DAUGHTER HOME AFTER FEARING SHE MAY NOT SURVIVE
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place. We took her to each room, showing her around.
“It was the best feeling realising that this was us now. I felt so happy.”
The couple first thought something was wrong when Stephanie became unwell at 23 weeks pregnant.
One night, she felt as though her waters had broken and feared she was about to go into early labour.
Tests at Wishaw General Hospital showed it was unlikely to be amniotic fluid and she was sent home.
Sunday Mail
Days later, Stephanie was onn the mend – but the journey for Rosa was far from over.
She had to have several blood transfusions as well as getting help with her breathing.
After having problems digesting her food, she was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis, a condition which thickens the muscle between the stomach and the bowel.
Rosa had surgery at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow last month.
Now weighing 7lb 5oz, the future is looking good for her. She has two tiny holes in her hearheartt and chronic lung disease but medics are hopeful both conditions will be outgrown naturally.
Despite the family’s excitement over Rosa’s homecoming, the couple found it tough to leave behind the staff who had helped them in hospital.
Stephanie added: “I can’t thank them enough. They are so much more than medical staff, they have given us so much emotional support and advice. They are like family to us now.
“Those women saved her life. I have a photograph of us with them up in my living room. We owe them so much.”