Little Isaiah was born weighing just over 1lb and had to be resuscitated for 17 minutes before he started breathing
Bethany Homar, 28, was told there was a high chance her little boy wouldn' make it when she was rushed for an emergency c-section at 26 weeks and three days. She had suffered a placental abruption - where the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus before birth - which can be fatal for the baby. Little Isaiah Gordon was born weighing 1lbs 10oz on April 7 this year at Sheffield Children's Hospital.
"I broke down crying when they told me my choices," she said."I knew I couldn't just let him pass away without trying. I had to give him a chance. I didn't know what had happened when I came round. Then they told me he was very sick, and they were not sure if he would survive. He wasn't born breathing and doctors told me they resuscitated him for 17 minutes and if it had been a few more minutes they would have had to stop. He pulled through at the last second.
Bethany had to wait until he was stabilised to be able to see her newborn son. Isaiah had a low blood pressure and needed multiple transfusions and had to stay in an incubator to help his breathing. He was born with a hole in his heart and an open valve - which doctors will continue to monitor as he gets older. After 112 days in hospital, battling the odds, Isaiah was able to come home.
Bethany said:"He has chronic lung disease so he's on oxygen still at home. But it's very surreal that he's home. For a while it didn't seem like there was an end in sight. It's uncertain how affected he will be until he's older. But I'm just so glad he's home." Bethany Homar, 28, was told there was a high chance her little boy wouldn’t make it when she was rushed for an emergency c-section at 26 weeks and three days.
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