same as we take our football so serious.
I am 10 weeks away from becoming a father for the first time, and for some reason a lot of things recently have made me emotional but that story was the straw that broke the camels back. the tears are streaming down my face at the minute. what wonderful news that is, i can only hope that junior comes without any complications like that and is a strong and healthy baby!!
QuoteAh Dinny gutted for ye today, but as you say bigger things out there, hard to take all the same as we take our football so serious.
Even more depressed today but a nice story from yesterday, Anthony Rainbow retired from inter-county football yesterday but 20 mins after the final whistle he was able to bring his 2 year old son onto the pitch and down in the Canal End he was able to kick the ball around with him, so last his time on the the hollowed turf was kicking ball with his son, a great memory and for me a touching moment....
Quote from: Dinny Breen on August 30, 2010, 09:07:55 AM
QuoteAh Dinny gutted for ye today, but as you say bigger things out there, hard to take all the same as we take our football so serious.
Even more depressed today but a nice story from yesterday, Anthony Rainbow retired from inter-county football yesterday but 20 mins after the final whistle he was able to bring his 2 year old son onto the pitch and down in the Canal End he was able to kick the ball around with him, so last his time on the the hollowed turf was kicking ball with his son, a great memory and for me a touching moment....
Never saw that, very touching indeed.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on August 30, 2010, 09:07:55 AM
QuoteAh Dinny gutted for ye today, but as you say bigger things out there, hard to take all the same as we take our football so serious.
Even more depressed today but a nice story from yesterday, Anthony Rainbow retired from inter-county football yesterday but 20 mins after the final whistle he was able to bring his 2 year old son onto the pitch and down in the Canal End he was able to kick the ball around with him, so last his time on the the hollowed turf was kicking ball with his son, a great memory and for me a touching moment....
Used to be any of the GAA fraternity could do similar. Not any more it seems....
Quote20 mins after the final whistle he was able to bring his 2 year old son onto the pitch and down in the Canal End he was able to kick the ball around with him, so last his time on the the hollowed turf was kicking ball with his son
I could say some uncharitable (but justifiable) things about that, but in the spirit of sentimentality and tearfulness of the thread I'll just walk on by. Dum de dum de dum. ;)
Our first wee one was born exactly three weeks ago , mum and son doing well , this story definitely brought a smile to my face and a tear to my eye