Parents’ Justgiving plea to be with their baby girl
THE PARENTS of a baby girl born seven weeks early weighing just under 4lbs are crowdfunding so they can be by her cot-side in hospital 90 miles away from home.
Aneela was delivered by emergency caesarean at Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital on Thursday March 15 and needed to go straight into an incubator.
The tot, whose family are from Benderloch, is now out of special care but still needs to be monitored by nurses and doctors which means her mum and dad James, who already have four-year-old David and Benjamin aged two, are being torn between being at home and being with their new baby.
‘We face being torn between staying with Aneela and being home for our boys. Family and friends are already being very supportive but finances are weighing heavy on our minds,’ said Ms Warham who set up a fundraising page to help. Well-wishers are on target to reach the £400 goal.
‘For now we are travelling up and down the road and staying in hotels to be with her and with our boys back home. We as a family can honestly not thank everyone enough for their generosity and messages of support,’ she added.
The family were told about charity Ronald McDonald House that provides accommodation for families in their situation but spaces are limited. ‘It looks unlikely they will have space for us. For that reason we have increased our target as we will be having to pay for accommodation every time we need to be with Aneela,’ said Nikki.
But baby Aneela is making progress, Ms Warham told The Oban Times: ‘Aneela has now taken her first bottle feed which is a huge milestone.’
To make a donation go to justgiving.com/crowdfunding/nikki-warham-baby-aneela.
The Gem Box, Corran Esplandade, Oban, is also raffling tickets for £1 to win a pendant and earrings to help the family.