She'll be 3 in April, and while she's still very small (only 22 lbs), she's very healthy - all by God's grace!
We go to court and adopt her tomorrow!
She's the one on the right - the other girl is our oldest Daughter and new Big Sister, Autumn.
Posted on 02/19/2007 8:09:50 PM PST by ZULU
MIAMI (AP) - A premature baby that doctors say spent less time in the womb than any other surviving infant is to be released from a Florida hospital Tuesday.
Amillia Sonja Taylor was just 9 1/2 inches long and weighed less than 10 ounces when she was born Oct. 24. She was delivered 21 weeks and six days after conception. Full-term births come after 37 to 40 weeks.
"We weren't too optimistic," Dr. William Smalling said Monday. "But she proved us all wrong."
Neonatologists who cared for Amillia say she is the first baby known to survive after a gestation period of fewer than 23 weeks. A database run by the University of Iowa's Department of Pediatrics lists seven babies born at 23 weeks between 1994 and 2003.
Amillia has experienced respiratory problems, a very mild brain hemorrhage and some digestive problems, but none of the health concerns are expected to pose long-term problems, her doctors said.
"We can deal with lungs and things like that but, of course, the brain is the most important," Dr. Paul Fassbach said Monday. "But her prognosis is excellent."
Amillia has been in an incubator since birth and has been receiving oxygen. She will continue getting a small amount of oxygen, and her breathing will be monitored once she leaves Baptist Children's Hospital. She now is between 25 and 26 inches long and weighs 4 1/2 pounds.
"She's going to be in a normal crib, she's going to have normal feedings, she's taking all her feedings from a bottle," Smalling said.
Amillia is the first child for Eddie and Sonja Taylor of Homestead. She was conceived by in vitro fertilization, which made it possible to pinpoint her exact time in the womb, and was delivered by Caesarean section.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your sister.
Thank you! I have very happy memories of her. I just wanted to let folks know that all life is precious.
Absolutely. It sounds as if she was a remarkable person.
It's babies like this that will ultimately destroy the abortion movement. I hope.
See the quote in post 14....or at the end of the article.
I read what you read.
I don't think it will, a hardened heart and a selfishness which America has never before seen, does not allow even in your face evidence that this truly is life forming. Our selfish nature will trump reality at all costs, sadly.
My grandson was a seven month baby. He is 15 now and his shoe size equals his age. He is also way over six feet tall.
Nope. I'm the mom of a 27-weeker. 4.5 lbs is the magic weight. We waited and waited and waited (2 months) to hit that weight!
She'll be 3 in April, and while she's still very small (only 22 lbs), she's very healthy - all by God's grace!
We go to court and adopt her tomorrow!
She's the one on the right - the other girl is our oldest Daughter and new Big Sister, Autumn.
Kudos to you for giving her a home and adopting her. Looks like Big Sis likes Little Sis. Good luck!
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